Panthers- Vikings: Steve Smith Goes Wild | NFL Fantasy Football Rankings

The Vikings were heavily favored to win this football game, but they came out very flat and lost by a good margin to the Panthers. Now, the Vikings hopes of home field advantage as the No.1 seed in the NFC is all but gone.

Matt Moore and Steve Smith Are Building a Connection

This has been a very bad fantasy football season for Steve Smith, but truthfully it was easy to see that it wasn’t his fault. Jake Delhomme is washed up and head coach John Fox is too loyal to bench Delhomme until he suffered an injury a few weeks ago.

Since Delhomme has been absent, Smith’s fantasy value has come back to life and tonight was a huge game for the star receiver. In this game Smith had nine receptions for 157 yards receiving and a 42-yard touchdown catch.

Smith almost had a 50-yard touchdown as well, but he was tackled inside the five yard line.

It looks like the Panthers have themselves a good young quarterback in Matt Moore, and he has made Smith a valuable fantasy receiver once again.

Vikings Fall on Their Face

The Vikings really hurt fantasy football owners this week with a very poor performance against a weak opponent. Adrian Peterson saved face at the end with a big play and did have a touchdown early but that was about it.

If you are still in the mix for a Super Bowl next week I suggest you keep your regular starters in from this team. Next week they play the Bears, and I’m sure they will bounce back for a good fantasy scoring week.

NFL Fantasy Football Player Rankings writer Sean E. Douglas: fantasy-info.com