Quarterback
MVP: Aaron Rodgers (Packers)
Aaron Rodgers repaid his owners after a slightly disappointing outing last week with a monstrous 480-yard, 4 TD performance against the Redskins on Sunday. These superhuman numbers are pretty much par for the course for Rodgers, which is why he a perennial top-tier fantasy quarterback.
Honorable Mentions: Phillip Rivers (Chargers), Michael Vick (Eagles), Peyton Manning (Broncos), Sam Bradford (Rams)
LVP: Colin Kaepernick (49ers)
Seattle has not been kind to Colin Kaepernick thus far in his career. The normally electric Kaepernick The Seahawks defense may be one of the league's undisputed best, but it doesn't excuse his absolutely horrible numbers both times he's faced them. He was clearly rattled and it showed with his forced passes that lead to 3 INT's and limited opportunities to get out of the pocket and run. Kap's uncharacteristically sloppy performance made him the weakest play at quarterback by far this week.
Dishonorable Mentions: Russell Wilson (Seahawks), Drew Brees (Saints), Tom Brady (Patriots), Eli Manning (Giants)
Running Back
MVP: Marshawn Lynch (Seahawks)
Marshawn definitely had his Skittles this week. After a very underwhelming performance against the Panthers last week, Lynch bounced back in a big way as a threat in both the rushing and passing game on his way to 135 total yards and 3 TD's on one of the stoutest defenses in the league. Lynch owners can breathe a huge sigh of relief moving forward because (barring injury) Beast Mode appears to be back in full swing after a brief hiatus.
Honorable Mentions: Giovanni Bernard (Bengals), Knowshon Moreno (Broncos), LeSean McCoy (Eagles), James Starks (Packers)
LVP: Frank Gore (49ers)
Just like last week, there were a lot of contenders for this award (Ray Rice, Maurice Jones-Drew, Reggie Bush) but all of those guys got hurt before the end of the game leaving Frank Gore with the dubious honor of getting the title. Gore continued his woes against the Seahawks with a whopping 30 total yards on the night. Gore's reputation as a consistent, top-tier RB2 is beginning to dwindle after a lackluster start to the season in which he has gotten absolutely stuffed. He's going to need a redemption game against the Colts to provide his owners with some kind of piece of mind as the season progresses.
Dishonorable Mentions: Ray Rice (Ravens), Maurice Jones-Drew (Jaguars), Stevan Ridley (Patriots), Trent Richardson (Browns)
Wide Receiver
MVP: DeSean Jackson (Eagles)
Eddie Royal had the best numbers of the week, but let's get real here, 99.9% of fantasy owners didn't own him let alone start him this week. With this in mind, the most valuable wide receiver that was actually a factor this week was DeSean Jackson. Jackson has seen a serious resurgence under Chip Kelly's offense with two huge games to start the year off. If the trend continues, Jackson will be one of the top fantasy steals of 2013.
Honorable Mentions: Eddie Royal (Chargers), Calvin Johnson (Lions), Julio Jones (Falcons), Dez Bryant (Cowboys)
LVP: Anquan Boldin (49ers)
If you haven't picked up it yet, it was an awful week to have a 49ers offensive player. Just a week removed from a 13 reception/208 yard performance in his 49ers debut, Boldin got absolutely suffocated by Richard Sherman and was held to only 1 garbage time reception for 8 yards.
Dishonorable Mentions: A.J. Green (Bengals), Demariyus Thomas (Broncos), Mike Williams (Buccaneers), Lance Moore (Saints)
Tight End
MVP: Jimmy Graham (Saints)
Jimmy Graham showed why he was the uncontested top tight end pick in this year's drafts by massacring the Buccaneers secondary the whole game accounting for 179 yards on an otherwise off-day for the Saints high-powered passing game.
Honorable Mentions: Martellus Bennett (Bears), Jermichael Finley (Packers), Greg Olsen (Panthers), Coby Fleener (Colts)
LVP: Jason Witten (Cowboys)
The normally consistent Jason Witten dropped a rare dud against the Chiefs this week being held to just 12 yards on 3 catches. Despite being targeted 8 times, Witten was just not on the same page with Tony Romo and given little room to get open by the Chiefs talented defense.
Dishonorable Mentions: Jared Cook (Rams), Vernon Davis (49ers), Tony Gonzalez (Falcons), Fred Davis (Redskins)
Defense
MVP: Seattle Seahawks
As you can tell from the rest of the piece, the Seahawks defense absolutely dominated the 49ers this week. The Seahawks prevented the 49ers from getting into any sort of grove and managed 5 takeaways on this great offense. After this performance, the Seahawks proved their place alone at the top of the fantasy defense heap.
Honorable Mentions: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings
LVP: Green Bay Packers
The Packers didn't even come to close to their potential managing only 1 sack and 1 takeaway against the suddenly shaky, hesitant offense of the Redskins. What makes these numbers even worse for the Packers is the inferior Eagles defense put up 3 sacks and 3 takeaways on them in Week 1. After 2 weeks, the Packers have not been the sack/takeaway machine they have been over the past few seasons.
Dishonorable Mentions: Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams
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