Week 1 Review

I'm not gonna say that one regular-season game doesn't mean much even though in one of the HRC leagues last year, an 8-6 team upset a 14-0 team in the championship game for the title.

No. But I know the sting of a loss, even in fantasy football land. Here's a look back at Week 1.

Clint 164.74, RaiderDave 131.03
Monster games by Randy Moss (36 points), Peyton Manning (32) and Reggie Wayne (28) powered Clint's squad. Wayne probably had the easiest two TDs of his career against the overmanned Saints, who went to single safety coverage for no apparent reason. RaiderDave got only one 20-point individual effort (Joseph Addai's 24), but his Pittsburgh defense was insane with 31 points. RaiderDave will have to maneuver the waiver wire due to Brandon Jacobs' strained knee injury.

bread_crumbs 148.08, The Executioners 142.25
The closest battle of the weekend came down to the tight ends. Antonio Gates started slowly last season, but gave the crumbies a 26-point boost in the season opener. The Executioners got just 8.2 poinots from their TE, Dallas Clark. Chad Johnson (20.70), Travis Henry (22.30) and Gates were 20-point scorers for the crumbies. The Executioners got 23.70 points from Terrell Owens and 21.90 from Javon Walker, but the dropoff was steep after them. Larry Johnson (15.70) and Donovan McNabb (10.51) will have better weeks.

Imua2000 193.29, That Team 135.56
Talk about Imua (power), Jon Kitna (30 points), Steve Smith (26), LT (27) and Minnesota's defense (37) were stupendous. Minnesota's defense rocked. How the hell? Those robust numbers overcame meek efforts by Lee Evans (2.5), Santana Moss (5.8) and Randy McMichael (4.4). That Team got good games from Carson Palmer (21) and Torry Holt (21), but Mark Clayton gave a goose egg. Whether it's McNair or Boller hoisting the pigskin, Clayton might be in for a lonely season.

Sunnyvale Strikers 171.30, Kahala Killahs 111.42
Tony Romo was huge, huge, huge with 46 points to carry the Strikers. Jason Witten is proving his owners right (24 points). T.J. Houshmandzadeh (20) and Brian Westbrook (19) were their reliable selves in spite of erratic quarterbacks. The Strikers overcame a goose egg by Deion Branch. The Killahs will need more from Vince Young (9) and Steven Jackson (1.10). Even Nick Kaeding was limited to a single point after missing a field-goal try, which equals minus points from close and mid-range. Plaxico Burress' 41-point performance was for naught.

Ala Wai U-Drive Boat 172.04, Team Parkpill 141.06
Despite a meager 2.40 effort by Vernon Davis, the Boat prevailed. Tom Brady was big (35 points) but the NFL's decision to fine and penalize the Patriots via draft pick(s) is huge. Had the Pats forfeited their win over the Jets, Brady owners across planet earth would have been howling the blues. Adrian Peterson was also big. The rookie amassed 25 points in his debut against a slow Falcons defense. Andre Johnson (25.20) and Laveraneus Coles (24.90) were brilliant for Team Parkpill, but Larry Fitzgerald (5) and Reggie Bush (8.58) struggled.

Long season, long way to go.