Sean Taylor's Ashes Pick Up First Win of Season
After a poor showing in week 1, Sean Taylor's Ashes didn't appear to be off to much better of a start, until Arizona played. Larry Fitzgerald carried the team to victory by scoring 27, more than his next two players combined. That was the difference in their 26-0 victory over the Fighting Squirrels. The Squirrels struggled as they had no player that was able to score double digits. Both team move to 1-1.
Speaking of struggling, the Whiskey Tango drop to 0-2 with a 30-13 loss to the Gallic Warriors. Warren starts with two losses for the fourth straight season. For the Gallic Warriors the win is the first sign of hope for Chris on the season, after missing the draft and a heart-breaking week 1 loss.
In an early season division match-up, the MeggaMen put up a solid performance to beat Pretend I'm Not Here, 49-20. The Pretend went with Keenan Allen rather than using Julian Edleman to try and counter Brady. That would have made the game close, but still wouldn't have been enough. So Tom starts out 2-0, while the Pretend are 1-1. Also in that division, the Sacks on the Beach routed the Mansfield Onanists, 24-0, to move to 2-0. It's Mike's first 2-0 start since 2011 and Matt's first 0-2 start since the same year.
In the Burgundy Division, the Amish Electricians and the Norsemen renewed the most played rivialry in the league. The Amish scored 29 points off Ben Roethlisberger and 15 off of their worst draft pick, Sean Lee, to secure a 30-12 victory. Josh has now beaten Byron in four straight meetings, his longest winning streak of the series. Both teams now stand at 1-1. Finally, the Crusaders coasted to a 45-0 domination of the Woodland Rangers. The Crusaders move to 2-0 and are alone atop the White Division. The Rangers fall to 0-2.
Only two weeks into the year, there are three teams sitting at 2-0 and all three seem to be scoring the points to belong there. Since expansion teams starting 2-0 make the playoffs 56% of the time. While 0-2 teams have recovered to make it only 18% of the time. But the season is still young.
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