An Overdue Update (and New Polls)

First of all, congratulations are in order (sort of) for Jay Cutler, Matt Cassel and Matt Forte for splitting the votes in our poll on fantasy football's biggest bust. Results can be found at the bottom of this post. We could send them this trophy to commemorate this achievement, but I would worry about how they would split it.

Anyway, on to the results from week 1 of the People's Pigskin's quest to win the NFL Fantasy Playoff Challenge. The Internet's favorite fantasy football team racked up 119 points, good enough to be tied for 56,791st among all NFL.com players and tied for 19th in the 9beersfantasysportstavern league. Here's a breakdown of the results.

Aaron Rodgers, QB: 28 for 42 passing for 422 yards and 4 touchdowns, 13 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown, 1 fumble, 1 interception and 40 fantasy points (top score among quarterbacks).

Ray Rice, RB: 159 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns and 27 fantasy points (top score among running backs). Also, he's worth double the points this week if we keep him in the lineup.

Ryan Grant, RB: 65 rushing yards, 18 receiving yards and 8 fantasy points.

DeSean Jackson, WR: 14 receiving yards, 1 touchdown and 7 fantasy points.

Larry Fitzgerald, WR: 6 receptions for 82 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 fumble and 20 fantasy points. (Only Steve Breaston had more among receivers.) Also, Fitzgerald is eligible for double points.

Jason Witten, TE: 27 receiving yards and 2 fantasy points. The good news: He's also eligible for double points.

Stephen Gostkowski, K: 0 for 1 on field goals, 2 for 2 on extra points and 2 fantasy points.

New York Jets, D/ST: 14 points allowed, 281 yards allowed, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery and 13 fantasy points. This defense is worth double the points this week.

Now it's time for you, the Internet, to help select the team that will take the field for the People's Pigskin. Remember that you're voting for 2 running backs and 2 receivers, and that Rice, Fitzgerald, Witten and the Jets are worth double the points if we keep them in the lineup. For example, if NFL.com credits Rice with 20 fantasy points this week, the People's Pigskin would get 40 points for his work. It's a reward for being loyal to your players. (Right, Lane?)

The polls will close on Saturday before the first game kicks off. Please vote now.

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The People's Choice - Week 17

Another week has passed, and once again you, the Internet, have spoken. You voted to leave our lineup the way it is now for our week 17 matchup against the Southern Rebels for the title of Best Team that Didn't Make the Landshark Maniacs Playoffs. As always, you can follow the matchup live by clicking here.

In the other poll, we have a split decision. Your choice for fantasy football's most valuable player was a tie between two running backs: Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson. Congratulations to both players and to the fantasy football players lucky enough to have Johnson and/or Peterson on their teams this year.

Now it's time for the other end of the spectrum: the fantasy football bust of the year. This poll will exclude players who had season-ending injuries. We're looking for the player who suited up for 16 games (or close to that many) but really didn't deliver for fantasy players. This poll will be up all week. Feel free to nominate someone else if you think that player is being unfairly overlooked as a bust.

We'll be back later with an update on the People's Pigskin's progress. In the meantime, here are the results of the two most recent polls.

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