A few game reports first:
Raiders (rob) vs. Chargers (gqbl)
I don't know why the Chargers were favored in this matchup. I guess Las Vegas saw what Carson did last time he was out, and figured he was going to continue that trend. Come on, give the man a little credit, he was working on less than a week's practice straight out of retirement. Meanwhile, someone out there always puts too much faith in the Chargers; this is the team that lost all it's games while simultaneously having the best offense, and the best defense in the league. That takes a special kind of talent for failure. A special teams kind of talent, I guess. Also, it was basically a home game for the Raiders - the stands were so full of Raiders fans that I had to keep double-checking the logo on the field when they overwhelmingly cheered Oakland touchdowns. Sad times in San Diego.
Interesting Tidbit from the Game: Pass interference cannot be called on punt formation plays! The Raiders lined up for a punt, but instead faked it and attempted a throw for the first down - the Raider receiver on the other end was completely flattened, but the ref was forced to explain that it is not pass interference if the offensive formation is not set up for pass. Crazy!
When I expressed my gratitude last week to the Jets for potentially providing the blueprint to beating the Bills, I had forgotten that the head coach of the Jets (Rex Ryan) is the twin brother of the defensive coordinator for the Cowboys (Rob Ryan) and that the Jets have a vested interest in seeing the Bills lose some more games, because the Jets have to contend with the Bills to win the AFC East. At any rate, I had plenty on the line here: Bills were not who we thought they were in terms of BQBL, and Cowboys desperately need to start stringing together some wins to make a run of their own towards the playoffs. All in all, a successful day on all fronts, then. Cowboys smashed the Bills, knocked around Ryan Fitzpatrick hard (hopefully making him rethink his decision to be a good QB), and all the other teams in the NFC East lost Sunday. Fantastic.
Interesting Tidbit from the Game: Have I never explained to you the rules behind what game you watch every weekend? Is it because you don't care? Then go straight to this website to just find out each week what your region is watching.
- Nan: 160
- Panthers - Cam Newton: 27
- Jaguars - Blaine Gabbert: 27
- Chiefs - Matt Cassel: 13, Tyler Palko: 11
- Buccaneers - Josh Freeman: 69, Josh Johnson: 13
- Alison: 116
- Cowboys - Tony Romo: -5
- Eagles - Michael Vick: 39
- Browns - Colt McCoy: 12
- Lions - Matthew Stafford: 70
Good thing she didn't watch the Lions game, or else she'd be pretty outraged that she didn't get extra points for Matthew Stafford trying to choke a dude. The BQBL rules couldn't possibly foresee every bad QB act.
- Me: 120
- Redskins - Rex Grossman: 30
- Bills - Ryan Fitzpatrick: 69
- 49ers - Alex Smith: 5
- Bengals - Andy Dalton: 16
- Rob: 162
- Dolphins - Matt Moore: 22
- Raiders - Carson Palmer: 5
- Broncos - Tim Tebow: 50
- Colts - Curtis Painter: 61, Dan Orlovsky: 19
Un-freaking-believable, Rob. You and your cheating somehow, and I'll never understand how, got Curtis Painter benched for the second week in a row? WHAT IS GOING ON. You know that's not right, and I demand Caldwell be the one that's replaced next week. How is that even allowable? It should be illegal, and you know it.
- Xian: 18
- Texans - Matt Schaub: 0
- Steelers - Ben Roethisberger: -7
- Ravens - Joe Flacco: 15
- Seahawks - Tavaris Jackson: 10
Even the Seahawks gave him only 10 points this week. Sad times.
- GOOD QB NPC: -10
- Patriots - Tom Brady: 11
- Chargers - Philip Rivers: 15
- Saints - Drew Brees: -18
- Packers - Aaron Rodgers: -8, Matt Flynn, -10
- MEDIUM QB NPC: 31
- Giants - Eli Manning: 4
- Falcons - Matt Ryan: -4
- Cardinals - John Skelton: 7
- Jets - Mark Sanchez: 24
- BAD QB NPC: 88
- Titans - Matt Hasselbeck: 5
- Bears - Jay Cutler: 34
- Vikings - Christian Ponder: 28
- Rams - Sam Bradford: 21
Annnnnd.... groupings are back to stabilized, thanks mostly to the top three QBs in the league returning to form (and Philip Rivers not doing anything TOO drastic) and BQB NPC league consisting mostly of failure and injury.
