the worst sporting weekend ever

The first play of the NFL schedule was the Titans giving up a return for a touchdown on the opening kickoff, followed by a fumble on the ensuing kickoff on the way to a loss. The Patriots had a terrible second half and got blown out by the Jets. The Giants got completely destroyed Sunday night. Mariano Rivera blew a save and the Yankees got beat by the Orioles. My alma mater BYU got beat on Saturday. Heck, even UConn (the local school) lost to Temple! Not to mention all four of my fantasy football teams lost this week.

WEEK 2 IN REVIEW

I find it incredible that in Week 1 the leader in rushing yards was a Houston Texan, and in Week 2 the leader in passing was a Texan. What more do I need to say?

Bests of the Week:

Team: Indianapolis Colts, completely dominating the New York Giants all the way around, led by another amazing performance by Peyton Manning.

Players:
Gold Medal: Lots of quarterbacks, Jay Cutler of the Bears at the top, who completed over 72% of his passes for 277 yards and 3 touchdowns and no turnovers in a big upset over the Cowboys in Big D. Matt Schaub threw for nearly 500 yards in a win, Mark Sanchez had a career day, and Michael Vick played so well Andy Reid ate his words.

Silver Medal: Jahvid Best of the Lions, who scored three touchdowns and gained 230 yards in a game started by a backup quarterback. Unfortunately, it was in a losing effort.

Bronze Medal: James Harrison of the Steelers who had two sacks, forced two fumbles, and totaled 11 tackles as the Steelers beat the Titans. Also noteworthy, Jason Allen of the Dolphins, who picked off Brett Favre twice and also had 11 total tackles.

Catch: Randy Moss' one handed catch ahead of Darelle Revis.

Game: Texans over the Redskins in overtime.

Redemption: Redskins' kicker missing the field goal in overtime, moments after Gary Kubiak declined to send out Neil Rackers to attempt a game-winning 53-yard field goal, punting instead.

Upset: Bears winning in Dallas.

Defensive Stand: Miami Dolphins stopping Adrian Peterson on 3 straight carries inside the 5, including on 4th and 1, preserving a four point win.

Highlight: Eagles and Lions (Vick, Best, McCoy)

Worsts of the Week:

Team: My Tennessee Titans, who were miserable on special teams (kickoff for a touchdown and a fumbled kickoff on two straight plays to start the game) and offense (6 more turnovers), losing to Charlie Batch despite limiting the Steelers to 21 passing yards.

Cheap Shot: Eric Smith knocking Wes Welker in the head. Welker did practically nothing for the rest of the game and (neither did the Patriots).

Life choice: Braylon Edwards of the Jets, who was arrested for DWI on Tuesday at 5am, as well as teammates D’Brickashaw Ferguson and Vernon Gholston who were also riding in the car.

Decision: Me changing my Stone Cold Picks choice of the Bengals for the Cowboys.

Stocks are Rising: Bucs, Steelers.

Stocks are Falling: Cowboys, Vikings, Panthers.