Week 2 Heroes & Zeros

This was a great week to start…

QBs

Cam Newton, Panthers – Torched the 49ers for 353 passing yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT and 37 rushing yards.

Matt Ryan, Falcons – Flung it for 396 yards and 3 TDs, plus an INT.

Carson Palmer, Cardinals – Passed for 308 yards and 3 TDs, without a turnover, before taking an early shower.

Tyrod Taylor, Bills – Rebounded from poor outing in the opener with 297 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT, plus 25 rushing yards.

Philip Rivers, Chargers – Tossed 4 TDs with just 220 yards, plus a fumble.

Derek Carr, Raiders – Passed for 299 and 3 TDs, without a turnover.

RBs

Matt Forte, Bears – Piled up 100 yards and a TD trifecta on Thursday night.

Giovani Bernard, Bengals – Just 17 rushing yards, but PPR leaguers loved his 9 receptions for 100 yards and a score, though he fumbled.

WRs

Kelvin Benjamin, Panthers – Scored twice on 7 catches for 108 yards.

Travis Benjamin, Chargers – Took 6 passes for 115 yards and 2 TDs.

Corey Coleman, Browns – The rookie had his coming-out party with 5 receptions for 104 yards and 2 TDs.

Stefon Diggs, Vikings – Likes his new QB, teaming for 9 receptions, 182 yards and a TD.

TEs

Greg Olsen, Panthers – Led his peers with 5 catches for 122 yards and a TD.

Martellus Bennett, Patriots – No longer just a blocker, Marty B. took his 5 receptions for 114 yards and a score.

D/STs

Cardinals – Collected 4 INTs, 1 fumble recovery, 2 sacks, a TD on an INT return and held the Bucs to 7 points.

Broncos – Generated 5 sacks, 2 turnovers and scored TDs on both turnovers.

Panthers – Amassed 2 sacks, 2 INTs, a fumble and a TD on the fumble return.

Ks

Graham Gano, Panthers – Hit all 4 of his FGs – for 31, 39, 41 and 49 yards – plus 4 XPs.

This was a great week to play against…

QBs

Alex Smith, Chiefs – Passed for 186 yards without a score and 2 lost fumbles.

Eli Manning, Giants – Led the Giants to victory, but not his fantasy teams, with 368 passing yards, but no scores and a fumble.

Jameis Winston, Bucs – Had a miserable afternoon, passing for 243 yards and a TD, but 4 INTs and a fumble.

Russell Wilson, Seahawks – Passed for just 254 yards without a score or a turnover.

Andrew Luck, Colts – Amassed just 197 passing and 22 rushing yards with 1 TD but 2 turnovers.

Jay Cutler, Bears – Passed for 157 yards with 0 TDs, but an INT and a fumble. Yeah, he kinda sucks.

RBs

Adrian Peterson, Vikings – Managed just 26 combined yards before leaving with a knee injury.

Arian Foster, Dolphins – Shocker… He left injured after just 9 rushing yards.

Thomas Rawls, Seahawks – Injured after losing 7 yards rushing and catching 3 balls for 15 yards.

Jonathan Stewart, Panthers – Left injured after gaining just 16 total yards.

Ameer Abdullah, Lions – Only 38 yards before leaving with a foot injury.

Doug Martin, Bucs – Ran for 23 yards before exiting early with a bum hammy.

Danny Woodhead, Chargers – Injured his knee and lost for the year after rushing for just 27 yards.

Justin Forsett, Ravens – Ran for 37 yards and caught 3 passes for just 9 more.

Carlos Hyde, 49ers – Ran for 34 yards and had just 18 yards on 3 receptions.

James White, Patriots – Ran for 19 and caught 2 passes for 10 yards.

Rashad Jennings, Giants – Combined for 40 yards on the day.

Mark Ingram, Saints – Just 30 rushing and 17 receiving yards (on 4 catches).

Jeremy Hill, Bengals – Held in check with 22 rushing yards and 3 catches for 37 more.

T.J. Yeldon, Jaguars – Rushed for 28 yards and made just 10 yards on 8 catches.

Eddie Lacy, Packers – Settled for 50 rushing yards on Sunday night.

WRs

Sammy Watkins, Bills – Hobbled around for 20 yards on 2 catches.

Donte Moncrief, Colts – Caught a 9-yarder.

Doug Baldwin, Seahawks – He settled for 20 yards on 3 receptions.

Mohamed Sanu, Falcons – Only 19 yards on 3 catches.

Tajae Sharpe, Titans – Collected 33 yards on 4 balls.

A.J. Green, Bengals – Limited to 38 yards on 2 receptions.

Golden Tate, Lions – Took 2 passes for 13 yards.

Antonio Brown, Steelers – You can’t ask for much better than 4 receptions for 39 yards.

Emmanuel Sanders, Broncos – Just 3 for 39 yards.

DeSean Jackson, Redskins – Only 40 yards on 3 receptions against a team that he loves to torch.

T.Y. Hilton, Colts – Just 41 yards on 4 catches.

Kevin White, Bears – Notched 36 yards on his 4 receptions.

TEs

Coby Fleener, Saints – Still out of sync with Brees, catching just 2 balls for 29 yards.