Ugh, Santana Moss scores 19 from my bench… Anyhow:
Rhode Island Voltaic (1-0) d. Koko's X-Cats (1-0)
49-41
It was a battle of dreadnoughts… firing blanks at each other. Note the two zeros put up by Rhode Island’s Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne of all people. The Cats got nothing out of their kicker and TE, while their best offensive score was LaMont Jordan’s 9. On the flip side of things, John Kasay managed to plop up an impressive 13, and Dante Hall came through with 8 (sorry, had to stick that one to Ed

). Rhode Island fired an actual shell in the midst of the battle, sinking the X-Cats to .500.
Nor Cal Crushers (0-1) d. west coast style (1-0)
75-52
“The Crushers are strong at running back with LaDamian Thomlinson and Brian Westbrook…” Combined total of 25 right there. Terrell Owens pulled the top score of 19 for WCS in an attempt to route the Crushers, but beyond Terrence McGee’s 12, they wouldn’t get much else. Chicago’s 20 for Nor Cal finished the job.
The Tacoites (0-1) d. Dunedain (0-1)
46-43
This is also another game that probably should’ve been higher scoring. Defenses were even. Dunedain was able to take the running game 20-2, while The Tacoites took receiving 15-7. The difference: QBs. Either Brady’s 3 won it for the Tacoites, or Brees suprising -3 lost it for Dunedain.
FIRSTforce (1-0) d. Stevies Scapegoats (0-1)
48-41
“Stevies Scapegoats are hoping for a better game out of Daunte Culpepper this week than the rookie like disaster he laid out in the dome last week.” Well, he scored 13 points more… which is still an unimpressive 4. Nonetheless, they started out decently enough with a Wille Parker 11 and a Roy Williams 10. But with a low scoring defense, the Scapegoats couldn’t defeat the Force, who led with a defensive 23. Their other source of points was Neil Rackers’s 12, which boosted them to victory.
Team THRUST (1-0) d. QC Elite (0-1)
68-23
Talk about dominating. I’ll give the Elite credit for their Giants taking 19. Great supplementary scoring for any team… except when it’s your only score. I’ll avoid adding insult to injury, and just point out that Stephen Davis’s 21 looked great in the Thrust’s scoring column this week.
Cooney Quest(1-0) d. Pelan's Bobcats(0-1)
50-35
Here we have the battle of defenses that couldn’t score to save their team’s lives. Shaun Alexander led the still less than full power Bobcats with 13. But again, they were at less than full power. Cooney’s offense, on the other hand, came through big. Favre did way better than last week with a 13. Muhammad and Coles combined for 19. And everyone on the offense scored at least 3. A win who’s only imperfection was (lack of) defensive scoring.
IwillCrushYou (1-0) d. hurricanes (0-1)
48-44
You know, for a hurt guy, McNabb’s 22 is looking pretty good. Sadly, the rest of the Cane’s offense did next to nothing. Beyond Matt Hasselbeck’s 12, IWCY didn’t have any single impressive scores on offense, but their entire offense worked its tail off to compensate for the utter lack of defense. This is the second very close loss in a row for the Hurricanes.
Your Ad Here (1-0) d. sigmakittens (0-1)
73-53
If the first match was dread-not versus dread-not (like my pun?), this was pure battleship on battleship action. The Kittens fired first with 32 coming from Glenn, Horn, and Holmes. YAH countered with a barrage of 41 from Ward, Graham, and Randy Moss. Okay, there was some gun damage when it came to both defenses, but neither were terrible. The Kittens’ took a nasty blow in the QB spot though, with a surprising nill from Delhomme. YAH won the scoring battle, putting them in first place.
Fiesty Klowns (0-1) d. Coco's Monkeys (1-0)
58-30
“The Klowns could see better fortune ahead with a stronger quarterback (Carson Palmer over Joey Harrington)…” Exactly what happened, with Palmer outscoring Harrington 15 to -3. The rest of the scores on offense looked the same.
“The Monkeys are stronger on defense because the Klowns have a pair of inactive players on their defensive roster.” Again, true, but Cincinnati offset this for the Klowns by scoring 19. With the Klowns outright exploiting their advantages, while mostly nullifying their disadvantages, the Monkeys didn’t stand a chance.
Akshar Did It (1-0) d. Jc's Evil Empire (0-1)
52-37
ADI had a much better game this week. The defense led them with 24, and Brunell’s 11 only exacerbated the Empire’s downfall. Their offense didn’t do much beyond Steven Jackson’s 10. An only decent defensive showing kept them in the hole and winless.
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
1.
Your Ad Here 2-0-0 1.000 125 W-2
2.
FIRSTforce 2-0-0 1.000 114 W-2
3.
Rhode Island Voltaic 2-0-0 1.000 110 W-2
4.
Team THRUST 2-0-0 1.000 108 W-2
5.
Cooney Quest 2-0-0 1.000 96 W-2
6.
IwillCrushYou 2-0-0 1.000 90 W-2
7.
Akshar Did It 2-0-0 1.000 86 W-2
8.
Nor Cal Crushers 1-1-0 .500 118 W-1
9.
Koko's X-Cats 1-1-0 .500 111 L-1
10.
west coast style 1-1-0 .500 108 L-1
11.
The Tacoites 1-1-0 .500 105 W-1
12.
Feisty Klowns 1-1-0 .500 88 W-1
13.
Coco's Monkeys 1-1-0 .500 74 L-1
14.
hurricanes 0-2-0 .000 95 L-2
15.
sigmakittens 0-2-0 .000 84 L-2
16.
Dunedain 0-2-0 .000 83 L-2
17.
Jc's Evil Empire 0-2-0 .000 75 L-2
18.
Stevies Scapegoats 0-2-0 .000 74 L-2
19.
Pelan's Bobcats 0-2-0 .000 69 L-2
20.
QC Elite 0-2-0 .000 57 L-2
I'll finish with this quick note: as like last week, the high and low scores for all the possible records (2-0, 1-1, 0-2) have large differences. I have a feeling fantasy points this season will be a major spoiler come playoff time.