Week 10 fantasy winners and losers: Antonio Brown surges, Alshon Jeffery stumbles
Winners
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Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers: Brown owners caught a break when Steelers QB Landry Jones left the game in the first series with a foot injury. That meant Ben Roethlisberger, the team's back-up on Sunday as he recovers from injury, would be the one throwing to Brown. The duo connected immediately, as Brown finished the game with 27 points. The WR had 10 catches vs. the Browns, bringing his reception total over the past two games to 27, nearly breaking the all-time NFL record of 29.
Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings: How good was Peterson on Sunday? He rushed for 203 yards against the Raiders; the next-closest RB this week gained 112 yards on the ground ( LeSean McCoy). Fourteen of his season-high 27 points came on an 80-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, which sealed the 30-14 win for the Vikings.
Kirk Cousins, QB, Washington Redskins: Cousins was a popular QB streamer on Sunday -- and for good reason. The Saints' defense entered Week 10 having allowed 10 passing touchdowns in their past two games. Cousins completed 17 of 20 passes for 296 yards and 3 TDs in the first half. He finished the game with 28 points, the second-highest fantasy output his career.
Brandin Cooks, WR, New Orleans Saints: Both of Cooks' first two catches of the game went for touchdowns. That's five scores in his past three games. The second-year WR had four receiving touchdowns in the first 17 games played of his career. Cooks roasted the Redskins' suspect secondary for 22 fantasy points, his highest total this season.
Jeremy Langford, RB, Chicago Bears: Owners who picked up Langford last week continued to get big-time results from Matt Forte's fill-in. The highlight of Langford's day came on an 83-yard TD reception. According to ESPN Stats & Information, it was the longest gain on a screen pass this season. For the second consecutive game, Langford finished with more than 20 fantasy points, as he gained nearly 200 yards from scrimmage.
Charcandrick West, RB, Kansas City Chiefs: Fantasy owners who handcuffed the injured Jamaal Charles with West haven't missed a beat. For the third consecutive game, West got 20 carries, and for the third consecutive game, the RB converted his opportunities into a big fantasy day. On Sunday against the Broncos' No. 1 defense, West scored a career-high 26 points. His biggest play came on a dump-off pass from Alex Smith that he turned into an 80-yard catch-and-run touchdown.
Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots: Gronk bounced back from a sluggish Week 9 fantasy performance with 17 points against the Giants. The bulk of that total came on a 76-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. That marked the long score of Gronkowski's NFL career.
Matt Jones, RB, Washington Redskins: Jones became a popular sleeper candidate after scoring 24 points in Week 2, but since then, he's scored 16 points in the Redskins' next six games. He easily surpassed that total on Sunday, thanks to 187 total yards and one touchdown
Zach Miller, TE, Chicago Bears: Miller is quickly becoming a go-to target for QB Jay Cutler. After scoring four TDs in his past five seasons, he now has three scores in the past two weeks. He finished Sunday vs. the Rams with TK fantasy points, the most among tight ends in the early afternoon games.
Martavis Bryant, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers: Bryant had a career day against the Browns, with 178 yards and 21 fantasy points. He connected with Roethlisberger on a 32-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Bryant continues to be a boom-or-bust fantasy option, with two 20-plus-point outputs -- and three games of 11 or fewer points -- in five games this season.
Michael Floyd, WR, Arizona Cardinals: Floyd easily put up his fourth consecutive game of double-digit fantasy points, thanks to seven catches, 113 yards and 2 TDs. Both of his scores came on beautiful grabs along the sideline, as Floyd put up more than 20 fantasy points for the fourth time in his career.
Cairo Santos, K, Kansas City Chiefs: A kicker has scored 20 points or more just four times this season -- and Santos accounts for two of those performances. He was 5 of 6 on Sunday against the Broncos, including a 50-yarder.
Losers
Alshon Jeffery, WR, Chicago Bears: Jeffery had been money for owners in the Bears' past three games, averaging 17.3 points. But the Rams were able to wrangle the WR on Sunday. Jeffery gained just 23 receiving yards, his lowest total this season.
Peyton Manning, QB, Denver Broncos: No one was expecting a huge fantasy output from Manning vs. the Chiefs surging pass defense. But minus-7 points? Not even the biggest Manning haters could've imagined that. With only 35 passing yards and 4 interceptions, it was the worst fantasy game of Manning's career.
Jordan Matthews, WR, Philadelphia Eagles: Coming off his best performance of the season (133 yards, 1 TD, 19 fantasy points), Matthews reverted to his sluggish ways against the Dolphins. He managed only 21 receiving yards, as he finished with five or fewer points for the sixth time this season.
Antonio Andrews, RB, Tennessee Titans: Andrews -- who was coming off a 20-touch, 10-point effort in Week 10 -- was held scoreless against the Panthers, as he gained only eight yards on 11 carries.
James Jones, WR, Green Bay Packers: Jones was held without a single catch on Sunday against the Lions. That brings his three-game total since the Packers' bye week to three catches, 59 yards and five fantasy points.
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