JAX/PIT 1st Quarter

13:55

Part of me wishes Big Ben would have been injured on that horse-collar tackle.

I understand why the horse-collar tackle is illegal. But that I don’t agree with it. Football is a violent game. People get hurt. We can’t just play two-hand touch.

11:52

So I just realized that Najah Davenport plays for the Steelers. Looks like Andrew has someone to root for.

11:37

Now would be a good time to mention that I am mad at myself for not starting Big Ben.

10:52

John Henderson is taken off on a cart. Bad news for Casey.

10:03

Davenport scores. At least Big Ben didn’t throw the TD. 7-0 Steelers.

Andrew takes the points lead and celebrates. Chris says, “Tom Brady.” Andrew stops celebrating.

9:47

Jones-Drew returns the kickoff to the two-yard-line. Fred Taylor then punches it in. Game tied at 7.

Casey gets 0 fantasy points. Chris gets 6. That sucks. It’s been that kind of season for Chris.

8:21

I have a sick feeling that Davenport is going to have an insane game. This sucks.

7:09

Big Ben takes a huge shot and then gets a knee to the head. He looks fine walking off the field. Damn.

3:55

Maurice Jones-Drew has amassed 99 total yards and has zero fantasy points. Fred Taylor as four total yards and has six fantasy points. I do not like the direction this game is going.

It should be noted that Pittsburg has thrown zero passes to Holmes. Jacksonville has not thrown a single pass. Damn D.J. Hackett.

2:56

I hate Jacksonville’s existence because it gives Herm Edwards an excuse to do what he does.

I also hate long walks on the beach, little children, candy, rainbows and lollipops.

:57

I could really use a Holmes long touchdown reception. I could use that as long as Big Ben gets hurt and carted off the field prior to that play.

POINT UPDATES

Ben
L. Betts = 2
S. Moss = 12

R. Williams = 0

S. Holmes = 0

Total = 14

Andrew
M. Hasselbeck = 9
B. Engram = 5

N. Davenport = 8

Total = 22

Casey
D. Garrard = 1

M. Jones-Drew = 0

H. Miller = 1

JAX Def = 1

D. Northcutt = 0

Total = 3

Chris
C. Portis = 5
C. Cooley = 4
F. Taylor = 6

H. Ward = 4

Total = 19

Pre-game JAX/PIT

Pre-Game

Fantasy player who are in play:
Reggie Williams (Ben)
Santonio Holmes (Ben)
David Garrard (Casey)
Maurice Jones-Drew (Casey)
Heath Miller (Casey)
Jacksonville D (Casey)
Dennis Northcutt (Casey)
Fred Taylor (Chris)
Hines Ward (Chris)

Player, who may or may not be in play, but one should watch:

Ben Roethlesburger: Because Ben started Philip Rivers over him.
Jones-Drew/Taylor: Which one will have the bigger day?
Pit/Jax Defenses: Jacksonville is in play, but will Pit have the better day?

Current standings:

Ben/Andrew: 14

Chris: 9

Casey: 0

POINT UPDATES

Ben
L. Betts = 2
S. Moss = 12
R. Williams = 0
S. Holmes = 0

Total = 14

Andrew
M. Hasselbeck = 9
B. Engram = 5

Total = 14

Casey
D. Garrard = 0
M. Jones-Drew = 0
H. Miller = 0
JAX Def = 0
D. Northcutt = 0

Chris
C. Portis = 5
C. Cooley = 4
F. Taylor = 0
H. Ward = 0

Total = 9

Final Quarter of WASH/SEA

14:55

Randle El catches a TD pass from Todd Collins to make it a 13-7 game.

Awesome.

13:57

Sean Taylor with the interception! Or Landry. Whatever.

12:38

SANTANA MOSS! TD RECEPTION! YES! 14-13 WASHINGTON!

Note: NBC suggests that Sean Taylor threw and caught the touchdown. It should be noted that Taylor had a considerable limp while heading back to the sidelines. Too soon?

It should be noted that the touchdown pass totally saved me. Things weren’t looking good.

12:36

Washington recovers the kickoff/onside kick/not onside kick/ short kickoff. Sean Taylor was late for the party apparently.

I’ve never seen that before in my life. That’s probably not true but I can’t remember seeing that.

11:37

Justin Medlock misses the 30-yard field goal to keep the score at 14-13.

NBC reports Sean Taylor was in the restroom at the time.

10:24

D.J. Hackett has 5 catches for 81 yards. You watching Williams?

9:42

LaRon Landry makes his second pick of the game. Matt Hasselbeck is having a terrible second half after a mediocre first half.

7:04

Nate Burleson is having an excellent game. After getting away with offensive pass interference, Burleson caught an important third down pass to keep the drive alive.

6:06

Sean Taylor blows his coverage of D.J. Hackett for the touchdown. A two point conversion attempt is successful. 21-14 Seattle.

Hackett: 6 catches, 101 yards, TD Fantasy Points: 21

Reggie Williams you better not suck. I need you.

5:38

Marcus Truffant intercepts a pass and returns it for a touchdown. 28-14. Sean Taylor has some work to do.

4:07

Fantasy player who are in play for the late game:

Reggie Williams (Ben)

Santonio Holmes (Ben)

David Garrard (Casey)

Maurice Jones-Drew (Casey)

Heath Miller (Casey)

Jacksonville D (Casey)

Dennis Northcutt (Casey)

Fred Taylor (Chris)

Hines Ward (Chris)

4:01

Clinton Portis is hurt! Sad news for Chris (not that Portis was having a great game anyway). This is good news for me as Ladell Betts should get a carry or two. Maybe a catch.

2:41

Todd Collins throws an incomplete pass to Santana Moss on a fourth down play. This essentially ends the game.

Seattle will play Green Bay next weekend.

2:36

Fantasy casualties include:

Ladell Betts

Santana Moss

Chris Cooley

Clinton Portis

2:00

Two minute warning, down 14 means its time to pad stats. COME ON MOSS! Moss needs 32 yards for a 100-yard day.

1:52

Seattle’s punter looks like he weighs 762 pounds.

:56

Catch by Betts! Run Betts!

:27

Seattle pick-six. Should have drafted Seattle’s defense.

POINT UPDATES

Ben
L. Betts = 2
S. Moss = 12

Total = 14

Andrew
M. Hasselbeck = 9
B. Engram = 5

Total = 14

Casey
N/A

Chris
C. Portis = 5
C. Cooley = 4

Total = 9

Washington/Seattle 3rd Quarter

14:07 3^rd Quarter

Bobby Engram with the long catch. Awesome. Did you know Engram is 34 years old and went for over 1000 yards this season? Collinsworth suggested he had 4.7 speed. That is amazing to me.

13:46

They just showed a graphic where Shawn Alexander had 27 TDs in 2005 and has 11 total TDs in 26 games since. It should be noted that Larry Johnson is way behind that pace. I’m so excited about the Chiefs future!

11:47

Clinton Portis, to me, is overrated. He has not been nearly as good since he left Denver. Do you think Washington is regretting that trade? I mean, knowing what we know now, would you do that trade? I’m kinda a push on that one.

8:55

The punter makes the tackle on Burleson! NICE!

Washington is having Chiefs Syndrome. The Seattle defense is packing the box with guys. Washington needs to throw some screens a quick passes to the sidelines to loosen Seattle up a bit and then Washington needs to go deep. Al Saunders is very predictable right now.

7:07

D.J. Hackett with a 35-yard reception. Awesome. Reggie Williams, if you’re reading this, you better not suck tomorrow.

4:30

A huge hit by Fred Smoot on a Matt Hasselbeck third down run holds Seattle short of a first down and forces a field goal attempt. Brown hits the field goal and Seattle has a 13-0 lead.

Brown has 8 fantasy points on the day.

Betts, Moss, Hasselbeck, Engram, Portis and Cooley have about 14 points combined.

Really regretting that not drafting a kicker thing.

3:52

Chris Cooley just made an awesome one-handed catch. It wasn’t a USC Mike Williams level one-handed catch but it was still nice.

3:08

Randle El makes another catch. I hate my life.

:47

Clinton Portis is stopped again on another third and short. They have yet to give Ladell Betts a shot in that situation. I don’t think I have ever seen so many third and one stops on runs as I have seen in this game. That is quite impressive on Seattle’s part.

:31

Washington runs the Kris Wilson play and throws an incomplete pass. Fortunately for Washington, Seattle interfered.

:1

Washington runs a play with time expiring and plenty of time on the play clock. Collins then forces one into the endzone where it is nearly picked off. Washington would have been better off not running a play. That hole situation felt rushed and it resulted in a terrible decision.

POINT UPDATES

Ben
L. Betts = 1
S. Moss = 2

Total = 3

Andrew
M. Hasselbeck = 6
B. Engram = 3

Total = 9

Casey
N/A

Chris
C. Portis = 3
C. Cooley = 3

Total = 6

WASH vs SEA (HALF)

13:41 2^nd Quarter

Long pass complete to Randle El. Damnit! Throw to MOSS! (Why did I not draft Randle El?)

8:58

Josh Brown field goal gives Seattle a 10-0 lead. That would have been a 4 point kick given the 50-yard distance. I’m really regretting the decision to not draft another kicker last.

6:57

They should really give the ball to Betts.

6:40

They should also tell the team that it was the entire Seahawks team the shot Sean Taylor. That should work, right?

6:29

A screen to the fullback. What the hell is that? How slow are your backs that you feel a screen to your fullback is the best way to gain a chunk of yards with your running backs?

I wonder if the Seahawks will trade Tatufu for our first round pick so they can draft McFadden? I would almost do this.

5:11

Randle El catches the punt and then promptly sits down. No joke. I think he was simultaneous possessed by Eddie Drummund and Sammie Parker on that play.

5:11

Watching commercials for these shows, I am reminded why we have sports: to save us from writers strikes.

4:55

Good news: Washington throws to Moss.

Bad news: The ball should have been picked off (this means Moss did not catch it).

4:50

Seattle is treating Washington’s offensive line like the Chiefs. Yikes. Ladell Betts was absolutely destroyed on the last play that led to the Seahawks fourth sack. Wow.

3:17

I’m loving this “three and out” offense. I thought I wouldn’t have to watch that again until next season.

2:32

MOSS! CATCH! YES!

2:08

RANDLE EL! CATCH! SUCK!

2:00

Wanna know what the Daily Show people are up to? Well, Rob Riggle now seems to be the spokesmen for Budweiser. The commercials are not very funny. I’m disappointed. Riggle and his serious acting…

1:53

If Washington scores a touchdown before halftime, they will win. If they are down three by after the way Seattle has dominated this half, I can’t imagine the Redskins not coming out in the second half more confident.

1:21

There were nine guys in the box on that fourth down play. I would have play-actioned and flipped a pass out to Moss or Randle El. Preferably Moss.

1:21

Spot of the ball challenges never get reversed. What is the point of making that a reviewable play if it is never going to be reversed. The NFL needs to work on this a little bit.

:47

BETTS AND MOSS! GIVE THE BALL TO BETTS AND MOSS!

:41

Or just give the ball to the fullback. What is up with the love of the fullback in this game?

:6

BETTS! Got a yard…

:6

Timeout? Really? Boo.

I do like Chris Collinsworth’s explaination of it. I like Collinsworth.

:2

BETTS! A yard.

Timeout.

:0

BETTS!

:0

HALFTIME! BETTS! MOSS! DEPRESSING START FOR MY FANTASY TEAM!

POINT UPDATES

Ben
L. Betts = 1
S. Moss = 2

Total = 3

Andrew
M. Hasselbeck = 3
B. Engram = 1

Total = 4

Casey
N/A

Chris
C. Portis = 3
C. Cooley = 0

Total = 3

WASH vs SEA (1st Q)

11:30 1st Q

Matt Hasselbeck misses a wide open receiver to deny Andrew of the first TD of the playoffs.

7:06

Watching Nate Burleson's 18-yard punt return reminds me of a couple of point changes I was thinking about for next year. First is adding return yards to individual players and second is changing the value of yards from 1 points per 10 yards to .1 points per yard.

4:44

I just realized that Nate Burleson was not drafted but Bobby Engram was. Oops.

4:30

Another referee has been injured as a result of a hit from a player trying to get to the ball. Given technology, the fact that football has more people on the field than any sport, the speed of the game and the age of most referees, don't you think it is time for cameras to take the place of some refs on the field?

3:45

Lendard Weaver. Touchdown. Who knew?
Seattle 7, Washington 0.

3:45

Josh Brown with the extra point. It should be noted that no one this week started a kicker and only two teams started a defense.

Oh, and Shaun Alexander needs to retire.

2:52

Now seems like a good time for a good Todd Collins story. Too bad I don't have one.

What I do have is a strong desire for the Cowboys not to win the Superbowl. You think Peyton Manning is in too many commercials, imagine how many tv spots Tony Romo will be in if here merely makes the Superbowl. I can't live in that world. And thrown in the writers strike on top of that... yikes.

1:50

D.J. Hackett with the big catch. Glad I didn't start him. Reggie Williams is the guy I went with... he better not suck.

:59

Remember when the Redskins had LaVar Arrington? The Chiefs should sign him to play middle linebacker. Who cares if he only has half a leg left, he can't be worse that Kawika Mitchell and Nappy Harris.

:10

Washington is backed inside the five again. They look like the Chiefs. Only with better field position.

POINT UPDATES

Ben
L. Betts = 0
S. Moss = 1

Total = 1

Andrew
M. Hasselbeck = 2
B. Engram = 1

Total = 3

Casey
N/A

Chris
C. Portis = 0
C. Cooley = 0

Total = 0

Playoff Draft

First Round

Chris (Pick 1): Reggie Wayne

Andrew (Pick 2): Tony Romo

Casey (Pick 3): Peyton Manning

Ben (Pick 4): Marion Barber III

Second Round

Chris (5): Clinton Portis

Andrew (6): Plaxico Burress

Casey (7): Maurice Jones-Drew

Ben (8): Antonio Gates

Third Round

Ben (9): Phillip Rivers

Casey (10): Lendell White

Andrew (11): Marvin Harrison

Chris (12): Fred Taylor

Fourth Round

Chris (13): Hines Ward

Andrew (14): Lawrence Maroney

Casey (15): Donte Stallworth

Ben (16): Santana Moss

Fifth Round

Ben (17): Patrick Crayton

Casey (18): James Jones

Andrew (19): Ryan Grant

Chris (20): Sinorce Moss

Sixth Round

Chris (21): Terry Glenn

Andrew (22): Shaun Alexander

Casey (23): Julius Jones

Ben (24): Santonio Holmes

Seventh Round

Ben (25): Ben Rothlesburger

Casey (26): Jacksonville Defense/Special Teams

Andrew (27): Earnest Graham

Chris (28): Chargers Defense/Special Teams

Eighth Round

Chris (29): Eli Manning

Andrew (30): Matt Haselback

Casey (31): Amani Toomer

Ben (32): Ladell Betts

Ninth Round

Ben (33): Derrick Ward

Casey (34): Dennis Northcutt

Andrew (35): Chris Chambers

Chris (36): Donald Lee

Tenth Round

Chris (37): Anthony Gonzalez

Andrew (38): Dallas Defense/Special Teams

Casey (39): David Garrard

Ben (40): Indianapolis Defense/Special Teams

Eleventh Round

Ben (41): Reggie Williams

Casey (42): Heath Miller

Andrew (43): Najeh Davenport

Chris (44): Tom Brady (Playoff Keeper)

Twelfth Round

Chris (45): LaDanian Tomlinson (Playoff Keeper)

Andrew (46): Brandon Jacobs (Playoff Keeper)

Casey (47): Alex Smith

Ben (48): Joseph Addai (Playoff Keeper)

Thirteenth Round

Ben (49): Stephen Gostkowski (Playoff Keeper)

Casey (50): Randy Moss (Playoff Keeper)

Andrew (51): Bobby Engram (Playoff Keeper)

Chris (52): Wes Welker (Playoff Keeper)

Fourteenth Round

Chris (53): Chris Cooley (Playoff Keeper)

Andrew (54): Donald Driver (Playoff Keeper)

Casey (55): Terrell Owens (Playoff Keeper)

Ben (56): Greg Jennings (Playoff Keeper)

Fifteenth Round

Ben (57): Ben Watson (Playoff Keeper)

Casey (58): Dallas Clark (Playoff Keeper)

Andrew (59): Jason Witten (Playoff Keeper)

Chris (60): Mason Crosby (Playoff Keeper)

Sixteenth Round

Chris (61): Brett Favre (Playoff Keeper)

Andrew (62): Nick Folk (Playoff Keeper)

Casey (63): New England Defense/Special Teams (Playoff Keeper)

Ben (64): D.J. Hackett (Playoff Keeper)