The Week in Review

The Week in Review…

Here is a recap of the gamses through Sunday Night. Don't forget we have launched a new site at http://www.thefflguru.com/ where you can get archives of our previously published blogs as well as picks for this weeks game from Sweet Lew.

The Early Games:

Houston @ Atlanta

Congrats to the Falcons for the first win and kudos to Joey Harrington who made this prognosticator look good as Joey threw for two scores and 223 yards so if you plugged him as a bye week replacement you made a good call. Michael Jenkins was the recipient of the two scores but don’t get too excited as Joey spread the ball around and well the Falcons aren’t really that good. I did notice that Morten Anderson was 4/5 on Field Goals and while he may not do that every week he may know be a viable bye week option. The Texans were lead by Schaub who threw for 317 and a TD but the real story was the emergence of Andre Davis who went for 117 yards + a score which are two good weeks back-to-back and with the injuries and the new found love by Coach Kubiak Andre could be a factor down the stretch. So if he is not on your roster now clearly you should make some room. There are not too many fantasy studs on either side of the ball but those who expected to get points from Dayne and Roddy were clearly disappointed in their performance and the Texans D was clearly not a good bye week option.

The Pack @ the Vikings

Favre put up huge numbers on his way to capturing the NFL Passing TD record as he threw for 344 and 2 TD’s one to Jennings who has two since he returned to action and one to the rookie James Jones who scored his first while continuing to perform well in a 3rd WR role. If you are weak at WR you could do worse then Jones. As usual the Pack had no running attack but their defense had 4 sacks and INT and recovered a fumble so they continue to be a solid performer. The Vikes biggest fantasy star was their kicker Ryan Longwell who was 3/3 on FG’s including one from 48. AP continued to perform well as he put a 100 yards on a tough defense and clearly is the most talented player on that squad. Donald Driver and Viking Defense owners have to be disappointed in their performance on Sunday as both were a bit off.

Romo’s Boys vs. The punchless Rams…

What can you say Tony Romo is playing his way to this season’s Fantasy MVP trophy as he ran for one, threw for three and totaled over 300 yards for a huge fantasy day. Usually when you get this type of performance from Tony you expect that T.O. has been a huge part of it but that is not the case as he was held to 3 catches and totaled only 31 yards. Jason Witten continued his stellar season with 71 yards and a TD as well as those who grabbed the Cowboy’s D as a bye week replacement were rewarded as they had 3 sacks + an INT and help the Rams to 7 points. Speaking of the Rams Bulger and company simply are overmanned upfront and until that problem is resolved they are going to struggle to score points.

Cleveland @ Baltimore

This may have been the most surprising score of the day as I simply did not see Derek Anderson and Braylon Edwards having their way with the Ravens secondary as D.A. threw for 2 TD’s and Braylon took one to the house from 84 yards out. Jamal Lewis did just enough as he had one score to go along with his sixty yards. On the Ravens side a lot of players accumulated yards as McNair went for 300 and a TD, McGahee went for over 100. I am sure their a lot of Ravens Defense owners who are wondering what happened to them this week and all I can say is SanFran is next and they don’t throw the ball well so expect them to turn it around.

JETS @ Buffalo

This one was a low scoring affair but the bills rookie QB guided them to victory and may have given Lee Evans owners a little hope as he had his best day of the year. Marshawn Lynch continued to perform as he found the end zone once while gaining 79 yards along the way. Thomas Jones owners have to be upset by his performance as one week after torching the Dolphins he found no running room against the Bills and has yet to find the end zone. Coles and Cotchery continue to be serviceable WR’s for fantasy owners as Cotchery went over a 100 yards and Coles found the end zone.

Raiders @ The Fish

Dante Culpepper led the Silver and Black to victory as he became the first player to run for 3TD’s and throw for 2 more. I would say those who need QB help might want to go claim Culpepper as he could be a good bye week replacement or spot starter based upon the match-up. The Raiders got some bad news as Lamont had to leave the game but his replacement Justin Fargas ran wild on the spineless Dolphin defense gaining 179 yards on the ground. Dante’s 2TD’s went to Joey Porter but this offensive outburst bye the Raiders is more a testament to how poor the Dolphins are playing then the power of the Silver and Black. The Dolphins were led by Ronnie Brown who proved me wrong and found the end zone while crossing the century mark on the ground while I was spot on with Chris Chambers who found no room to work against Asomugha.

The Late Games

Bucs @ Panthers

This was a good news bad news game for the Bucs as they may have won the game but they lost Cadillac Williams for the rest of the year so Cadillac owners make sure to claim Earnest Graham who looks like he will get the majority of the work as well as the goal line carries. As predicted Deshaun Foster did very little against the re-energized Buc Defense who held the Panthers scoreless until garbage time. Fantasy superstar Steve Smith has had bad games back-to-back and if Jake is not back next week it could be ugly for third week in a row.

Hawks vs the 49ers

Matt Hasselback passed for two TD’s and 281 yards on the way to Victory and Deion Branch was his primary target hauling in 7 balls for 130 yards. The 49ers were led by Frank Gore who went for 130 overall yards but were without Alex Smith as he left early in the game with a separated shoulder and had to turn to Dilfer who was clearly not ready to help out in anyway. The Seahawks defense may be worth picking up as they have put two good games back-to-back shutting down the Bengals and now the niners.

Bolts vs The Chiefs

I know they were chanting Marty, Marty, Marty in San Diego but maybe that chant should be Wade, Wade, Wade as the defense let this one get away. LT broke the century mark and found the end zone while Larry Johnson began to show signs of life breaking the century mark for the first time this season. Damon Huard is beginning to look like the QB who replaced Trent Green last season after the concussion finding Tony Gonzalez and the rookie Dwayne Bowe in the end zone who is a good person to add your roster if you need WR help as 164 and a TD are solid numbers.

Broncos @ The Colts

Peyton Manning reminded everyone of why he is a fantasy superstar as he ran for one and threw for 3 TD’s. The Colts did lose Marvin Harrison early in the game but no matter as Peyton, Addai, Wayne and Clark clearly had enough to make the Bronco’s go home losers. Jay Cutler has yet to have his breakout game this season but threw for one and ran for another, while the backfield of Henry and Young combine to rush for over 200 yards so don’t give up on the Broncos offensive players yet.

The Cards vs. The Steel Curtain

The Wizzenator and his QB time share may not be friendly to fantasy footballers but certainly the folks in Phoenix like him as the Cards and their defense sent The Steel Curtain back to Pittsburgh with their first loss of the season. From a fantasy perspective we now know that Ariziona’s QB situation is one to stay away from but Edge is looking good as he ran for 70+ yards and a score. Big Ben continues to have a solid season as he threw for 244 yards + 2 scores both to Santonio Holmes who is following up on his fantastic finish to last season with a breakout campaign. Santonio should be a permanent fixture in your line-up. Willie Parker owners have to be disappointed in his performance as 37 yards on the ground is not what you expected but my hats off to the Cardinals defense that certainly has looked tough early on this season.

Our Sunday Night Contest

The G-Men vs. The Eagles

I am sure many fantasy owners were disappointed to find out that Westbrook was on the bench as he was a late scratch but the real missing piece for the Eagles was Tra Thomas who was replaced by Winston Justice who simply got manhandled by the G-men’s defensive ends. The Eagles offensive line gave up 12 sacks and even when they did not sack Donovan they certainly caused him to throw the ball away. So my friends the question is are the G-men this good or the Eagles this bad? I for one think it is a little bit of both as the G-men are on a roll led by Strahan and company on the defense and Eli and Burress on O. While they may not be as good as Romo’s Boys they certainly look like the second best team in the NFC East. I still think the Eagles O will get better as they have a bye next week to figure out what went wrong and a have a chance to get everyone healthy.

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