WEEK 1 REVIEW

  Original Division def Extra Crispy

110-102:

THE SPOILER def HOUSTON FUZZ

Cam Newton (17-pts)

303 PaYd, PaTD (22), 2 Paint, 4 RuYd

The Spoiler defeated the Houston Fuzz in Week 1's one and only inter-division contest, 110-102. Led by three players scoring 17-points, including their #1 draft pick Cam Newton, Philip Rivers, and Benjarvus Green-Ellis, The Spoiler improve to 1-0 on the season. 

Rivers' performance on Monday night in Oakland was the difference-maker for The Spoiler in Week 1. Otherwise, the Houston Fuzz may have stole the victory. Other contributions for The Spoiler came through Steve Johnson of the Bills (15-pts) and Marshawn Lynch (9-pts). 

Impressive bench contributions came from Niners QB Alex Smith (23-pts), Anquan Boldin (16-pts) and Donald Brown (12-pts).

Up Next: FRICK AND FRACK (1-0)

Tom Brady (23-pts)

236 PaYd, 2PaTD (23,2), RuYd

Week 1 was not kind to the Houston Fuzz who at least cracked the century mark with 102-points. Aside from Tom Brady's respectable outing, Shayne Graham (12-pts), Eli Manning (15-pts), and Darren Sproles (15-pts) were the other major contributors.

A total of 6-pts between Michael Turner and Tony Richardson at the other two RB spots hurt quite a bit, and Wes Welker had only 14 ReYD for 1-point in defeat.

Notable play off of the Houston bench included 21-pts out of Ryan Fitzpatrick, 15-pts from Nate Washington, and 14-pts from the Patriot DST.

Up Next: PREDATORS (1-0)

168-142:

FRICK & FRACK def WILDCATS

Peyton Manning (32-pts)

253 PaYD, 2PaTD (71, 1) Pa2P, 3 RuYD

Frick and Frack won the $10 prize for the league's highest score in Week 1 with 168-points in a win over Earl's Wildcats. Peyton Manning made his triumphant return to the NFL with a Sunday night victory over Pittsburgh before a prime time national audience. FF's #1 pick, Arian Foster got off to a solid start with 23-points and 2 TDs rushing. Matt Schaub (19), Shonn Green (17), Frank Gore (19), and Miles Austin (17) were among others in the line-up who contributed to FF's season-opening win.

Up Next: THE SPOILER (1-0)

Julio Jones (30-pts)

108 ReYD, 2 ReTD (8, 14)

The Wildcats would have defeated half of the league with their 142-points but the return of Peyton Manning ultimately did them in. The Cats had a sizable lead heading into Sunday night but could not stop Manning from rallying FF to victory. Blaine Gabbert (27) Stevan Ridley (22), and Jimmy Graham (18) got off in Week 1 for the Cats.

Notable play off the bench came from Mark Sanchez (29), Alfred Morris (29), and Lance Moore (22).

Up Next: ALLIE-GATORS (1-0)

154-147:

    PREDATORS def BACKDOOR BANDITS

Aaron Rodgers (29-pts)

303 PaYD, 2 PaTD (1, 10), PaInt, Pa2P, 27 RuYD

While Aaron Rodgers may have come up short in leading the Packers to victory over the Niners in Week 1, he led the way for the Predators to victory over the Backdoor Bandits. The Predators got in some outstanding production from around their line-up including Kevin Smith's 26-points which including TDs rushing and receiving. They also heard from  the Packers DST (18), Andre Johnson (21), and Michael Vick (22).

Up Next: HOUSTON FUZZ (0-1)

Tony Romo (32-pts)

307 PaYD, 3 PaTD (10, 40, 34), PaInt, 12 RuYD

Sparked by Tony Romo's outstanding night last Wednesday, the Bandits figured to march right into the rest of Week 1 and earn a victory over veteran BCFFLer, Derrick and the Predators. Matt Forte (20), Adrian Peterson (24), and Drew Brees (30) made a case for the BBs in Week 1. However, 11-points from Marques Colston (7) and Vincent Jackson (4) was probably the undoing.

Up Next: DELTA MARAUDERS (1-0)

163-141:

    ALLIE-GATORS def  THE MEGATONS

Matt Ryan (42-pts)

299 PaYD, 3 PaTD (8, 14, 7), 25 RuYD, RuTD (5)

Of all the QBs taken in our first round, and believe me, anyone who knows anything about the BCFFL knows that QBs go like hotcakes in the first round ... Matt Ryan clearly stood out above the rest in Week 1. His 42-points were the highest-scoring player that I saw in Week 1. And Ryan's efforts were nearly enough to get the Gators to the $10 prize, but they came up 5-points short in the end. 

Other key play for the AGs in Week 1 came from Jay Cutler (26), Brandon Marshall (21), and the Jets DST (26).

Up Next: WILDCATS (0-1)

Demaryius Thomas (31-pts)

110 ReYD, ReTD (71)

Denver's Demaryius Thomas lit up the national audience with a thrilling 71-yard run into the end-zone on Peyton Manning's 400th touchdown pass, lifting his nightly total to 31-points for The Megatons. The veteran BCFFL squad also got great play in Week 1 from Ray Rice (24), Ben Roethlisberger (22), and Aaron Hernandez (15).

Key bench play came from CJ Spiller's 34-points on 169 yards and a 51-yard TD run.

Up Next: LOUD NOISES!!! (0-1)

108-99:

     DELTA MARAUDERS def  LOUD NOISES!!!

Robert Griffin III (38-pts)

320 PaYD, 2 PaTD (88, 5), 42 RuYD

Your back-to-back BCFFL Champions (2010-2011) Delta Marauders are baaaaack. The DMs opened the season in typical fashion: making the risky draft pick on the highly-touted rookie and it turns to gold. Good news for the DMs and bad news for the rest of us. RGIII is for real and the rest of the league just got served notice. 

Meanwhile, it wasn't exactly a shootout in this match-up against BCFFL rookie Ryan and Loud Noises!!! David Akers' NFL record 63-yard field goal and his 15-points gave the DMs a boost. Other key play came from Matt Stafford (17) and Vernon Davis (14).

Up Next: BACKDOOR BANDITS (0-1)

Jake Locker (16-pts)

229 PaYD, PaTD (29), PaInt, 11 RuYD, FL

Welcome to the BCFFL, Ryan. No better way than to start off against the best: the Delta Marauders. It may have been a baptism by fire for Noises, but now that this is out of the way - first game - expect our league's highest football IQ to go to work.

Kind of a low-scoring week across the board with no player scoring more than 20 in the starting line-up. Andrew Luck (15), LeSean McCoy (13), and Rob Gronkowski (16) were the top contributors for Loud Noises!!!

Bench play of note included 30-points from Pierre Garçon, 23-points from Randall Cobb, and 20-points from Michael Bush.

Up Next: THE MEGATONS (0-1)