We're starting to see the contenders separate from the pretenders. Teams with genuine playoff potential have continued to step up while those that do not have been fading. Some examples: The Broncos, Lions, Steelers and Buccaneers found ways to win, while the Browns, Falcons and Cowboys lost and might have that foul stench of mediocrity hanging from their nostrils.
And the poor Ravens might have caught the biggest whiff with Lamar Jackson going on the shelf for potentially the entire season. Similarly, you're probably beginning to see the contenders separate from the pretenders in your Fantasy league. Those teams with three or fewer losses are feeling good, while everyone with four or five losses is feeling the pressure.
Might be time to either throw a Hail Mary via some transactions and lineup calls, or throw in the towel. Our daily Fantasy Football Today podcast includes a must-watch Sunday night livestream every single week after the late-afternoon games end. It's our chance to react to what happened across the league and give an initial prognosis on what will happen moving forward.
It's a great place to celebrate ... or commiserate. So while there are far more than two winners and two losers from this week's games, here are the winners and losers I gave on our show. These are players whose Fantasy values seemingly changed in Week 8.
The Broncos rookie running back owned the second half of the Broncos win over the Chiefs and played a massive role in their victory, putting them into the red zone late with a 51-yard catch-and-run, then scoring from five yards out. This is the second straight week where Coleman looked like the Broncos' best running back, improving his target volume out of the backfield. Therefore, unless Denver makes a move to acquire a RB via trade, Coleman has No. 2 RB potential each week.
Hockenson has posted 13 or more PPR points in three of his past four games, with the single miss coming in a contest where he left early due to a concussion. He has built a noticeable connection with Kyler Murray, particularly on seam routes where Murray trusts him to get up high and bring down second-level passes. While Minnesota's upcoming schedule features tough defenses that historically defend the tight end position well — namely Green Bay, San Francisco, and New England -- Hockenson remains a startable asset, even if it's as a low-end starter.
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