Fantasy football Week 8 fallout: Rashee Rice, DJ Moore feast while George Pickens leaves managers famished

Rashee Rice and DJ Moore deliver huge performances in Week 8, while George Pickens and Parker Washington frustrate Fantasy managers

Rashee Rice and DJ Moore shine in Fantasy, while George Pickens and Parker Washington struggle It was great to get DJ Moore and Rashee Rice back from injuries in Week 8 because wide receivers had a rough scoring period. Parker Washington (3.6 PPR points), Drake London (1.8), DK Metcalf (1.4), Zay Flowers (zero), Tre Tucker (zero) and Omar Cooper Jr. (zero) might as well have taken the week off. Moore returned in Week 8 after a two-game absence with a shoulder injury and scored 16.6 PPR points, and Rice was back after a two-game absence with a hamstring injury and scored 18.3 PPR points. I mentioned both of them as winners on our Sunday night Fantasy Football Today podcast.

Washington was one of the losers that I talked about, as well as George Pickens, who actually scored 6.8 PPR points. While you're still going to start Washington and Pickens every week in most leagues, both had down games in Week 8. I was concerned about Rice going into Week 8 at Denver. Not only was he coming back from the hamstring injury, but this was a tough matchup, especially with the Broncos getting back standout cornerback Patrick Surtain II (ankle). But Rice was great right from the start of Week 8 and finished with seven catches for 53 yards and