Actual facts from the Eagles’ win Sunday that make you wonder if they actually won that game:
** Nick Foles had a pathetic 4 yds passing in the first quarter of the game on Sunday. The Eagles offense had the ball for 2 mins, 9 seconds in that quarter.
** The Eagles lost two offensive lineman and their top RB during the course of the game, and totaled only 54 rushing yards for the day.
** The Eagles were down 10 points for the third game in a row.
** The Philly defense allowed two 100-yard WRs, 76 offensive plays and 511 yards of offense to the DC opponents.
** Nick Foles was actually killed twice on the field by hits from defensive linemen.
So, if the Niners jump out to a 21-0 lead on Sunday … that means the birds will be 4-0? Maybe?
QB: Andrew Luck, 40.30 pts -- started by Jim WR: Julio Jones, 32.23 pts -- started by Jo
RB: Marshawn Lynch, 26.47 pts -- started by me
TE: Martellus Bennett, 20.60 pts -- sitting on my bench
K: Adam Vinatieri, 16.00 pts -- started by Paul
DEF: Atlanta, 31.00 pts -- sitting on Paul’s bench
D: Bruce Carter, 13.00 pts -- on the wire
Three of the top five fantasy WRs (Garcon, Maclin and Matthews) and two of the top three fantasy QBs (Cousins and Foles) came from Sunday’s Eagles game. DeSean Jackson? Good game in his return, but only good enough to be the 12th best wideout this week. But he did get away with the most uncalled cheap shots, so he has that going for him.
“Craptastic” edition
3rd place: Jalen Saunders, -1.50 pts -- on the wire
1st place (tie): Jacksonville, -4.00 pts -- on the wire
1st place (tie): Washington, -4.00 pts -- on the wire
Of course, the trade off to all those big offensive numbers is that the DC defense was an awful, awful fantasy play...
Worth noting: Of the 10 worst defenses this week, we started five of them. Combined, Dad (Baltimore), Paul (Buffalo), Ant (San Fran), Houston (Jeff), and Sam (Carolina) scored 15 pts with those bums, while Joanna scored 22 pts with her Detroit defense alone.
Joe Buck, at the start of the Eagles game Sunday: “It could not be more perfect weather here in Philadelphia.”
Display on the screen: “76 degrees, partly cloudy.”
It does not surprise me to learn that Joe Buck’s version of a clear sky is one that is not clear.
Here’s a look at the players you should have drafted for your college football fantasy league, based on this weekend’s performances:
** QB: Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion -- 56.8 fantasy pts
(430 passing yds, 5 TDs; 36 rushing yds, 1 TD)
** RB: Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin -- 56.6 fantasy pts
(253 rushing yds, 5 TDs; 1 catch, 5 yds)
** WR: Cayleb Jones, Arizona -- 43.4 fantasy pts
(13 catches for 186 yds, 3 TDs)
** DEF: Temple -- 48 fantasy pts
(Zero pts allowed, 3 sacks, 4 turnovers, 3 return TDs, 1 punt block)
I actually found the kicker point totals too, but they were pretty boring. Besides, if you started these four players, you’d have a 200-plus pts week already.
Left for dead by many pundits, the Dallas Cowboys find themselves in second place early in the season. It’s a good start but can it last?
Short answer: no.
Long answer: Well, the name of the team’s new DT doesn’t think so:
Dallas Cowboys free agent defensive tackle Terrell McClain
Gym tent fleecers: Second is twice above real rank. Fall called.
You’d think with all that money, the Cowboys could work out in a real practice facility and not a gym tent. Maybe it has something to do with harnessing their evil.
** Posted an impressive 12-4 record in the picks this week, two better than Dad and leaving us even for the yearly standings. I’d like to thank the Bears for not blowing that Monday night game despite really trying.
** For the record, the Eagles have led for 4 mins 39 seconds of their 90 mins of first half play so far this year. That’s … not good. But they’ve had the lead for all three of the final seconds of those games.
** Six teams on a bye this week plus a Thursday night game means that on Sunday there will be … two games? Three games?
Week 3 standings 1 --- Tickle me Romo --- 429.16 pts
2 --- Sheldon's Big Money --- 415.09 pts
3 --- Gettin' Chippy --- 394.59 pts
4 --- Blue Collar Killers --- 386.28 pts
5 --- The Maltese Falcons --- 382.55 pts
6 --- Stewie Griffins Head --- 375.64 pts
7 --- Ouch My Zach Ertz --- 374.93 pts
8 --- Show Me Your TDs --- 358.33 pts
9 --- I Mildly Like WRs --- 341.91 pts
10 --- king hippo --- 317.20 pts
11 --- Car full of Clowneys --- 314.23 pts
I’ve got a hold of the #1 spot once again, but it’s a shrinking lead. Another good week by Jim, a 150-plus-pts performance from Joanna’s squad, and another solid result for Jeff put the top four spots in the hands of current/former Ohio residents.
Meanwhile, Sam’s 79-pts week leaves him struggling near the bottom. And everyone else? There’s only 14 weeks left to get your acts in gear…
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