Packers 34, Lions 12 It’s pretty difficult to handicap NFL games. We all saw proof of this on the opening kickoff of this matchup. Jordy Nelson ran out to the 20, but fumbled. The Lions recovered. A few plays later, the Packers were whistled for a careless roughing-the-passer penalty, setting up the Lions on a…

Packers 34, Bills 7 Are the Bills trying to win games or showcase players so they can make nifty trades? I don’t understand this. They spent the No. 9 overall pick on C.J. Spiller, yet they gave him only one carry at Green Bay. Spiller took that one carry for three yards, and also had…

Jets 19, Bills 13 This was definitely not one of the most highly anticipated games of the year. Hundreds of fans were present in the Rogers Centre to see two losing teams battle it out. The NFL Network ran a promo featuring several players who were talking about how exciting it was to play in…

Saints 45, Cardinals 14 Wow. That’s all I can say. I didn’t think the Saints offense would click like this after taking two weeks off and struggling the two weeks before. Their ability to just flip the “on” switch like that was just amazing. But the astonishing thing here was New Orleans’ defense. No one…

Bears 16, Dolphins 0 This was one of the most frustrating games I’ve ever watched. I expected the Dolphins to come out fired up; they were at home in a prime-time game, and knew they had to give 110 percent to win with their third-string quarterback. Instead, Miami put forth zero effort. Most of the…

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks: Drew Brees: 32-of-39, 288 yards. 2 TDs. Peyton Manning: 31-of-45, 333 yards. 1 TD, 1 INT. Top Fantasy Running Backs: Joseph Addai: 13 carries, 77 yards. 1 TD. 7 catches, 58 rec. yards. Pierre Thomas: 85 total yards. 1 TD. Top Fantasy Receivers: Pierre Garcon: 5 catches, 66 yards. 1 TD. Marques…

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks: Philip Rivers: 29-of-53, 455 yards. 2 TDs, 2 INTs. QB Dog Killer: 17-of-31, 291 yards. 3 TDs. 1 rush TD. Peyton Manning: 27-of-43, 325 yards. 3 TDs. Drew Brees: 30-of-38, 365 yards. 3 TDs, 2 INTs. Aaron Rodgers: 34-of-45, 316 yards. 1 TD, 1 INT. 1 rush TD. Kyle Orton: 37-of-57, 476…

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks: QB Dog Killer: 21-of-35, 242 yards. 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush), 1 INT. 10 carries, 130 rushing yards. Eli Manning: 23-of-39, 289 yards. 4 TDs, 1 INT. Philip Rivers: 19-of-25, 273 yards. 3 TDs. Rex Grossman: 25-of-43, 322 yards. 4 TDs, 2 INTs. Matt Schaub: 35-of-54, 325 yards. 2 TDs, 1…

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks: Carson Palmer: 25-of-36, 371 yards. 2 TDs. Peyton Manning: 33-of-46, 352 yards. 2 TDs, 1 INT. Kyle Orton: 35-of-50, 341 yards. 2 TDs, 1 INT. Philip Rivers: 15-of-20, 241 yards. 2 TDs. Sam Bradford: 23-of-41, 289 yards. 2 TDs, 1 INT. Bruce Gradkowski: 24-of-39, 278 yards. 2 TDs, 2 INTs. Chad Henne:…