Fantasy Football (2010) Week Two

Wow, I got *creamed* in Week Two, losing by 80 points! My team came up with a mediocre 66 points, partially due to Ryan Mathews getting injured in the first quarter and Tom Brady getting stymied by the Jets defense in the second half of the game. My opponent, on the other hand, had the highest scoring game of anyone in the league so far this season (146), as Lions RB Jahvid Best turned in a whopping 40 points single-handedly, with Frank Gore and the Steelers D/ST getting 28 each. Considering his QB only got 2 points, that's an amazing total. Even if my team had doubled their point total, I still would have l0st, so at least I didn't end up wasting a lot of points.

I'm sticking with Ryan Mathews even though he's a bit banged up, mainly because I can't find anyone else who is clearly better. With Tom Brady and Wes Welker playing the Bills, I think things will be better next week, but then my opponent also has Chris Johnson so who knows.

And The Wife once again won big (86-65) and obtained bragging rights within the household. "The NFL is a marathon, not a sprint!" I reply, and hope things turn around because we now have a bet riding on which team scores the most total points over the course of the season: whoever loses has to write a blog post saying whatever the winner wants. Her starting RB, Reggie Bush, is out for the next several weeks, so it could be my lucky break.

ACCELERATED SUN RUNNERS (66 Points)

QB Tom Brady: 11 Points

RB Ryan Mathews: 2 Points

RB Ahmad Bradshaw: 8 Points

RB/WR Donald Driver: 9 Points

WR Wes Welker: 9 Points

WR Terrell Owens: 5 Points

TE Jermichael Finley: 10 Points

D/ST Jets: 8 Points

K Ryan Longwell: 4 Points

AUSSIE MCDONALD39 (146 POINTS)

QB Joe Flacco: 2 Points

RB Frank Gore: 28 Points

RB Jahvid Best: 40 Points

RB/WR Mike Wallace: 2 Points

WR Randy Moss: 9 Points

WR Calvin Johnson: 13 Points

TE Antonio Gates: 17 Points

D/ST Steelers: 28 Points

K Matt Prater: 7 Points