Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The Pigskin's Painful Week 1

The National Football League's opening weekend did not hurt as much for us as it did for Eric Berry or Nate Kaeding, but it came close enough.
The People's Pigskin dropped a heartbreaker to the Hudson Valley Hawks2, losing by a final score of 84-81. We open the People's League season with a record of 0-1.
Here's how we got here.
Tony Romo, QB: 23 of 36 passing for 342 yards, 3 rushes for 9 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception, 1 fumble lost and 17 fantasy points. Maybe it's unfair to pin this on him, but Romo was one of the last two players representing the Pigskin, and we had this game won until those two late turnovers.
Ray Rice, RB: 19 rushes for 107 yards, 4 receptions for 42 yards, 2 touchdowns and 26 fantasy points. Rice was clearly our star of the week. His ability to find holes (and the end zone) played a critical in a Baltimore beatdown of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
DeAngelo Williams, RB: 12 rushes for 30 yards, 1 reception for 6 yards and 3 fantasy points. While Cam Newton was setting records under center, Williams must have been wondering whether he could get a little love. The good news: He got more carries than Jonathan Stewart.
Larry Fitzgerald, WR: 3 receptions, 62 yards and 6 fantasy points. The good news is that Fitzgerald got the most targets from Kevin Kolb. That should mean the reception and yardage figures will go up as the season progresses.
Percy Harvin, WR: 4 rushes for 15 yards, 2 receptions for 7 yards, 1 return touchdown and 7 fantasy points. It's a good thing Harvin found the end zone on special teams, because Donovan McNabb's tenure at the Minnesota Vikings got off to a rough start.
Joseph Addai, Flex: 8 rushes for 39 yards, 2 receptions for 13 yards and 4 fantasy points. The conventional wisdom was that, even without Peyton Manning, the Indianapolis Colts had enough offensive weapons to at least tread water. Maybe not.
Jason Witten, TE: 6 receptions, 110 yards and 11 fantasy points. How many things would have changed if Jim Leonhard doesn't tackle Witten on that late deep catch? Well, for one thing, we would have had enough points to win this game.
Pittsburgh Steelers, D/ST: 1 sack, 35 points allowed, and minus-3 fantasy points. It's not often you hear the words "Steelers" and "completely manhandled" in the same sentence. At least, not with the Steelers as the recipient of said manhandling.
John Kasay, K: 2 for 2 on field goals, 4 for 4 on extra points and 10 fantasy points. So what if he's 41 years old? He might be a keeper.
Bench: Wes Welker racked up 28 points (in bunches). Eli Manning scored 14, and former teammate Plaxico Burress scored 13.
This week, the People's Pigskin licks its wounds and gets ready for a week 2 matchup against Glen Gardner's Finest. We need your help to avoid an 0-2 start. The polls are open (below the NASCAR lineup polls) and will remain open through Saturday night. Please vote now. Thanks.

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