Week 1 Heroes & Zeros

This was a great week to start…

QBs

Peyton Manning, Broncos – Arguably the most dominating performance in the history of fantasy football, with 462 yards and 7 TDs.  If you didn’t win your matchup with Manning, you should give up now.

Eli Manning, Giants – Didn’t quite measure up to big bro, but 450 yards with 4 TDs, even countered by 3 INTs, is pretty salty.

Colin Kaepernick, 49ers – Served notice that he’s for real, with 412 passing yards and 3 TDs, plus 22 rushing yards.

Matt Schaub, Texans – Posted 346 yards and a TD trio, plus an INT.

Aaron Rodgers, Packers – Passed for 333 yards and 3 TDs, with one INT.

Philip Rivers, Chargers – Only had 195 yards, but that included 4 TDs and one pick, plus an 18-yard gallop.

RBs

Adrian Peterson, Vikings – Raced for 93 yards and 2 TDs, and added four catches for 18 yards and another score.

LeSean McCoy, Eagles – Ran for 184 yards and a TD, plus a 5-yard catch.

Reggie Bush, Lions – Accumulated 90 rushing yards and 4 receptions for 101 yards and a TD.

WRs

Victor Cruz, Giants – His salsa routine was on frequent display while reeling in 5 catches for 118 yards and a TD trifecta.

Anquan Boldin, 49ers – San Fran wins the award for best trade of a 6^th-round draft pick.  Reeled in 13 passes for 208 yards and a TD.

A.J. Green, Bengals – Took 9 receptions 162 yards and 2 TDs.

Demaryius Thomas, Broncos – Turned 5 catches into 161 yards and 2 TDs.

Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals – Collected 80 yards and 2 TDs on 8 passes.

Wes Welker, Broncos – Hauled in 9 passes for 67 yards and a pair of scores.  We’ll forgive the fumble.

Julian Edelman, Patriots – Scored twice while catching 7 balls for 79 yards.

Jordy Nelson, Packers – His 7 receptions went for 130 yards and a TD.

Andre Johnson, Texans – He was money in PPR leagues, catching a dozen balls for 146 yards.

TEs

Jared Cook, Rams – Began his St. Louis tenure on a high, with 7 catches for 141 yards and 2 TDs.

Julius Thomas, Broncos – His 5 receptions produced 110 yards and 2 TDs.

Vernon Davis, 49ers – Took 6 passes and turned them into 98 yards and a pair of scores.

Jason Witten, Cowboys – Scored twice on 8 catches for 70 yards.

Owen Daniels, Texans – Turned 5 catches into 67 yards and 2 TDs.

Jordan Cameron, Browns – The sleeper favorite caught 9 balls for 108 yards and a TD.

D/STs

Chiefs – Registered 6 sacks, 2 INTs and defensive TD and held Jags without a score (just a safety).

This was a great week to play against…

QBs

Cam Newton, Panthers – Gets off to another slow start, with just 125 passing yards and 1 TD, plus 38 on the ground.

Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers – Held to 191 passing yards, 1 TD and an INT.

RBs

Trent Richardson, Browns – Just 47 rushing and 30 receiving on 2 catches.

Lamar Miller, Dolphins – Only 3 yards rushing and a 7-yard catch against the Browns, and Daniel Thomas poached the short TD run.

David Wilson, Giants – May have fumbled (twice) his way out of a starting job after his 19-yard disaster on Sunday night.

Pittsburgh’s committee – Accumulated 46 yards total rushing and receiving.

Chris Ivory, Jets – No surprise he sputtered, gaining 15 yards on the day.

Montee Ball, Broncos – Just 24 yards in his NFL debut.

Gio Bernard, Bengals – The rookie won’t take over just yet. He debuted with 22 rushing and an 8-yard catch.

Ahmad Bradshaw, Colts – Out-produced by Vick Ballard, with just 26 rushing yards and a 7-yard reception.

Stevan Ridley, Patriots – Was on a nice roll until he fumbled; then played sparingly and finished with just 46 rushing yards.

Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks – Only 43 yards on the ground and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars – Just 45 yards and never caught a pass.

WRs

Roddy White, Falcons – Rumored to be playing with a high ankle sprain, he looks like it, with just 19 yards on 2 catches.

Mike Wallace, Dolphins – Still hasn’t gotten on the same page as his QB, finishing with a 15-yard catch.

Kenny Britt, Titans – Also reeled in a 15-yarder.

T.Y. Hilton, Colts – Off to a slow start with just 20 yards and 3 catches.

Dez Bryant, Cowboys – Hounded by the Giants all night and limited to 4 receptions for 22 yards.

Lance Moore, Saints – Squandered a great matchup with only 2 for 23.

Chris Givens, Rams – Only 27 yards on 2 catches.

Dwayne Bowe, Chiefs – Just 30 yards on 4 balls.

Calvin Johnson, Lions – Limited to 3 catches for 34 yards.

Eric Decker, Broncos – He dropped a pass in the end zone and finished with 2 catches for 32 yards.  Ouch.

Greg Jennings, Vikings – Only 3 receptions for 33 yards in his new jersey.

Calvin Johnson, Lions – What a difference a few inches can make.  Could have had 2 TDs, but instead settles for 37 yards on 4 catches.

Cecil Shorts, Jaguars – Managed only 40 yards on 3 receptions.

TEs

Zach Sudfeld, Patriots – Promising rookie was held without a catch.

Brandon Pettigrew, Lions – Only 6 yards on 2 receptions, plus a lost fumble.

Kyle Rudolph, Vikings – Just 2 receptions for 27 yards.