I was coasting with the 1 seed in another league then the injuries hit and I dropped to number 2 over the final 3 weeks when I lost like 6 guys in 1 game.
Triaged my way through the playoffs and had an away game vs the 1 seed to go to the Finals and we lost 13-3 giving up 5 Ints (home field advantage means SOOO much on MFN).
It happens to all of us, that's why building up a strong roster is so important. Many a squad in the NFL looks to be a favorite in the preseason, but once injuries start mounting up its a war of attrition to make it through.