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Fantasy football week 8 recap: Studs, duds, and sleepers

By Zachary Thompson

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Nov 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) reacts after throwing his seventh touchdown pass of the game during the fourth quarter against the New York Giants at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Saints defeated the Giants 52-49. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) reacts after throwing his seventh touchdown pass of the game during the fourth quarter against the New York Giants at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Saints defeated the Giants 52-49. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

Fantasy football week 8 continued the season-long trend of big passing numbers as quarterbacks, wide receivers, and tight ends continued to produce big fantasy numbers while running backs struggled.  In case you missed any of the action from a busy Sunday in the NFL, check out my fantasy football week 8 recap highlighting the studs, duds, and sleepers from all of Thursday and Sunday’s action.

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Week 8 was a brutal one for fantasy football owners as injuries continued to mount and important fantasy contributors suffered significant injuries.  Steve Smith, Le’Veon Bell, Matt Forte, Keenan Allen, Calvin Johnson, Kendall Wright, Khiry Robinson, Eddie Royal, Ladarius Green, Larry Donnell, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Reggie Bush all were injured and missed part or all of the game this week.

As I’ve done each week of the season, I’ve put together a fantasy recap breaking down some of the biggest studs, some of the biggest duds, and the biggest sleepers at each of the main fantasy football positions–quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end.  Before we get to the breakdown, here are some quick reminders of the definition of the categories. “Studs” are players who came into the week with high expectations and came through for their fantasy owners.  On the other hand, the “duds” are players who were expected to perform this week but failed to deliver.  Finally at each position, I’ve listed “sleepers” who are some of the players who weren’t expected to make big fantasy contributions but who had solid fantasy football week 8’s and may have some sleeper value for your fantasy team moving forward.

There were some nice road wins this week as the Bucs, Vikings, and Bengals all got road wins against divisional opponents.  The Chiefs, Saints, and Giants all had big offensive days, and the Cardinals and Bucs, Ravens, Vikings, and Seahawks all won with late scores.  Giants, Patriots, Raiders, and Vikings getting important wins.  New England’s win on Thursday Night Football keep its undefeated season alive while the Bengals won to move to 7-0 early in the afternoon. On Sunday Night Football in a battle of unbeaten teams, the Broncos defense dominated Green Bay moving Denver to 7-0 with the Patriots and the Bengals.

As we head into all our coverage of NFL week 9, make sure to check back Tuesday morning for my full top 10 waiver wire pickups.  In order to stay up to date on all of Fansided’s fantasy football coverage, drop a bookmark over on our fantasy football hub and follow us on Twitter @FansidedFantasy.

There was lots of great  action this week with plenty of drama, key injuries, and big performances so let’s get right to this look back at fantasy football week 8.

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