Eliminated fantasy football managers woke up Tuesday realizing the cruelty of this chaotic game.
Ben Roethlisberger, Devonta Freeman, Calvin Johnson, DeAndre Hopkins and Travis Kelce all delivered Week 14 duds during a crucial first-round matchup. Andy Dalton and Thomas Rawls didn't get a fair shake at helping owners persevere through the playoffs.
Meanwhile, some of those jilted gamers watched as Ryan Fitzpatrick, Isaiah Crowell, Tim Hightower and Ted Ginn Jr. burned their season to ashes. Out of habit and stubbornness, these fallen contestants will keep clawing in hopes of winning the fifth-place game, which amounts to no more than receiving a mental participation trophy.