How'd I Do? : Week 5 NFL Fanduel Edition.

I Am Peyton - Buy Me.

Week 5 did not play out how I expected in a lot of ways. The Detroit/Green Bay game was not a score fest. Tom Brady's consecutive games with a TD pass was broken. Eli Manning evidently forgot who Victor Cruz was.

However if you took my advice on my Fanduel Standard League Optimized Lineup you probably ended the week with more money in your Fanduel.com account than you started with. You're welcome.

Here's how I fared in Week 5.



Fanduel Standard $60,000 Optimized Lineup

QB: Peyton Manning $10,400                 36.7
RB:  Frank Gore $6,900                           14.1
RB:  Matt Forte $8,600                            13.5
WR: Ryan Broyles $4,500                          4.7
WR: Hakeem Nicks $5,900                      18.7
WR: Alshon Jeffery $5,300                      32.8
TE:  Jimmy Graham $8,400                     18.5
K:    Sebastian Janikowski $5,000            12.0
D:    New Orleans Saints $5,000                 6.0
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Total:                                                       157.00

Broyles sucked it up, but he cost very little. Manning and Graham prove to be must starts.Jeffery was my big sleeper and came up huge. Nicks finally showed up. Janikowski proves to be an every week stable play. The Saints did okay for their cost. If you started this lineup you probably won a nice little chunk. Tell me how you did.

Fanduel Beginner $65,000 Optimized Lineup

QB: Peyton Manning $10,400           36.7
RB:  Reggie Bush $8,700                     8.9
RB:  Eddie Lacy $6,000                      10.2
WR: Randall Cobb $7,900                  12.7
WR: Torrey Smith $7,400                   15.1
WR: Hakeem Nicks $5,900                18.7
TE:  Jimmy Graham $8,400               18.5
K:    Sebastian Janikowski $5,000      12.0
D:    Kansas City Chiefs $5,300          16.0
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Total:                                                   148.8

I bet huge on the GB/DET game and it cost me. You may have done okay with this lineup, but probably not great. This lineup exposes the dangers of going heavy on one game (or joy if you picked DEN/DAL.).

Fanduel Expert $55,000 Optimized Lineup

QB: Philip Rivers $7,400                    21.44
RB:  Frank Gore $6,900                      14.1
RB:  Rashad Jennings $5,200                4.1
WR:  Eric Decker $6,500                    15.2
 WR:  Nate Washington $5,200             4.5
WR:  Alshon Jeffery $5,300                32.8
TE:   Jimmy Graham $8,400               18.5
K:     Sebastian Janikowski $5,000     12.0
 D:     New Orleans Saints $5,000         6.0
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Total:                                                      128.64

Jennings, Washington and The Saints all gave me single digits with this lineup and likely doomed you to adding no digits to your Fanduel.com account. Expert remains tough.


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 Chris Carney lives an avid fantasy life with "imaginary" friends named Brees, Peterson and Megatron. He writes about (and thoroughly enjoys) fantasy sports, Las Vegas and beer.

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