Week 1 is in the Books!

So the first week of the NFL season has come and gone and it was not a good week for me. I went 1-2 in my three fantasy leagues and to top it off the JETS (my favorite team) lost to the Ravens. This week in fantasy brought some major surprises along with some great numbers from classic reliable players.

The player of the week had to be Houston’s Arian Foster. Foster had 231 rushing yards along with three TDs. This earned him a total of 41 fantasy points which is an amazing week in any league. The always reliable Peyton Manning also had a great day throwing for 433 yards and 3 TDs for a total of 33 fantasy points. Unfortunately I played against both of these players in two separate games. Just to give you an idea on how good these players were this week, a good week for a RB is 15 points and a good week for a QB is 20 points. You can see with their numbers how both players went above and beyond a good week. These could be two of the best games of the entire season for these players.

I look forward to week 2 where I hope I can get some more wins.

Fantasy Tip of the week: With 18 players on your team and only 9 starting spots, sometimes it is difficult to know what players to put into your starting lineup each week. One of the main strategies I use is to look at the team’s opponent for that week. You might have a slightly better player playing against a very good defense but I rather take the slightly worse player playing against a worse defense.

Riley