Sunday Morning Gametime
Last weekend’s NFL games were nothing less than fantastic with great plays, big upsets, and fantastic finishes. Leading the highlight reel from a week ago were some fantasy favorites like quarterback Peyton Manning (433 passing yards), running back Chris Johnson (142 rushing yards) with a couple of newcomers joining the party; rookie Arian Foster (231 yards rushing) and receiver Hakeem Nicks (3 touchdowns). Week two of the NFL promises to be everything and more that fantasy owners enjoyed last weekend. With some key matchups today that favor some big performances, fantasy owners will have plenty to salivate over.
Kickoff is just hours away, so taking a look ahead at the games, here’s what I will be watching…
Kickoff is just hours away, so taking a look ahead at the games, here’s what I will be watching…
Sunday Games:
The Rams will roll into the black hole this afternoon and face a hostile Raider Nation and soft Raider’s run defense. Last week the Raiders had trouble stopping the Titan’s running game (allowed and could struggle this week again. With Ram’s running back Steven Jackson gauging the defense for 4-5 yards at a time, I will be keeping my eye on Ram’s wide receiver Danny Amendola who was targeted 9 times last week.
The Vikings offense struggled in week one against the defending champions and looked very rusty in doing so, but with the extended time to work Favre and company should click today at home. The talk has been wide receiver Greg Camarillo stepping up as his go to, but I will be keeping my eye on wideout Bernard Berrian; it’s time for him to step up.
The Bengals swept the AFC North division a year ago (not an easy feat) and today will host the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens looked stout last week against the Jets, but only 10 points in week one my eyes will be on the Bengal’s offense. With Owens and Ochocinco, Palmer and company should have no problem scoring more than 10 points.
The Manning bowl will provide me with some interest, as poorly as the Colts run defense played last week I am not expecting a whole lot of improvement. I will be keeping my eyes on the Giants backfield (Bradshaw and Jacobs), whom should do well against a defense that was shredded for over 200 yards on the ground.
The Rams will roll into the black hole this afternoon and face a hostile Raider Nation and soft Raider’s run defense. Last week the Raiders had trouble stopping the Titan’s running game (allowed and could struggle this week again. With Ram’s running back Steven Jackson gauging the defense for 4-5 yards at a time, I will be keeping my eye on Ram’s wide receiver Danny Amendola who was targeted 9 times last week.
The Vikings offense struggled in week one against the defending champions and looked very rusty in doing so, but with the extended time to work Favre and company should click today at home. The talk has been wide receiver Greg Camarillo stepping up as his go to, but I will be keeping my eye on wideout Bernard Berrian; it’s time for him to step up.
The Bengals swept the AFC North division a year ago (not an easy feat) and today will host the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens looked stout last week against the Jets, but only 10 points in week one my eyes will be on the Bengal’s offense. With Owens and Ochocinco, Palmer and company should have no problem scoring more than 10 points.
The Manning bowl will provide me with some interest, as poorly as the Colts run defense played last week I am not expecting a whole lot of improvement. I will be keeping my eyes on the Giants backfield (Bradshaw and Jacobs), whom should do well against a defense that was shredded for over 200 yards on the ground.
My Survivor Picks
This year we will be testing our fantasy skill in the Next Generation in Fantasy Football. Suicide Fantasy Football, it’s the newest craze in the game. It’s survival of the fittest and exactly that, a survivor league. In a 35-team league, we currently stand in 11th place. Here were our picks from a week ago and a look at our picks for this Sunday:
Last Week:
Donovan McNabb (7pts)
Matt Forte (32pts)
Carnell Williams (9pts)
Jeremy Maclin (10pts)
Jabar Gaffney (9pts)
Zach Miller (4pts)
Joe Nedney (6pts)
QB-Michael Vick: He is ready to make his first start since 2006. His legs look back and he still has the arm and weapons to go downfield.
RB-Ahamd Bradshaw: The Colts run defense looked bad and without safety Bob Sanders they will struggle against Giant’s run game.
RB-Rashard Mendenhall: The Titans run defense allowing over 5.0 yards per carry. Good matchup for Steeler run game.
WR-Greg Jennings: The Packers offense started slow last week, this week without Grant, Rodgers-to-Jennings should be big.
WR-Nate Washington: Nate has good chemistry with his quarterback and with defense focused on stopping the run, will have lots of single coverage today.
TE-Chris Cooley: Chris showed good chemistry with McNabb last week, expect to see him heavily targeted (9 targets last week) again this week.
PK-Nick Folk: The Jets offense is still a work in progress and is likely to struggle in the red-zone against Belichick; expect more kicks than thrills (TDs).
This year we will be testing our fantasy skill in the Next Generation in Fantasy Football. Suicide Fantasy Football, it’s the newest craze in the game. It’s survival of the fittest and exactly that, a survivor league. In a 35-team league, we currently stand in 11th place. Here were our picks from a week ago and a look at our picks for this Sunday:
Last Week:
Donovan McNabb (7pts)
Matt Forte (32pts)
Carnell Williams (9pts)
Jeremy Maclin (10pts)
Jabar Gaffney (9pts)
Zach Miller (4pts)
Joe Nedney (6pts)
QB-Michael Vick: He is ready to make his first start since 2006. His legs look back and he still has the arm and weapons to go downfield.
RB-Ahamd Bradshaw: The Colts run defense looked bad and without safety Bob Sanders they will struggle against Giant’s run game.
RB-Rashard Mendenhall: The Titans run defense allowing over 5.0 yards per carry. Good matchup for Steeler run game.
WR-Greg Jennings: The Packers offense started slow last week, this week without Grant, Rodgers-to-Jennings should be big.
WR-Nate Washington: Nate has good chemistry with his quarterback and with defense focused on stopping the run, will have lots of single coverage today.
TE-Chris Cooley: Chris showed good chemistry with McNabb last week, expect to see him heavily targeted (9 targets last week) again this week.
PK-Nick Folk: The Jets offense is still a work in progress and is likely to struggle in the red-zone against Belichick; expect more kicks than thrills (TDs).
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