By Paul Pearson
Brooklyn Comets at Road Dogs
Sometimes, one player’s misfortune can be another player’s gain. Jeremy Maclin, filling a void left by DeSean Jackson’s concussion, racked up 17 points and led the Dogs to a 66-30 victory over the Comets. Roy Williams contributed 12 points to the Dogs, and Ben Roethlisberger scored 11 in his first game back from suspension. The Comets didn’t get a double-digit score from a single player. In fact, they got nothing from the Giants defense/special teams.
Augusta Gnats at Stingrays
In this low-scoring affair, both teams had two players with zero points (Miles Austin and the Patriots defense for the Gnats, and Malcolm Floyd and Tony Moeaki for the Stingrays). But the Gnats got just enough production from just enough sources to beat the Stingrays by a score of 36-22. Lance Moore and Hines Ward led the way with seven points apiece. The Stingrays got 10 points from Tony Romo, but they were hampered by the negative-three score for Norv Turner, whose San Diego Chargers surprisingly fell to the St. Louis Rams.
Lancaster Bombers at Louisiana Lightning
Never underestimate the power of a goal-line running back, especially in fantasy football. Brandon Jacobs bulldozed his way to 35 yards and two touchdowns, and his 13 points paved the way to a 44-39 Bombers victory. A game-winning touchdown helped Andre Johnson contribute 10 points to the Bombers cause. The Lightning left Aaron Rodgers and his 12 points on the bench in favor of David Garrard, who was having a miserable outing Monday even before his game-ending injury and wound up with minus-one point.
Nevada Roadrunners at Outlaws
There are some weeks where getting minus-three points from Jack Del Rio, coach of the suddenly hapless Jacksonville Jaguars, would have hurt the Roadrunners. This was not one of those weeks. The Roadrunners beat the Outlaws by a score of 45-16 on the strength of Joe Flacco’s nine-point game. The Outlaws got no points from John Kuhn, Lawrence Tynes (a scratch for the New York Giants) or the St. Louis Rams defense. The top Outlaw performer was the touchdown-scoring Matt Forte with seven points.
Roosters at Chrisnics
Each team got 10 points from its top starter (Greg Jennings for the Roosters and Matt Schaub for the Chrisnics), and each team lost three points as a result of its coach (Todd Haley and John Harbaugh, both of whom suffered heart-breaking losses). But the number that best describes this game is zero. That’s how many points the Chrisnics generated from Nate Washington, John Carlson and the Philadelphia Eagles defense in a 39-29 loss. Aside from Jennings, the top performer for the Roosters was Mike Wallace, who got nine points and a touchdown in Ben Roethlisberger’s return from suspension.
Ragdolls at Boston Blazers
Arian Foster continued his breakout fantasy season. His two touchdowns and 14 points helped the Ragdolls beat the Blazers by a score of 43-35. He got help from Drew Brees, who came up with 11 points of his own in a victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Blazers had a star of its own: LaDainian Tomlinson, who found the end zone twice and ended the day with 13 points. Unfortunately, his teammates on the New York Jets defense came up with no points. And Antonio Gates left his game with a toe injury before putting up a single point for the Blazers.
Waveriders at Red Menace
At least DeSean Jackson crossed the goal line twice and put up 14 points for the Menace before a Dunta Robinson hit ended his day. Other than that, it was a day to forget for the Menace, who had three starters with zero points (Hakeem Nicks, Mike Sims-Walker and the Washington Redskins defense) and two bench players with double-digit points (Kevin Kolb with 12 and Calvin Johnson with 10) in a 47-33 loss. Ryan Torain led the way for the Waveriders with two touchdowns, 100 yards rushing and 15 points. And Rob Bironas, one of the many beneficiaries of the Tennessee Titans’ whipping of the Jacksonville Jaguars, contributed a dozen points of his own.
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