Box Score Tonight: Week Two/ Early Games Edition

• Bears upset the Cowboys in Big D 27-20
  
• At this point in the year I'm not sure if I'm going to start any RB against the Bears defense. Felix Jones looked awful and got 7 carries for 7 yards. Marion Barber looked a bit better and got 11 carries for 31 yards. I think the carries disparity was just because Jones looked so bad early that it just seemed more beneficial to play Barber but I think on every given week it will be a 50/50 split.
  
• On one of the very first plays of the game, Tony Romo hit an open Miles Austin. As Austin was coming down with the ball, Peanut Tillman stripped the ball out of Autin's hands and into the hands of CB D.J. Moore (which we will come back to in a bit). Yet this was ruled an interception on Romo and not a fumble by Austin. The NFL needs to change the rules on calling INT on QB's which the reason for the turnover is overwhelming the wide out's fault.
  
• Romo pulls his best Jay Cutler (Week One) impression and gets a crap ton of stats but can't lead the 'Boys on any type of scoring drive. His final numbers: 34 for 51 for 375 yards with 1 TD and 2 INT. Should really only be one INT.
  
• Miles Austin continues to just be amazing. 10 receptions on 15 targets for 142 yards.
  
• Roy Williams gets 5 more targets (7) than Dez Bryant (2) but only ends up with one more receiving yard (53 to 52). Romo looked to Williams in some clutch situations but Bryant was hurt for a handful of this game and ran back a punt for a TD.
  
• Just for note: Jason Witten: 8 targets, 5 catches, 51 yards and a concussion
  
• Jay Cutler had a fantastic game: 21 for 27 with 277 yards, 3 TDs to 0 INT, and a 136.7 passer rating. He looked great.
  
• The Bears finally made some adjustments. After their first drive or so, Jay Cutler has less pockets than a pair of girls' skinny jeans and DeMarcus Ware got more pressure on Cutler than a deep sea expedition. But soon after, due to many extremely quick passes for big gains, Dallas was forced to drop guys into coverage instead of bringing pressure to Cutler- which caused Cutler to look great.
  
• Devin Aromashodu did not play in this game. I have no idea why considering ESPN listed him as active before the start of the game. Benching Seattle's Mike Williams for Randy Moss might work out but benching Moss for D.A. will blow up in my face
  
• Devin Hester has a great game: 6 targets, 4 catches, 77 yards, and an amazing TD grab
  
• The vast majority of Johnny Knox's work came on a 59 yard pass. But welcome to the play of a deep guy and Johnny Knox. He led all Bears receivers in yards (86).
  
• I still don't know what to think of Greg Olson. He made a great play early in the game (a 39 yard TD grab- and those yards were all Olson) but didn't get a target since.
  
• Matt Forte got another receiving TD (he now has 3 on the year) to seal the game up late and led all Bears receivers with 5 catches.. But only 10 carries for 2.9 yards. An awful YPC. But he's so damn good in the air.
  
• Defensive back D.J. Moore gets credited for both of Romo's 2 INT and involved in Roy Williams fumble.
  
• The Dirty Birds of Atlanta blow out Arizona 41- 7
  
• I started Arizona's D in the 14 team GOI league. They got me negative one point.
  
• Matt Ryan pulls a Michael Vick in the sense that he proved his critics wrong for at least one game. His stats: 21/32, 225, 3 TDs, 0 INT, 117.3 passer rating
  
• Michael Turner gets hurt but had a good game: 9 carries for 75 yards, good for a 8.3 YPC. His replacement Jason Snelling gets 24 carries for 129 yards and 2 rushing TDs. He also gets 5 targets (catches all of them) for 57 yards and a TD
  
• Roddy White continues to be amazing. Even though he didn't get nearly half as many targets as he did last week, he gets 12 targets, catches 7 of them, for 78 yards and a TD
  
• Just because I feel I need to mention him: Tony Gonzalez: two catches, two targets, 19 yards, 0 TDs
  
• Derek Anderson watch: 54.8 completion percentage, 0 TDs, 2 INT, and a 42.5 passer rating. These are Rex Grossman numbers folks. I find it hard to believe that Matt Leinart was worse than this.
  
• Larry Fitzgerald has a "better" day than his 3 catches on 15 targets from Week One. He has 12 targets, 7 catches, and leads all Cardinals with 86 yards.
  
• The body-of-glass often injured Beanie Wells sits out again. His replacement Tim Hightower has a fine game: 11 carries, 115 yards, and one TD.
  
• Another "upset" Cincinnati defeats Baltimore 15-10. Boy I am already having an awful day in the Pick 'Em Game.
  
• After a huge fantasy day in Week One and junk time, Carson Palmer goes back to being new Carson Palmer: 60.1 passer rating.
  
• As per expected Cedric Benson gets 23 carries and only 78 yards. Not a good rushing day for him with his 3.4 YPC
  
• Today Batman (T.O.) gets more targets (11) and yards (57) than Robin (Ochocinco) (9 and 44 respectively). But T.O. only has 3 catches and Ochocinco gets 4. I can not wait for these two to implode the team. Seriously, it'll be awesome.
  
• Texas alum Jordan Shipley gets a decent amount of looks and work: 5 catches on 6 targets for 42 yards. When T.O./Ochocinco gets suspended/"injured"/goes off to film another reality show, pick up Shipley.
  
• All of the Bungles 15 points come off of field goals.
  
• A decent guy for IDP leagues: Leon Hall. He was really good in coverage and gets an INT today.
  
• Joe Flacco does his best Derek Anderson/ Jake Delhomme/ Rex Grossman/ 2009 Week One Jay Cutler impression throwing 4 picks and only 1 TD.
  
• My boy Ray Rice has a fine game on both the ground and air. He gets 17 carries for 87 yards (5.4 YPC) and 30 receiving yards on 4 catches and 6 receptions.
  
• Both Anquan Boldin and Todd Heap Mason get 35 yards. Boldin (8) gets two more targets than Heap (6) and (5) one more catch than Heap (4). Derrick Mason has one catch but makes it worth his while: a 31 yard TD.
  
• Kansas City defeats Cleveland. In other news: the world is not flat.
  
• Seneca Wallace starts instead of the "injured" Jake Delhomme. Probably for the better. His line: 16 for 31 with 229 yards a TD and an INT.
  
• Jerome Harrison (16) gets double the carries of Peyton Hillis (8). But Hillis gets (35) gets two more yards than Harrison (33) and the TD.
  
• Joshua Cribbs finally has a nice day. He led all Browns receivers in yards (74) and got a TD.
  
• Mohamed Massaquoi essentially does nothing: 1 catch for 9 yards.
  
• Why would Josh McDaniels think that Matt Cassel is better than Jay Cutler? Cassel has another awful game (16 for 28 with 176 yards, no TDs, and 2 INT) and is racing Derek Anderson to see who can lose their job first.
  
• In another dumb KC move, Thomas Jones (22) gets double the carries of Jamaal Charles (11) and gets 83 yards to Charles' 49. However J.C. (4.5) has the last laugh by having a better yards per carry than T.J. (3.8).
  
• The Chiefs rookie TE Tony Moeaki has another nice game. He led all KC receivers in yards (58), targets (10), and receptions (5).
  
• If it weren't for a pick 6 by CB and Killers lead singer Brandon Flowers, KC would have lost to Cleveland.
  
• Philadelphia unnecessarily lets Detroit score 32 points on them, but still comes out victorious by scoring 35
  
• Michael Vick has a pretty good game: 21 for 34, 284 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT and 37 rushing yards on 7 carries. He also lost two fumbles.
  
• LeSeaon McCoy goes off (like any RB facing a Detriot Lions defense). He gets 120 yards on 16 carries and 3 TDs
  
• DeSean Jackson gets 135 yards on 4 receptions (7 targets) and a TD
  
• Jeremy Maclin gets Vick other TD but Jason Avant and Brent Celek get more yards than him. All had 3 receptions.
  
• Shaun Hill isn't completely terrible, but that only means he's a stop above Derek Anderson and Jake Delhomme. He gets 335 yards and 2 TDs. He also throws two picks.
  
• Jahvid Best has a MONSTER day. Rushing: 7 carried for 78 yards and 2 TDs. Receiving: 154 yards on 9 receptions (14 targets) and a TD.
  
• Brandon Pettigrew finally lives up to his first round draft status. He gets 7 catches on 8 targets and 108 yards.
  
• Calvin Johnson finally catches a TD pass but he pulls his best Larry Fitzgerald impression and gets 4 catches on 11 targets with 50 yards.
  
• Donkey Kong (Ndomukong) Suh gets 1 sack and Kyle Van Den Bosch gets 1.5 sacks. This Lions D-line is pretty good.
  
• For some reason Vegas didn't give Green Bay a 20 point advantage over Buffalo. The Packers handily defeat the Bills 34-7.
  
• Breaking news: Aaron Rodgers is really good at football. 19 for 29 with 255 yards 2 TDs to no picks. He also gets 20 rushing yards and a rushing TD.
  
• FB John Kuhn (36) gets more yards than starting RB Brandon Jackson (29) on two less carries. But Jackson gets the rushing TD.
  
• Trendy sleeper Jermichael Finley lives up to the hype. He led all GB receivers in yards (116). However, it's James Jones (7) that led all Packers in targets (7) and got a TD.
  
• Donald Driver (4 for 38) has similar numbers to Greg Jennings (3 for 36) but gets the TD over Jennings.
  
• Aaron Rodgers' doppelganger Trent Edward but up (essentially) the exact opposite numbers as Rodgers: 11 for 18 with 102 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs
  
• For some reason Marshawn Lynch not only gets significant amount of time in this game, but he led all Buffalo RBs in yards (64) and carries (17). Fred Jackson gets 39 yards on 9 carries and a TD. C.J. Spiller sits on his butt and does nothing (1 carry for 3 yards).
  
• Because Trent Edwards is so bad, I'm not going to even bother talking about the Bills receiving game.
  
• Pittsburgh defeats Tennessee away 19-11.
  
• Four quarterbacks (2 on each side) play in this game. For the Steelers: Dennis Dixon gets injured so Charlie Batch finished the game. Only 17 attempts between the two.
  
• Illinois alum Rashard Mendenhall has a pretty bad game with his 3.0 YPC. He gets 69 yards on 23 carries.
  
• A really bad day for Steelers receivers- which was to be expected. Mike Wallace, Hines Ward, and Heath Miller all get 4 targets. Wallace and Miller get 2 receptions while Ward gets 1. Wallace led all receivers with 25 yards.
  
• Troy Polamalu gets an INT along with Lamaar Woodley and Bryant McFadden
  
• My boy Vince Young has an awful, awful game (7 for 10 with 2 picks, 48.3 passer rating) so Kerry Collins finishes the game. But doesn't do a whole lot better: 80.2 passer rating.
  
• Nate Washington has a TD in two straight weeks. I'm starting to buy into a little bit. But just a little bit. He also led all Titans in targets (9).
  
• Chris Johnson has an awful game: 34 yards on 16 carries. Way to be on pace to beat Eric Dickerson's record!
  
• Tennessee had 7 fumbles and lost four of them. Both QBs has 2 and CJ had one.
  
• Another game I picked the wrong winner for: Miami beats Minnesota in Minnesota 14-10. The Bears now have a two game lead over them.
  
• Illinois alum Vontae Davis gets an "interception." Favre was dumb and threw it to Percy Harvin- who happened to be triple covered. Another defender tipped the ball and David just happened to catch it (barely).
  
• Chad Henne does his best game manager: 9 for 15 with 114 yards, 1 TD and no picks.
  
• Ronnie Brown (13) and Ricky Williams (100 continue to essentially split time and Brown continues to be the better back- only because he's healthy. He gets 80 yards to Williams 30.
  
• Because he's by far the teams best receiver, Brandon Marshall leads the Dolphins in yards (71) and targets (8) but Brian Hatline gets the TD pass.
  
• Brett Favre loses the game for the Vikings with his 3 picks, 1 fumble, no TDs, and 44.3 passer rating.
  
• AD tries his best to win the game with his 145 yards on 28 carries and his TD. I know how awesome Peterson is, but maybe you need to give Toby Gerhart a bit more carries. 28 is kind of a lot.
  
• Visanthe Shiancoe looks like Favre's best friend with Sidney Rice out. Like Greg Olson to Jay Cutler, but with talent. Shoancoe led all Viking receivers in targets (9), receptions (6), and yards (86). Dude was on my fantasy team for the past two years and NOW I decide I don't like him. Wonderful.
  
• An "upset" I got correct: Tampa Bay defeats Carolina 20-7
  
• Matt Moore (60.7 passer rating) is so bad (shocking!) that he's benched for Jimmy Clausen. Who was also bad (33.8 passer rating). Shocking!
  
• I love the talent of DeAngello Williams but he needs to split carries with Jonathan Stewart. Williams got 54 yards on 17 carries (3.2 YPC) while Stewart got 43 yards on 8 carries (5.4 YPC).
  
• Steve Smith makes Matt Moore looks somewhat competent. Somewhat. He gets 3 catches on 8 targets with 66 yards and a TD.
  
• Josh Freeman pulls a Chad Henne had does a decent job being a game manager: 12 for 24 (awful) but with 178 yards, 2 TDs, no picks, and a 102.4 passer rating.
  
• I don't know how Cadallic Williams did it, but he managed to be worse in Week Two than he did in Week One. 27 carries for 51 yards. That's good for a 1.9 YPC.
  
• It's Kelllen Winslow Jr. that steps up catches all four of his targets and leads all Bucs in reception yards (83).
  
• Trendy sleeper Mike Williams leads all receivers in targets (7) and gets a TD to go with his 54 yards.