Week 13 fantasy winners and losers: Mariota shines, Peterson stumbles

Winners

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Marcus Mariota, QB, Tennessee Titans: Fourteen of Mariota's career-high 35 fantasy points came on an 87-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter. That marks the longest run in the NFL this season and the longest scramble by a QB since Colin Kaepernick had a 90-yarder against the Chargers last season.

Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers: Another week, another dominating performance from Newton. After throwing 5 TDs and scoring 35 fantasy points against the Saints' porous defense, Cam has now scored at least 17 points in five consecutive games. It marked the second time this season that Newton threw for 300 yards.

Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks: With four total touchdowns and 325 total yards against the Vikings, Wilson compiled his second consecutive game of at least 30 fantasy points. The QB has nine TDs over that span.

Allen Robinson, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars: Robinson has been one of the most consistent WRs in fantasy this year, entering this week with seven consecutive double-digit point totals. With his fellow WR Allen Hurns out of the lineup on Sunday, Robinson garnered 15 targets and exploded for 33 points (10 catches, 153 yards and three touchdowns).

Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers: Big Ben threw for 364 yards against the Colts -- his fourth consecutive game with at least 330 yards passing -- and compiled a season-high TK points. In fact, it was the TK-best fantasy performance of Roethlisberger's career as the Steelers blew out Indy on Sunday night.

Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers: For the third time in four games, Brown scored at least 27 points. He torched the Colts and cornerback Vontae Davis for eight catches, 118 yards and 2 TDs. And just for good measure, Brown returned a punt for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, completing the second-best fantasy day of his career (29 points).

A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals: Green had 102 yards and a touchdown in the game's first 16:20, but it could've been even better. The only thing keeping his 57-yard catch in the first quarter from being an 84-yard touchdown was a shoestring tackle by Browns CB Tramon Williams. Green's 18 fantasy points came a week after he busted out of a three-game slump with 18 points vs. the Rams.

Odell Beckham Jr., WR, New York Giants: No one has figured out how to shut down Beckham. After putting up 149 receiving yards against the Jets, the second-year stud now has five consecutive 100-yard games. Beckham took a slant 72 yards to the house, scoring 20 points on the day. 

Brandon Marshall, WR, New York Jets: Marshall caught 12 of his 13 targets against the Giants' weak secondary. He converted those looks into 131 yards, a touchdown and 19 points, bringing his total the past two games to 44 points.

Buck Allen, RB, Baltimore Ravens: Allen has been a steady force for fantasy owners since starter Justin Forsett went down with a season-ending injury. Allen gained 170 total yards and added a touchdown. He's now averaging 15 fantasy points per game over the past three weeks.

Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars: Entering Sunday, Bortles had thrown for four TDs just once in the first 25 games of his career. Against the Titans, he put up five scores, while compiling a career-high 32 fantasy points (322 yards, 5 TDs).

Tyrod Taylor, QB, Buffalo Bills: Taylor threw only 21 passes against the Texans, but because three of them went for touchdowns -- and because he added another score on the ground -- the QB ended up having his best fantasy day this season (28 points).

Matt Forte, RB, Chicago Bears: Forte appears to be back to his early-season form. He converted 26 touches into 123 total yards on Sunday. With his first touchdown since Week 6, Forte racked up 18 points in a fantasy-friendly matchup against the 49ers' defense.

Doug Baldwin, WR, Seattle Seahawks: How good has Baldwin been the past two weeks? The WR has scored 53 points over that span. For some context, he had 62 points in the Seahawks' first 10 games this season. Can he keep it going down the stretch? Baldwin appears to have good matchups on the docket (Baltimore and Cleveland).

T.J. Yeldon, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars: Workload has not been Yeldon's issue this year. Entering Week 13, the rookie RB had gotten at least 15 touches in eight of his 10 games. But Yeldon had only scored one touchdown -- until Sunday. The score propelled him to the best fantasy day of his young career (18 points).

Jeremy Maclin, WR, Kansas City Chiefs: For the second consecutive week, Maclin got double-digit targets. And for the second consecutive week, Maclin had nine catches. On Sunday against the Raiders, he turned his opportunities into 95 yards, two touchdowns and 18 points. Maclin now has 41 points the last two weeks, with fantasy-friendly matchups against San Diego, Baltimore and Cleveland coming up.

Losers

Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings: It was no secret that this was going to be a tough matchup for Peterson. Seattle entered Week 13 ranked as the second-toughest fantasy defense against opposing running backs. But the extent to which Peterson was limited was a bit of a surprise. He received eight carries, rushed for 18 yards and scored just one point -- all of which were season lows.

Todd Gurley, RB, St. Louis Rams: Has Gurley hit the rookie wall? After averaging 6.1 yards per carry in his first five NFL games, that number has dipped to 3.1 in his past three starts. Gurley has scored just six points total his past two games. On Sunday against the Cardinals, he rushed for 41 yards -- 34 of which came on one run. 

Chris Ivory, RB, New York Jets: Ivory's roller-coaster season continued on Sunday. He averaged 4.7 yards per carry against the Giants, but got just 10 carries in a close game in the Meadowlands. This is the third time in the past six games that Ivory has scored four points or fewer.

Charcandrick West, RB, Kansas City Chiefs: West rushed for just 35 yards in his return from his one-game absence due to injury. Perhaps more troubling for owners is the fact that West essentially split carries with backup Spencer Ware. Coming off a two-game stretch of scoring 38 points, Ware scored a short-yardage TD against the Raiders as West watched from the bench.

C.J. Anderson and Ronnie Hillman, RB, Denver Broncos: The Broncos' RB duo combined for 38 points last Sunday against the Patriots, so expectations were high for both backs as Denver faced a San Diego D that's allowing 21.5 ppg to opposing RBs. But despite the matchup, Anderson scored five points before leaving the game with an ankle injury, while Hillman could only muster five points himself on 19 carries.

Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Denver Broncos: In the two games Sanders has played with QB Brock Osweiler he's gotten a healthy number of targets (17). Against the Patriots last week, Sanders caught 6 of 9 Osweiler throws and scored 11 points. On Sunday, though, the WR was far less efficient (three catches on eight targets for 19 yards and one fantasy point). 

Alfred Blue, RB, Houston Texans: Blue appeared to have turned the corner, scoring 27 points in his past two games. But that momentum dissipated on Sunday against the Bills, as Blue rushed for just 14 yards on four carries.