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Fantasy football, Week 8: Injuries pile up so here is what to do next

It's a familiar horror movie trope: a character thinks everything is fine, takes a deep breath, and then — BAM! Something unspeakably terrifying takes place.

That was Week 8 in a nutshell for fantasy owners.

At least eight impact players were hurt, with some returning to action moments later. Now comes the horror movie sigh, and the villian-in-the-mirror-as-we-close-the-medicine-cabinet scare will probably come midweek, as injuries that seemed innocuous turn out to be more serious.

Everyone is injured

Julio Jones, Devontae Booker, the Bucs' Jacquizz Rodgers, T.Y. Hilton, Spencer Ware, DeSean Jackson, and Alex Smith all suffered varying degrees of injuries.