California Dreamin'

[Manning2Harrison]

Finally got through the grind of getting to Week 1 and played my Game of the Week 1. I'm heading out soon for a closing shift so the results won't be up until late tonight or tomorrow. How soon I get to the Rams-Niners game depends on how long it takes to do practice squads and depth chart double-checking but it will definitely be played tomorrow.

[Manning2Harrison]

Quote: Originally Posted by LopaKa

Dang this sucks because I was hoping to stay with my one user controlled team, but it seems like I might need to do 32....

I had about a half-dozen unintended cuts/practice squad assignments that I had to fix and it looks like between Week 4 of ps and Week 1 all the CPU did was auto-fill the practice squads, which I wish it hadn't done. I may have had less trouble by doing the adjustments in the roster menu and ignoring the recommended cuts. It may be that even just looking at the recommended cuts results in those guys being cut regardless of who you actually let go or whether you met the numerical requirement.

[Manning2Harrison]

Thomas’ Drop Gives Panthers Payback

Unexpectedly, defense did not rule the night as the 2016 NFL season kicked off with Thursday night’s Mile High rematch of Super Bowl 50. More accurately, although neither team ran the ball very well, the opposing quarterbacks largely had their way with two of the most vaunted defenses of a season ago. 2015 MVP Cam Newton came a yard shy of a 400 yard game and fired 4 TD’s, while unproven Trevor Siemien, with one exception, gave Carolina’s rookie corners a workout, posting a 116.6 rating as he completed 24 of 34 attempts for 315 yards and 3 touchdowns- but a costly pick was also included in his stat line.

It was a game of ebb and flow, as the Broncos failed to generate a first down before falling behind 14-0 on Newton’s TD passes to Devin Funchess and Kelvin Benjamin. But Denver’s second possession wrapped with Siemien’s first TD, a 44 yard catch and run by Demaryius Thomas, would would later play the pivotal role in the final outcome. That score ignited a stretch in which the Broncos outscored the Panthers 27-3 through midway through the third quarter. But with the Broncos failing to find the end zone for most of the second half, the Panthers were able to claw their way back into the contest, taking a 31-30 lead when Jonathan Stewart scored from 9 yards out with 9:17 left in the game. It was in the subsequent series that Siemien was picked off by rookie James Bradberry, and Carolina parlayed the takeaway into Newton’s 13 yard TD pass to Greg Olsen with 4:51 to go, leaving the Broncos needing a touchdown and a two point conversion just to gain a tie. After a quick exchange of punts, Denver got the touchdown part on Siemien’s 5 yard toss to Bennie Fowler with the clock down to 30 ticks, but on the fateful try for two, the normally reliable Thomas dropped a pass that Siemien put right in his breadbasket, assuring that the contest would not go into overtime and giving the Panthers the payback they had been waiting seven months for.

Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos
Sep 8, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Carolina Panthers (1-0)	14	3	7	14	38
Denver Broncos (0-1)	7	17	3	9	36

Team Stats Comparison
	CAR	DEN
Total Offense	449	375
Rushing Yards	64	67
Passing Yards	385	308
First Downs	19	17
Punt Return Yards	14	35
Kick Return Yards	81	128
Total Yards	544	538
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	4	8
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4/4/0	3/2/1
Penalties	40	0
Posession Time	26:50	33:10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CAR	DEN
13:33	(CAR) Devin Funches 40 pass from Cam Newton (G. Gano kick)	7	0
7:49	(CAR) Kelvin Benjamin 8 pass from Cam Newton (G. Gano kick)	14	0
2:06	(DEN) Demaryius Thomas 44 pass from Trevor Siemien (B. McManus kick)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CAR	DEN
13:35	(CAR) Graham Gano 48 FG	17	7
10:19	(DEN) C.J. Anderson 1 run (B. McManus kick)	17	14
8:12	(DEN) Virgil Green 34 pass from Trevor Siemien (B. McManus kick)	17	21
3:08	(DEN) Brandon McManus 34 FG	17	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CAR	DEN
8:45	(DEN) Brandon McManus 48 FG	17	27
3:12	(CAR) Ted Ginn 7 pass from Cam Newton (G. Gano kick)	24	27
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CAR	DEN
12:44	(DEN) Brandon McManus 44 FG	24	30
9:17	(CAR) Jonathan Stewart 9 run (G. Gano kick)	31	30
4:51	(CAR) Greg Olsen 13 pass from Cam Newton (G. Gano kick)	38	30
0:30	(DEN) Bennie Fowler 5 pass from Trevor Siemien (pass failed)	38	36

Carolina Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Cam Newton (131.3) 28/38 399 4 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jonathan Stewart 14 59 3.6 1 Fozzy Whittaker 3 15 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Ted Ginn 6 93 15.5 1 Devin Funchess 5 79 15.8 1 Greg Olsen 6 71 11.8 1 Philly Brown 4 50 12.5 0 Kelvin Benjamin 3 28 9.3 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Kony Ealy 10 0 0 0 Luke Kuechly 10 0 0 0 James Bradberry (R) 6 0 1 0 Kawann Short 5 1 0 0

Denver Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Trevor Sieien (116.6) 24/34 315 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Devontae Booker (R) 13 37 2.8 0 C.J. Anderson 18 29 1.6 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Demaryius Thomas 5 98 19.6 1 Virgil Green 4 85 21.3 1 Bennie Fowler 5 59 11.8 1 Emmanuel Sanders 4 43 10.8 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Brandon Marshall 14 0 0 0 Von Miller 6 2 0 0 Aquib Talib 5 0 1 0

Aquib Talib’s interception was converted into the touchdown that gave Denver a 21-17 lead after the Broncos had trailed 14-0.

Highlight reel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pfMQ67T7b0

[rsump112]

Very nice Muddy! I like the highlight video, nice little musical addition. Are you still liking your sliders? I've tried a combo of Flazko's blue and purple sets to lower QB accuracy and up the human running game while I continue to set week 1 rosters and depth charts. I went with EA's roster and am adding and the missing players using roverts' roster. A lot of work, but maybe this is the year I get back into reporting!

Looking forward to the Rams matchup. Hopefully you do better than they did last night.

[Manning2Harrison]

Matchup Preview *|* September 12, 2016
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St. Louis Rams (0-0, 0-0 Away)		San Francisco 49ers (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report WR Pharoh Cooper (shoulder) week to week CB Will Redmond (knee) PUP ILB Nick Bellore (knee) week to week DT Ian Williams (ankle) IR WR/KR Bruce Ellington IR OL Anthony Davis (-) Questionable Game Notes Who thought it would be a good idea to make this one of the first MNFB games of the season? The game's not even in LA! ESPN viewers will be treated to Case Keenum vs. Blaine Gabbert because the hope that the other SF QB would flourish in Chip Kelly's system has yet to be realized, and because Jared Goff was deemed unworthy of even suiting up for the Rams. If Todd Gurley and Carlos Hyde can't carry to load for their respective teams, this one could be a real snoozer, especially for East Coast viewers up past their bed time.

[Manning2Harrison]

Quote: Originally Posted by rsump112

Very nice Muddy! I like the highlight video, nice little musical addition. Are you still liking your sliders? I've tried a combo of Flazko's blue and purple sets to lower QB accuracy and up the human running game while I continue to set week 1 rosters and depth charts. I went with EA's roster and am adding and the missing players using roverts' roster. A lot of work, but maybe this is the year I get back into reporting! Looking forward to the Rams matchup. Hopefully you do better than they did last night.

One regular season game is hard to judge by which is why I started with a "game of the week". I do think I'm going to lower QBA on both sides. Denver's secondary should have done a little better vs. Cam and Siemien maybe not so good. I have a feeling the human running game may need a boost but I'm also taking the Carolina D into consideration.

Glad you liked the video. I'm aiming for a NFL Films feel to them.

Rams were turrible last night. Not surprised the O struggled but the D missed the plane.

[Manning2Harrison]

options for Week 2 GOTW:

Bengals-Steelers
Chiefs-Texans
Packers-Vikings

[rsump112]

Bengals-Steelers. WHO DEY!