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A Fast Start

Posted Aug. 27 at 04:19 AM

Everyone hopes to get off to a fast start in their fantasy leagues, but how important is it really? In the NFL, judging by last season's results, it means a lot. Consider: 13 of 16 teams that were winners in week 1 a year ago went on to finish 8-8 or better. In contrast, only 8 of the 16 teams that lost in week 1 finished at least .500.

Starting 2-0, meanwhile, is an even more certain recipe to a winning record. A year ago, 9 of the 11 teams who won their first two games finished 8-8 or better; 7 of those 9 finished with winning records. So if fantasy football is anything like the real NFL, pay particular to early-season schedules on draft day.

The numbers from a year ago:

Tm     Wk 1      Season

Arizona      W      L

Atlanta      W      L

Baltimore      W      W

Buffalo      L      L

Carolina      L      8-8

Chicago      W      W

Cincinnati     W      8-8

Cleveland      L      L

Dallas      L      W

Denver      L      W

Detroit      L      L

Green Bay      L      8-8

Houston      L      L

Indianapolis     W      W

Jacksonville      W      8-8

Kansas City      L      W

Miami      L      L

Minnesota      W      L

New England      W      W

New Orleans      W      W

N.Y. Giants      L      8-8

N.Y. Jets      W      W

Oakland      L      L

Philadelphia      W      W

Pittsburgh      W      8-8

San Diego      W      W

San Francisco      L      8-8

St. Louis      W      8-8

Seattle      W      W

Tampa Bay      L      L

Tennessee      L      8-8

Washington      L      L


Source: FANTASY FOOTBALL INDEX research

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