15 September 2013

Instant reaction: Week two

My instant reactions for Week Two of the NFL season.

New England 13, Jets 10
Go ahead and mark the AFC East teams on your schedule as wins. This game was terribly ugly. 

Chicago 31, Minnesota 30
Getting into an early 0-2 hole in the NFC North is not good for the Vikings' playoff chances. 

Buffalo 24, Carolina 23
Congratulations to EJ Manuel on his first NFL win.

Atlanta 31, St. Louis 24
The Rams must REALLY be done with Steven Jackson. 

Green Bay 38, Washington 20
OK guys, the East divisions of both conferences will be sending an 8-8 division champ to the playoffs. As an aside, Brandon Merriweather deserves a suspension with two helmet-to-helmets in this game. 

Miami 24, Indianapolis 20
This game could be the difference between a bye week and hosting the wild card round. 

Kansas City 17, Dallas 16
Don't get excited yet Chiefs fans, no one wants to win the NFC East. Be proud of 2-0, though. You've already matched last year's win total. 

San Diego 33, Philadelphia 30
It is the NFC East, so take it with a grain of salt. However, San Diego is quickly becoming my dark-horse in the AFC wild card race.

Baltimore 14, Cleveland 6
Congratulations to Joe Flacco on being a dad for the second time. That's about the only notable thing about this game.

Houston 30, Tennessee 24 (OT)
The good teams find a way to win, but I wouldn't be surprised if these two teams are playing week 17 for a playoff spot. 

Arizona 25, Detroit 21
Carson Palmer earned his first win as a Cardinal in comeback fashion. A sign of things to come?

Oakland 19, Jacksonville 9
Terrelle Pryor hopes he's the answer in Oakland, but a ten-point win over the Jaguars won't prove much. 

Denver 41, Giants 23
How good are the Broncos? And how bad are the Giants? Regardless, Peyton wins all-time bragging rights against Eli. 

New Orleans 16, Tampa Bay 14
The Saints are back. Schiano is done.

Seattle 29, San Francisco 3
Don't ever doubt the 12th Man. Ever.

Cincinnati 20, Pittsburgh 10
I drafted Giovanni Bernard in my fantasy league for a reason.

Speaking of fantasy....

Clayton's fantasy update
Fear The Llama earned its first win of the young season with a 115-104.5 victory in the adjusted league, while Romo No-mo played to a 74-all tie in the standard league. Had Martellus Bennett or Tavon Austin gotten the start over Tony Gonzalez or Demaryius Thomas, respectively, Romo No-mo would have indeed prevailed, and thus reached 2-0 on the season. As such, the team will settle for 1-0-1 and move on to next week's division match against 1-1 Team Hartman.

In news of should-have-started, both the Seahawks defense and Giovanni Bernard rode the Fear The Llama bench this week and combined for 40.5 points. I benched the Seahawks in favor of the Bills' D, a free-agent pickup. Boneheaded move of the week.

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