2012 Fantasy Football Week 16: Kicker Rankings / Projections

December 19, 2012   ·   Sean E. Douglas   ·   Jump to comments

In the midst of another year of disappointment in Oakland, fantasy owners caught a glimpse of what Sebastian Janikowski can be when the Raiders actually give him a steady dose of opportunities. Janikowski converted on five field goals, scoring all 15 of the Raiders' points in the teams shutout victory over the Chiefs.
On the day Janikowski converted a long of 57 yards giving him his third week out of the past five weeks with a 50-plus conversion. The bad news is his big day came fresh off converting one field goal or fewer in five of his past six games.
Hopefully savvy fantasy owners were paying attention to the competition the Raiders were playing (not to mention Oakland beat the Chiefs earlier in the season), which opened the door for one of the better days at the kicker position last week.
Don’t expect those numbers this week as the Raiders head out to Carolina and face a Panthers team that recently looks like the playoff-caliber team many expected th...

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