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Jamaal Charles and a Fantasy Playoff Performance for the Ages
Where does his 215-yard, five-touchdown performance rank in fantasy history?

Outside of the rare exception that one of my fantasy players is playing against them, there have been very few reasons for me to watch the Oakland Raiders over the course of the last decade.

My memory as a neutral observer of the Raiders is based purely on milestones and achievements that individual players have achieved at their expense. These events are hard to forget and stick with you for a long, long time. Most of this has to do with LaDananian Tomlinson, the Raider Killer, himself, and his sheer dominance over the Black and Silver.

However, he's not alone. There are countless instances of players routinely amassing impressive fantasy stats against Oakland, including a great article a few months back detailing a concept around fantasy football vs. reality with loads of examples centered around LaDananian Tomlinson and his fantasy legacy. To his point, as fantasy owners, we often remember a player based on how they’ve impacted our fantasy teams throughout the years with far less weight put toward their actual NFL legacy.

To further drive home this point, who remembers Jerome Harrison? A lot of fantasy players, I'm sure. But why? Probably because some were forced into starting him in Week 15 of 2009, and he, along with his 47 fantasy points, either sent you to the championship or sent your title hopes spiraling down the drain.

Does Jerome Harrison have a legacy? Maybe within your heart, but not on the NFL gridiron.

If Charles continues his torrid pace into Week 16 against the Indianapolis Colts (who by the way, rank 26th against the run according to our metrics), he will have firmly cemented himself into the pantheon of all-time fantasy playoff greats.

And if he doesn’t? Well, we will all remember his Week 15 in 2013 for many years to come.

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