P Funk Tribe at Big O.
The Big Os got plenty of points from plenty of sources and prevailed over the Tribe by a score of 114-87. Marques Colston led the way for the Big Os with 29 points, followed by the suddenly-relevant-again Terrell Owens with 23 and the not-dead-yet-no-matter-what-the-Jets-might-say Thomas Jones with 20. The Big Os had an easy time setting this week’s lineup; four of its bench players had bye weeks, and the fifth (Roy E. Williams) might as well have taken Monday night off. Aaron Rodgers led the way for the Tribe with 24 points, but five of his fantasy teammates were held to single digits, including Chris Ivory, who was able to compile only 4 points against the Cleveland Browns.
To the victor go the spoils at Ninja Stars.
Each team could have won this game with a change at a couple of positions. But the Stars got just enough points from Tony Romo (7) before his collarbone fracture Monday to erase a Victors lead and wind up with a 97-97 tie, the first blemish on the Stars season. The Victors got 22 points from a surprisingly strong Seattle Seahawks defense/special teams, but they left Felix Jones and his 9 points on the bench in favor of Rashard Mendenhall, who scored only 5. They also could have used Donovan McNabb’s 10 points instead of Jay Cutler’s 8 points in a game where he seemed to complete more passes to the Redskins than to the Bears. Similarly, the Stars could have won the game by starting Sam Bradford (14 points) instead of Romo or Antonio Gates (15 points) instead of Benjamin Watson (2). Percy Harvin of the Stars led all scorers with 25.
Ann-Tics at Scarlet Pack.
The Tics had a week to remember. Roddy White led the way with an awe-inspiring 48 points in a 157-112 victory over the Pack. The Tics also got 29 points from Adrian Peterson, 28 from Hines Ward and 24 from Knowshon Moreno, who surprisingly remained relevant even after his Denver Broncos fell into a Grand Canyon-size hole against the Oakland Raiders. In fact, the Tics may be one of the few teams in fantasy football that was able to shrug off a 7-point performance by Brett Favre. The Pack got 31 points from Ben Roethlisberger, despite his lost-fumble-that-wasn’t-officially-a-lost-fumble. Greg Jennings added 19 points of his own in a Sunday night victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
Suckawoodz at Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes II.
Please raise your hand if you saw a 44-point performance coming from Ryan Fitzpatrick in a visit to the Baltimore Ravens. Now put your hand down, because we all know you’re lying. Fitzpatrick’s stunning four-touchdown afternoon made all the difference for the Shoes in a 111-93 win over the Woodz. That performance, as well as a 30-point outing from Michael Turner, helped the Shoes overcome a 1-point, 1-fumble day for C.J. Spiller and a donut from the bye-week Adam Vinatieri. The Woodz were able to get 27 points out of Steve Smith of New York Giants, as well as 23 from Philip Rivers, whose San Diego Chargers are inventing new ways to lose each week. However, Mike Thomas hurt the Woodz cause with his fumble and his negative-2 points.
NM Agency at Pussy Galore and her Abrocats.
Normally, starting one player who has a bye week (Reggie Wayne) and another one who might as well be on a bye week (the untargeted Donald Driver) is enough to doom any fantasy football team. But the Abrocats had Carson Palmer up their sleeve. His 3-touchdown, 46-point effort helped the Abrocats beat the Agency by a score of 108-76. Other than Palmer, the top scorers for the Abrocats was LeSean McCoy with 18. The Agency had only three players break the double-digit barrier, including Drew Brees with a team-leading 24 points. (His total would have been much closer to Palmer’s if it weren’t for the four interceptions Brees threw.) The Agency didn’t have any zeros in the starting lineup, but they did get only 2 points from Jonathan Stewart.
Lovely & Talented at Scarlet Eagles.
This game came down to which defense/special teams inflicted the least amount of damage to its own team. The Talented got negative-5 points from the New Orleans Saints, but that was 8 points better than the negative-13 score the Eagles got from the Denver Broncos. Eight was also the margin of victory for the Talented in a 112-104 contest. Both sides left epic performers on the bench. The Talented wasted 49 points by Darren McFadden and 37 from Eli Manning, but they were able to use 33 points from Hakeem Nicks, 27 from Matt Cassel and 23 from Frank Gore. The Eagles benefitted from 36 points from Matt Ryan, 28 from Chad Ochocinco and 23 from Jason Witten. But they wasted 53 points from Kenny Britt.
Bringers of Awesome at WiFis and Bigger GBs.
Double-digit performances by six starters sparked a 122-86 win for the Bringers. Joe Flacco led all players in this contest with 27 points in an overtime victory of the Buffalo Bills. Maurice-Jones Drew, who might be the last effective offensive weapon left for the Jacksonville Jaguars, added 25 points, while Dwayne Bowe contributed 23 to the Bringers’ cause. The margin of victory would have been even larger if the Bringers had started Mike Williams of the Seattle Seahawks, who scored 25 points on the bench. By contrast, the GBs got its top score from Johnny Knox (20) and wasted an 18-point performance by Davone Bess. Javon Ringer got only a pair of touches for the Tennessee Titans and produced a big, fat zero for the GBs.
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