Box Score Tonight: Week One/Early Games Edition

• I'm glad to see Illinois alum Pierre Thomas get 19 carries. He deserves to get 15-20 every game and I thought he looked really good.
  
• According to the box score, Marques Colston had 6 targets and caught five of them. It looked to me like he had at least three passes go his way that he could have caught but didn't. I'm thinking somebody fudged this one
  
• Two years ago Lance Moore was New Orleans receivers. Last year it was Robert Meachum. Could this year be Devery Henderson's year? 38 yards (second among all Saints receivers) and a touchdown.
  
• Brett Favre looked like Brett Favre. And Jay Cutler from last year.
  
• For those that liked Bernard Berrian because Sidney Rice went down: 3 targets, one catch for 3 yards.
  
• The Houston Texans are really good. I predicted them to win the division and a HUGE win over Indy is a good start.
  
• Arian Foster got 33 carries. And he made the very most out of those carries netting 231 rushing yards and 3 TDs.
  
• Matt Schaub only threw it 17 times for under 115 yards. But I guess it's hard to throw when you're handing it off to Foster.
  
• Jacoby Jones got 4 more targets than Kevin Walter but both got 2 receptions for 29 yards. And Walter had a touchdown.
  
• In case you didn't know it, Peyton Manning is really really good. 57 attempts but 433 yards and 3 TDs. One to Collie, Garcon, and Wayne.
  
• Collie- the only Colts receiver to go over 100 yards.
  
• I'm starting to think my Anthony Gonzalez prediction won't pan out well for me. 3 targets/1 reception/12 yards.
  
• A lot of hype was made about Jabar Gaffney being the number one receiver out of Denver (and he had a touchdown). But Eddie Royal led all Broncos receivers in targets (10) with 98 yards. And Illinois alum and journey man Brandon Lloyd makes a resurgences leading all Broncos receivers in yards (117). If he's healthy, he's the Denver receiver I want over both Royal and Gaffney.
  
• Knowshon Moreno and a typical Knowshon Moreno day- 15 carries for 60 yards. Makes up for it with a TD. He also got more than half of the carries as Buckhalter (6).
  
• David Garrard had a typical David Garrard day: 16 for 21 with 170 yards and no interceptions. But also had three TDs.
  
• Mike Thomas led all Jaguars in receiving yards (89) and TE Mercedes Lewis has 2 TDs. Mike Sims-Walker had 0 catches.
  
• Both Peyton Hillis and Jerome Harrison each got 9 carries. Harrison's YPC was 5.8 and Hillis' 4.6. But Hillis got the TD.
  
• Jake Delhomme still sucks with his 59.2 passer rating. Joshua Cribbs passer rating was 104.2
  
• Speaking of Cribbs, he ran the ball, passed the ball, caught the ball, and returned the ball. But the only thing he excelled at was punt returns.
  
• Cadallic Williams is running like Geo. 22 carries for only 75 yards.
  
• Trendy sleeper Mike Williams caught a TD pass from Josh Freeman who also put up decent numbers: 88.7 passer rating and 2 TDs to 1 INT.
  
• The Pittsburgh/Atlanta game must have been boring as hell to watch. 18 points scored during regulation, and all of them FG. Illinois alum Rashard Mendenhall won the game in extras with a 50 yard TD run.
  
• Mike Wallace only had two catches, but a 31.0 AVG netting 62 yards. Hines Ward had a great game with 6 receptions for 108 yards.
  
• Northern Illinois alum Michael Turner looked awful with his 2.2 YPC. 19 carries for 42 yards.
  
• Roddy White had TWENTY THREE targets, 13 receptions, for 111 yards.
  
• Matt Ryan still sucks: 67.6 passer rating
  
• Matt Moore does his best Jake Delhomme impression 14 for 33, 182 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
  
• Jonathan Stewart only had 5 carries in the game. Not cool Carolina. Especially considering he's my #1 back in one league.
  
• Eli Manning tried to match Moore with 3 INTs, but also had 3 TDs to go along with it. All to Hakeem Nicks.
  
• If there was ever any doubt, Ahmad Bradhaw is the clear cut starter in New York with 20 carries as opposed to Jacobs's 12.
  
• Justin Bieber, er, Tim Brady's still got it: 25 for 35, 258 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs.
  
• Wes Welker is clearly healthy leading all Pats receiver in targets (11), receptions (8), yards (64), and TDs (2)
  
• Fred Taylor needs to get more carries. 5.1 YPC with 14 carries.
  
• Carson Palmer just dug himself out of his own grave: 34 for 50, 345 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
  
• Ochocinco has one of the best receiving games of the day: 13 targets, 12 catches, 159 yards, and a TD. Batman (T.O.) only had 7 catches for 53 yards. He also had 13 targets though.
  
• In case you haven't been following football for the past 24 months- Chris Johnson is the best running back in the game right now. 27 carries, 142 yards, and 2 TDs
  
• My boy Vince Young has a good game: 13 for 17, 154 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs
  
• Don't let Nate Washington lull you into a false sense of security thinking that he's good. Sure, 3 receptions for 88 yards and a TD looks good now. But don't be surprised when he doesn't get a catch in the next two weeks.
  
• Jason Campbell does his best JaMarcus Russell impression: 69.7 passer rating.
  
• Run DMC Darren McFadden finally has a good game in three years: 18 carries for 95 yards along with 6 receptions for 55 yards and a TD. It's tricky to run the ball, to run the ball that's right on time. It's tricky! Tricky (tricky) tricky (tricky). Especially for McFadden.
  
• Michael Bush doesn't play in this game.
  
• Chad Henne and Trent Edwards do their best to out do the other's sheer poorness. Henne: 75.9 passer rating, Edwards: 73.0
  
• While CJ Spiller did lead all Bills RBs in carries- he only got 7. Fred Jackson got 4 and Marshawn Lynch got 3. No one had over 20 rushing yards.
  
• Brandon Marshall got 13 targets. I expect this pace to keep up.
  
• Ronnie Brown (13) had five less carries than Ricky Williams (18) but got 3 more yards and a TD
  
• If Calvin Johnson's TD at the very end of the Bears/Lions game wasn't a TD, then I don't know what is. I don't know which official the Bears had to bribe to get that ruling but please keep it up. I'd love to cheat my way to a 16-0 record.
  
• Jay Cutler looked great (23 for 35, 375 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, and a 108.3 passer rating) but could not lead the Bears down the field to score to save his life.
  
• Matt Forte had a great receiving game: 7 for 7 for 151 yards and 2 TDs. He also got 17 carries to Chester Taylor's 9.
  
• Cutler seems to love to look for Devin Aromashodu- 10 targets. But only five receptions.
  
• Despite how good the Bears rushing defense looked (Jahvid Best: 14 carries for 20 yards) Best still got 2 rushing TDs
  
• Julius Peppers knocked Matthew Stafford the hell out. Shaun Hill sucks.
  
• Tony Scheffler led all Lions receivers in receptions with 6. Calvin Johnson "officially" got 4.