NFL Fantasy Football Studs and Duds for Week 1
September 8th 2008

 

In Week 1, Willie Parker scored more touchdowns in one game than he did for all of 2007.  Michael Turner's stock is quickly rising as well.  He put up 220 yards rushing and scored twice.  If you drafted Tom Brady, we have some bad news for you.  He has been placed on injured reserve and will need knee surgery.  if you watch the highlights of the hit, the tackle looked very similar to what happened to Carson Palmer.  If you don't have a solid decent backup QB for Brady, maybe you could pick up Chad Pennington, Matt Ryan, or take your chances with Matt Cassell.  Most likely the Patriots will pick up Chris Simms. 
 

Fantasy Studs in Week 1
Position	Player	Points	Notes
QB	Donovan McNabb	19	3 pass TD's, 361 pass yards
RB	Willie Parker	24	138 rush yards, 3 rush TD's
WR	Hines Ward	15	76 rec yards, 2 TD's
TE	Dante Rosario	10	96 rec yards, 1 TD
K	John Kasay	14	4 FG's, 2 PAT
D	Buffalo Bills	19	5 Sacks, 1 INT, 1 Fumble Rec, 1 Punt Return TD

Fantasy Duds in Week 1
Position	Player	Points	Notes
QB	Tom Brady	1	OUT for Season
RB	Joseph Addai	2	40 rush yards, 3 Yards Receiving
WR	Braylon Edwards	0	14 rec yards, several dropped passes
TE	Dallas Clark	0	Left game with knee injury
D	St. Louis Rams	-4	0 Sacks, 0 turnovers, 38 points scored against

Scoring System:

Offense: 50 Passing Yards = 1 Passing TD = 4 Rushing/Receiving TD = 6 20 Rushing Yards = 1 20 Reception Yards = 1 FG 50+ Yards = 4 Any FG = 3 Extra Point = 1 2 Point Conversion = 2

Defense: Sack = 1 Interception = 2 Fumble Recovery = 2 TD = 6 Safety = 2 Block Kick = 2 Points Allowed 0 points = 10 Points Allowed 1-6 points = 7 Points Allowed 7-13 points = 4 Points Allowed 14-20 points = 1 Points Allowed 21-27 points = 0 Points Allowed 28-34 points = -1 Points Allowed 35+ points = -4