Agonizing Ways Your Fantasty Football Team Could Lose in Week 13

We all have unforgettable stories of how our fantasy team came up short. Here's hoping it's not one of these culprits this week.

Agonizing Ways Your Fantasty Football Team Could Lose in Week 13

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In your search for a replacement for Rob Gronkowski, you settle on what you consider to be the best option on the waiver wire, only to realize one of the guys you passed over is going off on Sunday and would have made a difference in the outcome of your game.

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Your stud running back rips off a long run to get his team into scoring position, then promptly motions for his backup to come in to give him a breather. And, yeah, the backup scores, costing you points and a spot in the playoffs.

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You figure that if Derek Carr made it through last week's game with a dislocated finger he can do it again, this tine against the Bills. Well, you guessed wrong.

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Undeterred by the zero-point outings turned in by Brandin Cooks, Eric Ebron and Antonio Gates in Week 12, you place them back into your starting lineup in Week 13 and end up kicking yourself by day's end.

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Desperate for running back help, your opponent gambles on Denard Robinson and hits the jackpot, against Denver of all teams.

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Though Colin Kaepernick has been on a tear of late, you can’t bring yourself to start him over the likes of Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Russell Wilson, costing you dearly once the final numbers of his Week 13 date with Chicago are in.

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You've been hanging on to the injured Jeremy Maclin, hoping he'll be back soon. Meanwhile, your opponent is playing Maclin's replacement—Tyreek Hill— against you this week, fresh off of his three-touchdown effort in Week 12.

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One of the key players for your opponent’s team heads to the locker room injured and you figure things are finally going your way. Trouble is, said player returns to the field shortly thereafter and proceeds to rack up points against your team.

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True story. The commissioner in your 14-team league signs off on a 12-week regular season so that the championship matchup will run over Weeks 15 and 16. Trouble is, you’re opening the playoffs in Week 13 with DeMarco Murray and Isaiah Crowell on their bye week and your lone remaining running back is Matt Asiata.

That tweaked hamstring that sent Aaron Rodgers inside the magic tent last Monday night gets aggravated against Houston, leading to a sub-par performance from the Green Bay quarterback when you can least afford it.

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Two weeks after kickers set an NFL record for ineptitude by missing 12 extra point attempts, your guy, Justin Tucker—the only kicker in the league who hasn't missed a PAT or a field goal all season—joins the Can't Kick Straight Club.

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You were already dreading this week's matchup against the Russell Wilson owner because Seattle has a decent matchup against Carolina's generous secondary. But, wait, now he's catching touchdown passes, too.

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You liked what you saw of Sammy Watkins in his return from a nine-week absence (three catches, 80 yards), but his injury-plagued foot gets stepped on early in this week's matchup against the Raiders and he heads to the bench for the rest of the day.

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As the Greg Olsen owner, no one has to remind you that he hasn't scored in double digits in four of his last five games and has only one touchdown catch over the past seven games. His failure to turn that around against Seattle this week proves disastrous for you.

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The Jets make life miserable for Andrew Luck in his return to the lineup, taking advantage of an offensive line that has allowed him to be sacked a league-high 35 times.

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Gary Kubiak reaffirms that he’s never seen a 61-yard field goal attempt that he doesn’t like, sending Brandon McManus out for another unsuccessful try and punishing you in that league where your kicker gets minus points for misses.

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Eli Manning's apology to Sterling Shepard for not throwing him the ball in Week 12 gives you the confidence to put him in your starting lineup against the Steelers. A lot of good that does as Shepard manages only one catch on five targets against Pittsburgh.

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Just when it looked as if the Giovani Bernard and A.J. Green injuries were gong to result in more carries and receptions for Jeremy Hill, the Bengals back becomes a late-week scratch for a matchup against the Eagles because of the ankle injury he suffered in Week 12.

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Your running back’s offense gets a first-and-goal inside the five, but instead of giving him the rock they go with three play-action passes and he never sniffs paydirt again.

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Happy with the way they were able to control time of possession against Philadelphia last week, Green Bay follows that blueprint again in Week 13, keeping DeAndre Hopkins, Lamar Miller and the rest of Houston’s offense off the field for most of the game.