WEEK 2 REPORT

In Week 2, the Extra Crispy and Original divisions squared off in five showdown matches, including our featured GAME OF THE WEEK which went right down to the wire. The Extra Crispy Division may have lost the main event, but the undercard was rather one-sided. The Houston Fuzz, Cougars, and Parking Thugs won their respective match-ups with The Spoiler being the only exception other than the Predators to record a victory.

Let's take a look back on all the action from Week 2 of the BCFFL beginning with our Game of the Week:

PEYTON WINS BIG!

Peyton Manning is not only the NFL's highest-paid player, he's been just about the best fantasy player two weeks in a row. After a 45-point performance in Houston during Week 1, Peyton faced his younger brother, Eli, on Sunday night in prime time, and put in 36-points more. Very impressive. He was a good 16-points better than his adversary, Tom Brady, on the Delta Marauders, and played an instrumental role in bringing the Predators to a nailbiting 132-131 victory!

The Predators #2 draft pick, Andre Johnson, rose to the occasion, overcoming an injury early in Sunday's game against Washington, and made a sensational touchdown catch on his way to 25-points in this game. The Chiefs defense rewarded the Predators with 13-points in their win over Cleveland.

And Arian Foster impressed in that game as well with 69 yards receiving and 69 yards rushing for 12-points.

The Delta Marauders were just narrowly beaten and remain a very strong contender in the BCFFL at this point. It's tough to knock off the champs any time you're in that big of a game, and the score (132-131) shows they had a great chance to be the first to do so.

Tom Brady had a great game with 25-points in a road loss to the Jets. Dez Bryant returned a punt in Dallas' loss to the Bears and added 21-points for the Marauders. Sam Bradford (18) and Matt Forte (15) also played well for the DMs in Week 2.

In the end, the Predators, your defending champions, remain undefeated heading into Week 3. Who will be the first team to rack up a win against the champs? We may find out in Week 3 as they prepare to face the Houston Fuzz. The Marauders will go on to face The Spoiler in Week 3.

COUGARS WIN $10 PRIZE

& A BIG WIN OVER THE BANDITS!

We had a feeling that the Cougars line-up was looking good thanks to the handiwork of Stingrays owner John Castanha, at the draft. But 183-points in Week 2 good? Now THAT is impressive. Frank Gore and the 49ers offense came alive but fell 3-points short against the world champion Saints. His 34-points propelled the Cougars to the big win over the Backdoor Bandits for their first of the season.

Week 2 was all about waking up for the Cougars. Take Mark Sanchez for example. His 31-points was huge as the Jets defeated the Patriots at home. He struggled to do much of anything against Baltimore in Week 1 on Monday night. Antonio Gates caught a couple of TD passes at home against the Jags for 25-points. Eli Manning struggled but still poured on 24-points for the Giants in defeat to Indianapolis. And Adrian Peterson made the highlight reels with a tremendous leapfrogging run on his way to 26-points in Minnesota. When all the wheels are clicking for the Cougars, they have a very strong arsenal of weapons to hurt you with.

The Bandits struggles continued in Week 2 as they dropped to 0-2 in defeat to the Cougars. Donovan McNabb (27) and Michael Vick (29) were the team leaders with a combined 56-points. DeSean Jackson (Vick's WR) was the main beneficiary with 23-points. And Darren McFadden added 14-points at RB.

Congrats to the Cougars on their big win and good luck this weekend as they face the Allie-Gators, and to the Bandits as they battle The Megatons.

ALLIE-GATORS TICKETED

BY THE PARKING THUGS, 139-131!

LeSean McCoy of the Philadelphia Eagles led the Parking Thugs to an 8-point victory over the Allie-Gators in Week 2 with 120 rushing yards and 3 rushing TDs (14, 4, 46). Tony Romo (20) and Philip Rivers did their part for the Thugs as the top two draft picks threw for 708 passing yards combined and 4 TDs (1, 9, 4, 54). Even good old Sebastian Janikowski got in on the act with 10-points kicking.

The Gators got another great start out of a new-and-improved Jay Cutler (31-points) and an impressive Monday night showing from Alex Smith (19-points). The Steelers DST kicked things off Sunday morning by returning the opening kick-off for a TD and finished the day with 29-points for the AGs. Lastly, Reggie Wayne continues to impress and he added 19-points of his own.

Still, too many players came up short down the stretch for the Gators and the Thugs walked away with a W for the Extra Crispy Division.

RODGERS *SPOILS* HIS TEAM

WITH 34-POINTS IN VICTORY!

The fantasy phenom, Aaron Rodgers, cruised to a big win over Buffalo with 255 passing yards, 2 TDs, plus 20 rushing yards and a rushing TD, in The Spoiler's 152-124 win over The Megatons. The Original Division's only other win was due in large part to the efforts of the Green Bay signal-caller.

Dallas Clark came through for The Spoiler with a 50-yard receiving TD. Kyle Orton was strong at QB in Denver with 307 passing yards, 2 TDs, and 27-points. And Chris Cooley, the OTHER tight end in the line-up pitched in 16-points in the big win.

The Megatons struggled to find points at RB with Pierre Thomas (9) and Cadillac Williams (5) coming up short. The tight end situation in Megatons-land was not so rosy as Brent Celek had a case of stage fright with just 2-points. The highlights were Steve Smith with a 37-yard TD reception and 16-points; Drew Brees with a big Monday night road victory in SF (24) and Matt Ryan (29) who dismantled the Arizona Cardinals.

Anytime you get over on The Megatons, it is a big deal. They are historically one of the league's toughest teams to beat.

FUZZ CLOBBER GAUCHOS, 101-66!

This game nearly turned into a battle of who could score the least amount of points? Mired in a game somewhere in the mid-50s in terms of points, the Fuzz jumped ahead with more than 40-points in the afternoon games to run away with it. Top draft pick Matt Schaub hit the Gauchos with 40-points on damn near 500 passing yards (497) and 3 TDs.

Kevin Walter was the big difference-maker and major contributor for the Fuzz as he caught many of those Schaub passes for 144-receiving yards and 24-points. There wasn't much beyond those two, but that appeared to be enough to paste the Gauchos.

Tim Hightower was left on the Fuzz bench with 27-points on 115 rushing yards and an 80-yard TD. Mario Manningham was another miss with 27-points on the bench with a 54-yard receiving TD.

The Gauchos missed BIG TIME with Matt Hasselbeck on the bench with 27-points and Vince Young getting thrown to the wolves with 0-points against Pittsburgh. Randy Moss made a sweet one-handed TD catch for 13-points and Austin Collie had 12-points on Sunday night at home against the Giants.

In the end, 66-points is just 66-points. Gulp.

So that's it for Week 2 in the BCFFL. Your Week 3 preview will be on the way!

So far, the Extra Crispy Division are split 3-3 in six games this season thanks to the Predators win over the Cougars last weekend. Yes, for those of you keeping score, the Predators have 2 of the 3 Original Division wins over the Extra Crispy Division this season.