31

Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals

23

Name

Stats

Name

Stats

Peyton Manning

27-35, 291, 3 TDs, 2 INT

Andy Dalton

26-42, 299 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Willis McGahee

23-66 yards

B. Green-Ellis

17-56 yards, 1 TD

DeMaryius Thomas

6-77 yards

AJ Green

7-99 yards, 1 TD

Eric Decker

8-99 yards, 2 TDs

Andrew Hawkins

4-32 yards

Brandon Stokley

3-43 yards

Mohammad Sanu

2-29

Joel Dreessen

4-38 yards, 1 TD

JerMaine Gresham

6-108 yards

Injuries

Key Plays

DeMaryius Thomas leaves game with knee injury

Eric Decker TD receptions of 4 & 13 yards

Broncos RG Chris Kuper left with ankle injury

AJ Green 10 yard TD reception

Joel Dreessen 1 yard TD reception

Notes

Peyton Manning gets into trouble when he isn’t changing plays at the line of scrimmage.

With the sad state of RB’s in fantasy football, Green-Ellis is still a low end RB2.

Broncos LB Wesley Woodyard was a man amongst boys today making every big tackle for the Broncos Defense

These are two teams going it polar opposite directions. The Bengals aren’t bad but can’t put it all together.

25

Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns

15

Name

Stats

Name

Stats

Joe Flacco

15-24, 153 yards, 1 TD

Brandon Weeden

20-37, 176 yards, 2 INT

Ray Rice

25-98 yards, 1 TD;

2-6 yards rec

Trent Richardson

25-105 yards; 6-31 yards rec

Anquan Boldin

5-57 yards

Greg Little

5-52 yards

Torrey Smith

4-46 yards, 1 TD

Josh Gordon

2-38

Dennis Pitta

2-33 yards

Ben Watson

2-22 yards

Injuries

Key Plays

Ray Rice 8 yard TD run

Josh Gordon TD called back for illegal formation

Torrey Smith 19 yard TD reception

Notes

The Ravens are much better when dedicating to running the football. Puts less pressure on Joe Flacco.

The Browns offense is coming along but needs a go to option for executing TD’s instead of FG’s.

Brandon Weeden is incredibly inaccurate when throwing from out of the pocket.

Phil Dawson had 5 FG’s (28,29,32,33 & 41 yards) on the afternoon.

17

Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers

31

Name

Stats

Name

Stats

John Skelton

23-46, 306 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Aaron Rodgers

14-30, 218 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT

L. Stephens-Howling

17-51 yards, 1 TD;

 2-8 yards rec

Alex Green

11-53 yards; 2-25 yards rec

Larry Fitzgerald

6-74 yards, 1 TD

James Starks

17-61 yards

Andre Roberts

4-86 yards

James Jones

4-61 yards, 1 TD

Michael Floyd

5-80 yards

Randall Cobb

3-37 yards, 2 TD’s

Rob Housler

5-55 yards

Tom Crabtree

1-72 yards, 1 TD

Injuries

Key Plays

Jordy Nelson left game with right ankle injury

Randall Cobb TD receptions of 13 & 21 yards

RT Brian Baluga carted off with knee injury

James Jones 28 yard TD reception

Clay Matthews left game with hamstring issue

Tom Crabtree 72 yard TD reception

Notes

Alex Green got the early workload and looked good but James Starks came in later and closed out the game.

The Cardinals defense needs to go back and learn how to tackle. The DB’s are simply not interested in it.

Two key free agent pickups from this game: James Starks and Michael Floyd.

I wouldn’t start L. Stephens-Howling if he were the last RB on earth. That is beyond desperation.

51

Chicago Bears at Tennessee Titans

20

Name

Stats

Name

Stats

Jay Cutler

19-26, 226 yards, 3 TD’s

Matt Hasselbeck

20-35, 194 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Matt Forte

12-103 yards, 1 TD

2-45 yards receiving

Chris Johnson

16-141 yards, 1 TD

4-4 yards receiving

Michael Bush

10-16 yards

1-17 yards receiving

Kenny Britt

5-67 yards

Brandon Marshall

9-122 yards, 3 TD’s

Kendall Wright

2-30 yards

Earl Bennett

4-22 yards

Nate Washington

2-35 yards, 1 TD

Bears DST

4 Recovered fumbles, 2 Sacks, 1 INT, 2 TD’s

Jared Cook

2-6 yards

Injuries

Key Plays

Kendall Wright left game with elbow injury

Cory Wooton 5 yard TD return of blocked punt

Urlacher 46 yard INT return for TD

Brandon Marshall 13 yard TD reception

Notes

The Bears defense and special teams are simply amazing. Best DST in fantasy football by a mile.

Michael Bush isn’t cutting into Matt Forte’s production nearly as much as I had thought. He’s a RB1 for sure.

Brandon Marshall will probably be the top scoring fantasy WR in 2012. His chemistry with Cutler is amazing.

There is a very good chance that Jake Locker will start next week against the Dolphins in Miami.

20

Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts

23

Name

Stats

Name

Stats

Ryan Tannehill

22-38 290 yards TD

Andrew Luck

30-48 433 yards 2 TD

Reggie Bush

10-41 rush TD 2-25 receiving

TY Hilton

6-102 receiving TD

Daniel Thomas

6-37 rushing 2-25 receiving

Vic Ballard

16-60 rushing 3-38 receiving

Davone Bess

6-67 receiving

Reggie Wayne

7-78 receiving TD

Brian Hartline

8-107 receiving

Donnie Avery

5-108 receiving

Anthony Fasano

1-8 receiving

Dwayne Allen

6-75 receiving

Injuries

Key Plays

C Samson Satele - Back injury & T Justice-knee

Reggie Wayne 9 yard TD catch

WR Donnie Avery- Hip injury

Charles Clay 31 yard TD catch

LB  Robert Mathis – Back injury

Reggie Bush drops 18 yard TD Run

Notes

TY Hilton drops a 39 yard TD pass but does catch a nice jump ball in double coverage for a 36 yard TD

Donald Brown was active but did not play

Miami secondary continues to be an issue as Andrew Luck sets a rookie single game passing record

Ryan Tannehill does not always look pretty but just has a nose for making good football plays

21

Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins

13

Name

Stats

Name

Stats

Cam Newton

13-23 201 TD 8-37 rush TD

Robert Griffin III

23-39 215 yards 11-53 rushing

Jonathan Stewart

10-51 rushing 1-6 receiving

Alfred Morris

13-76 rushing

DeAngelo Williams

6-37 rushing TD

Leonard Hankerson

3-49 receiving

Steve Smith

3-41 receiving TD

Santana Moss

1-2 receiving

Armanti Edwards

1-82 receiving

Logan Paulsen

5-59 receiving

Greg Olsen

5-48 receiving

Josh Morgan

6-46 receiving

Injuries

Key Plays

WR Santana Moss- head injury

DeAngelo Williams 30 yard TD run

QB Robert Griffin –rib injury

RGIII stuffed on 4^th and goal at the 1

RGIII has  3 yard TD run called back and 3 Pass TD

Notes

Cam Newton stares down Steve Smith and Greg Olsen on every single play

RGIII does not recognize pressure in the pocket or just things he can get away from every one

Evan Royster gets the 2 yard TD run late in game as the passing down back

Stewart is getting a bigger percentage of playing time but it is still a committee approach

31

Detroit Lions at Jacksonville Jaguars

14

Name

Stats

Name

Stats

Matt Stafford

22-33 285 yards

Blaine Gabbert

27-38 220 2TD 2INT 3-4 rush

Mikel LeShoure

16-70 3 rushing TD’s

Rashad Jennings

12-45 rushing 3-7 receiving

Joique Bell

13-73 rush TD 3-36 receiving

Cecil Shorts

3-56 receiving

Calvin Johnson

7-129 receiving

Justin Blackmon

5-32 receiving TD

Titus Young

2-20 receiving

Laurent Robinson

6-41 receiving

Brandon Pettigrew

1-11 receiving

Marcedes Lewis

4-41 receiving

Injuries

Key Plays

Leshoure 1,7, 8 yard TD runs

Calvin Johnson tackled at the 1 on a 38 yard catch

Joique Bell 10 yard TD run

Notes

There was no sign at all that Calvin Johnson has been battling an injury at all

Titus Young dropped a 25 yard TD

Justin Blackmon did catch his first TD of the season but amazing how unprepared he looks

A safety early in the game was lost due to a roughing penalty & it was all downhill from there for Jags

9

Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans

21

Name

Stats

Name

Stats

Ryan Fitzpatrick

25-38 239 yards 3-18 rushing

Matt Schaub

19-27 268 yards 2 TD

CJ Spiller

6-39 rushing 5-63 receiving

Arian Foster

24-111 rushing TD

Fred Jackson

6-21 rushing 5-14 receiving

Andre Johnson

8-118 receiving

Stevie Johnson

3-29 receiving

Kevin Walter

2-28 receiving

Donald Jones

6-65 receiving

Owen Daniels

4-62 receiving TD

Scott Chandler

3-51 receiving

James Casey

3-49 receiving

Injuries

Key Plays

WR Stevie Johnson – right leg injury but returned

39 yard Owen Daniels TD catch on play-action

CB Joseph – wrist injury but returned

Arian Foster 3 yard TD run

Garrett Graham 5 yard TD catch

Notes

Ryan Fitzpatrick is far too inaccurate for the Bills to be successful against good defenses

Houston continues to be the best play-action team in the league thanks to the great running game

Spiller and Jackson continue to split touches but it is completely obvious who makes the Bills better

Steve Johnson struggled today but continues to show how tough he is to play through injuries

42

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Oakland Raiders

32

Name

Stats

Name

Stats

Josh Freeman

18-30, 247 yards, 2 TDs

Carson Palmer

39-61, 414 yards, 4 TD’s, 3 INT

Doug Martin

25-251 yards, 4 TD’s

4-21 yards receiving

Darren McFadden

7-17 yards

Vincent Jackson

2-84 yards, 1 TD

Denarius Moore

4-66 yards

Mike Williams

4-68 yards, 1 TD

D. Heyward-Bey

5-74 yards

Dallas Clark

2-22 yards

Rod Streater

4-54 yards, 1 TD

Brandon Myers

8-59 yards, 2 TD’s

Injuries

Key Plays

Darren McFadden left game with leg injury

Vincent Jackson 20 yard TD reception

Rod Streater 25 yard TD reception

Doug Martin TD runs of 1, 45, 67 & 70 yards

Notes

McFadden is an absolute weakling.  Mike Goodson will be far more productive in this offense than DMC was.

Derek Hagan had a 47 yard TD reception nullified by a holding penalty.

Doug Martin only had 31 yards at halftime of this game and gained 221 yards in the 2^nd half. 

Brandon Myers is officially an every week starting TE. I’d rank him easily in the top 8 at this point.

20

Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks

30

Name

Stats

Name

Stats

Christian Ponder

11-22, 63 yards, 1 INT

Russell Wilson

16-24, 174 yards, 3 TD’s

Adrian Peterson

17-182 yards, 2 TD’s

3-11 yards receiving

Marshawn Lynch

26-124 yards, 1 TD

2-26 yards receiving

Percy Harvin

4-24 yards rushing

2-10 yards receiving

Sidney Rice

4-54 yards, 1 TD

Michael Jenkins

2-8 yards

Golden Tate

4-28 yards, 2 TDs

Jerome Simpson

1-14 yards

Doug Baldwin

1-6 yards

Kyle Rudolph

0-0

Zach Miller

2-47 yards

Injuries

Key Plays

Seahawks LB K.J. Wright left with a concussion

Adrian Peterson TD runs of 1 & 4 yards

Percy Harvin left and returned due to ankle injury

Sidney Rice 11 yard TD Reception

Marshawn Lynch 3 yard TD run

Notes

I really don’t understand why the Vikings risk giving Harvin the ball in the backfield ever, terrible idea.

Never trust a fantasy expert who tells you to sit players like Adrian Peterson in any matchup ever.

This was Russell Wilson’s best game so far.  The yardage wasn’t great but he was very effective throughout.

Christian Ponder needs to be replaced soon. I would consider adding Joe Webb and stashing him this week.

24

Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants

20

Name

Stats

Name

Stats

Ben Roethlisberger

21-30, 216 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT

Eli Manning

10-24, 125 yards, 1 INT

Isaac Redman

26-147 yards

Ahmad Bradshaw

15-48 yards

Mike Wallace

3-66 yards, 1 TD

Andre Brown

7-20 yards, 1 TD

Antonio Brown

2-19 yards

Victor Cruz

5-67 yards

Emmanuel Sanders

2-20 yards, 1 TD

Hakeem Nicks

1-10 yards

Heath Miller

4-48 yards

Martellus Bennett

3-40 yards

Injuries

Key Plays

Antonio Brown returned after injuring his ankle

Emmanuel Sanders 4 yard TD reception

Victor Cruz left with a head injury but returned

Michael Boley 70 yard fumble return for TD

Mike Wallace 51 yard TD reception

Notes

Both the Andre Brown TD and the Boley fumble return for TD seemed to be highly questionable calls by refs.

The Steelers offensive line has made tremendous strides in run blocking lately. Big holes for all the RB’s.

Don’t panic and make any crazy decisions over Hakeem Nicks just yet. He will be fine real soon.

If Antonio Brown misses any time, Emmanuel Sanders would be a very good waiver pickup this week.

13

Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons

19

Name

Stats

Name

Stats

Tony Romo

25-35, 321 yards, 1 TD

Matt Ryan

24-34, 342 yards

Felix Jones

9-39 yards rushing

5-70 yards receiving

Michael Turner

20-102 yards, 1 TD

Dez Bryant

1-15 yards

Jacquizz Rogers

4-53 yards receiving

Miles Austin

7-76 yards

Julio Jones

5-129 yards

Kevin Ogletree

3-96 yards, 1 TD

Roddy White

7-118 yards

Jason Witten

7-51 yards

Tony Gonzalez

4-36 yards

Injuries

Key Plays

Cowboys NT Jay Ratliff left with ankle injury

Michael Turner 3 yard TD run

Falcons DT Peria Jerry left with a knee injury

Kevin Ogletree 21 yard TD reception

Notes

Matt Bryant was 4/6 on FG’s and hit on distances of 32, 36, 45 & 46 yards.

Dan Bailey was 2/3 on FG attempts and hit on distances of 23 & 32 yards.

Dez Bryant didn’t start this game and was mostly used as a decoy throughout.

Atlanta is probably the least impressive 8-0 team you will ever see.