FCNPFFL: Week 1 Results

For the first time since I've taken over as commish of this fine league I find myself in a position where I: 1) not working Tuesday nights 2) not at a job with enough down time to type this up during the day. That being said, coming home and not being able to get out a recap until 8pm on a Tuesday is too late for my liking.

What I am going to ask of the group is for any volunteers to take on writing a recap email each week. It would be awesome if 5-6 people stepped up to write 1-2 weeks and I'll pick up the rest. My goal is to have someone get the email out either late Monday night (like I used to do back in the day) or in time for a lunch time read like I have in more recent years. I know we all have 'real' jobs now and I probably won't get any takers, but if I do, thank you in advance.

My new job will be at its busiest here during September so this might be the earliest I have a chance to write this for the rest of the month.

There are no BYE weeks in Week 2.

Waivers will commence late Wednesday night. As a reminder please put all your choices on the website. If you email them to me I will delete the email immediately. After the waivers have been processed you will be free to add any kicker/defense by emailing me and I will process them in turn.

Okay onto the games:

Keeping with tradition I'll lead off with my game against Alex whose skill set has been embiggened (which is a perfectly cromulent word) by his promotion at the Washington Post this season. He started the season on the right with 23 points from Marshawn Lynch on Thursday night. My team was shaken, but not beaten as I got steady performances from Jay Cutler (23 points) and DeMarco Murray (16 points). Alex was bolstered by a 20 point performance from AJ Green (17 points on one play). The game was still in doubt late into the night on Monday, but QB Carson Palmer had some late magic that didn't go to my WR Michael Floyd to win the game for Alex..

Final Score: Worthless Peons 86 Escaped Lunatics 73

Our preseason favorite (per CBS) Ben drew Joel in Week 1 and did the favorite ever deliver. Using the en vogue 0 RB draft method, Ben got 25 from Peyton Manning and 24 from Julius Thomas. His other strength, the WRs actually came up empty with just 4 points, but, go figure, Ben got 16 from his RBs which now include 2 starters as Ben Tate was lost to injury in Cleveland. What elevated his Week 1 performance to a $10 winning performance was 20 points from his 49ers defense. Joel didn't have a horrible week with 15 from Philip Rivers and 13 each from Matt Forte and Daniel LaRusso aka Antonio Brown.

Final Score: The Magic Wands 99 Nikachu 68

Right behind Ben for Week 1 supremacy was John who took on Nick B. Both teams scored well, but with 28 from Megatron, 23 from Nick Foles, 18 from Jeremy Maclin, 11 from Ryan Mathews and 10 Martellus Bennett he was able to overcome the Houdini performance from last years bust Doug Martin who is well on his way to a repeat performance.  Nick B was led by Le'Veon Bell who dropped in the draft due to his DWI, but was great in Week 1 with 21 points. Tom Brady scored 12, Greg Olsen tacked on 11 and the Bengals clawed their way to 10 points.

Final Score: The Situation 96 The Knacks 73

And then there was Adam who scoffed at the defending champ curse of this league and then, well, got smacked in the face with it. He 'battled' Nick G on paper, but he really was up against the injury bug this weekend. Cam Newton, Eddie Lacy, Ben Tate and Jordan Cameron all either didn't play or left early with an injury. Only the Panthers D managed to eclipse double figures as Adam may nearly have set a record for futility in Week 1 for the FCNPFFL. Nick G had no such problems as Andrew Luck and his 31 points nearly won the game outright. He got 11 from Shane Vereen and decent performances from AP, Percy Harvin, Julian Edelman and Steven Hauschka to win easily.

Final Score: The Lollipop Kids 78 Biggums' 'Basers 35

Luke and Mike paired up and our new defensive scoring was in full effect in this game. Luke started the stout Seahawks defense and they mustered a quality 12 points while Mike started the Saints 'defense' and were treated to our first ever, and new worst score ever, -5 points. That 17 points swing went a long way into deciding this game. Luke was led by the strongest part of the Saints (the offense) with 19 from Drew Brees and 12 from rookie Brandin Cooks. He also got 14 from Vernon Davis to round out the victory. Mike got 15 from Tony Romo and 14 from Mike Nugent in the loss.

Final Score: Deathtongue 82 Bookoo Barbarians 56

Back to a closer game: Matt and Ike tussled in a game that wasn't decided until the wee hours on Monday as Ike jumped out behind 23 from Cordarrelle Patterson and his awesome running ability, 13 from Montee Ball and a very pedestrian 12 from Aaron Rodgers. Matt nearly climbed all the way back behind the right arm of Matt Ryan who torched Mike's defense for 39 points setting an Atlanta passing record. Going into the MNF games Matt had Golden Tate and a gimpy Andre Ellington to try and make up a 16 point deficit. He got 6 from Tate early, but an early fumble by Ellington in the nightcap led to a lowly 4 points and a six point loss.

Final Score: Myra's College Fund 79 Rainbows & Puppies 73

In our final game we got another high scoring game between our defending runner up, Nate, and our defending draft board monkey, Jody. Big Ben came out hot for Jody with 21, kicker Matt Bryant was strong with 18, CJ Spiller tacked on 11 and Roddy White got rowdy with 10 points to get the 'Nutz rolling. Nate got 19 from Knowshon Moreno and 13 from Shaun Suisham, but was also hit by his defense racking up -3 points. He trailed by 24 points with Matt Stafford and Keenan Allen left to play. By the time Allen stepped onto the field, the difference had been made up thanks to Stafford destroying the Giants defense for 36 points.

Final Score: The Bounchers 86 DoggNutz 72