THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2007
SPORTS
FANTASY FOOTBALL
7B
Browns, Bengals' offenses pad week three fantasy stats
BY KELLY BRECKUNITCH
KANSAN SPORTSCOLUMNIST
KBRECKUNITCH@KANSAN.COM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer made fantasy owners feel like Christmas came early Sunday by foraging for 400 yards and six touchdowns. The Bengals hit 51-45.
This week's games turned out some thrilling contests and some big surprises. Here are the players who benefited from all the action.
BOOMS
QB — Cincinnati's Carson Palmer did all he could to put up a fight against the Browns. The Brown's? Yes, Cleveland and Cincinnati dueled on offense and Palmer threw for just over 400 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions. Granted, the Bengals lost the game, but no quarterback came close to Palmer's fantasy production this week.
WR — Who do you think Carson Palmer was throwing to all day on Sunday? That's right, Chad Johnson, one of the premier wide receivers in the NFL. Johnson had 11 catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson may have made a bad move diving into the Dog Pound. Cleveland's fan section, but he had made all the right moves on the field all day.
RB — The biggest surprise of the game between Cincinnati and Cleveland was the non-existent defense of the Bengals. Cleveland running back Jamal Lewis was back to his Pro Bowl form on Sunday. Lewis rushed for 216 yards on 27 carries and had one touchdown. Lewis definitely proved himself to his new team on Sunday.
TE — How many players can I have on the top performance list from one game? The answer is four. A lot of people were big on Cleveland's Kellen Winslow coming
into the season as long as he could stay healthy. Sunday he proved he has the skills to be one of the top tight ends in the league. Winslow had six catches for 100 yards and one touchdown. He is starting to show the potential the Browns have been waiting on since they drafted him.
DEF — For the second straight week New England completely dominated a team on defense. This week's performance was even more impressive than the Patriots' opening-week romp against the Jets. The Patriots defense shut down arguably the best player in the NFL. They held LaDainian Tomlinson to 18 carries for 43 yards. The Patriot's defense also intercepted Philip Rivers twice. This team will be a tough matchup for anyone the rest of the season.
K - In the hierarchy of the league's best kickers, Pittsburgh's Jeff Reed's name is not mentioned that often. On Sunday though, he was the model of consistency making all four of his field goals and
two extra points. The Steelers dominated time of possession against the Bills and relied on Reed's sure foot to put most of their points on the board.
BUSTS
QB — J.P. Losman has not looked strong in his first two games of the season. On Sunday, a tough Steelers defense held
him to 154 passing yards on 15 completions and no touchdowns. If Buffalo wants to succeed this year, it will depend a lot on Losman's play at quarterback.
WR — I will admit that I was a big fan of Buffalo's Lee Evans as one of the top fantasy wide receivers, but he has struggled out of the gate. He was almost invisible on the field against Denver in week one and he had two catches for 17 yards against the Steelers on Sunday. Evans will need to focus mentally as he faces another tough task against the Patriots defense this coming week.
RB — San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson was the league MVP last year. On Sunday, though, the Patriots held him to only 43 yards on 18 carries. Obviously Tomlinson is a great player, but the Patriots improved defense was just too much for him on Sunday. Tomlinson is guaranteed to bounce back and have a big game next Sunday.
TE — Denver barely beat the lowly Raiders this past weekend. Daniel Graham only had one reception for nine yards in the game. If the Broncos want to improve their offense under Jay Cutler they need to use Graham more effectively in the passing
game.
Boom and Bust
DEF — What team can give up 554 total yards of offense to the Cleveland Browns. Apparently the Bengals can. In their loss to the Browns on Sunday, they only caused one turnover, while allowing Derek Anderson to throw for 300 yards, Jamal Lewis to rush for 200 yards, and two receivers to have 100 yard receiving games. Cincinnati's offense is there, but if the Bengals want to win, their defense must improve.
BOOM and BOOMS
Chad Johnson
11 catches
209 yards
2 touchdowns
Jamal Lewis
27 carries
216 yards
1 touchdown
Carson Palmer
33/50
401 yards
6 touchdowns
2 interceptions
Edited by Luke Morris
worst kicker of the week when you lose your job and are replaced by the ageless wonder, Morten Andersen. Falcons kicker Matt Prater missed two field goal attempts and made the only extra point attempt in Sunday's loss to the Jaguars. The good news is Prater and Kansas City's Justin Medlock can now tell stories about how great it is to be a rookie kicker in the NFL.
K — It's not hard to be dubbed
BUSTS
**Lee Evans**
2 catches
17 yards
**LaDainian Tomlinson**
18 carries
43 yards
**J.P. Losman**
15/25
154 yards
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