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10 Facts, Stats, & Records (either tied or broken) in the Giants 41-27 win over Cleveland

Posted by fantasyfurnace on October 8, 2012
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Every so often a regular season NFL game comes along with an inordinate amount of interesting and little known facts accompanying it. Thus was the case in the Giants 41-27 defeat of the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. At least five records were either tied or broken at Met Life Stadium on a rainy & chilly October afternoon. Here are some of the more interesting stats that we were able to extrapolate from this game…

1. The Giants came into this game averaging 89.5 yards on the ground per game. Sunday they had 243 rushing yards on the day.

2. RB Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for a career high 200 yards.

#44 RB Ahmad Bradshaw, after fumbling on the Giants first drive of the game, went on to rush for a career high 200 yards on 30 carries and a TD. Photo: Nick Laham/Getty Images)

3. Cleveland has now lost 11 games in a row dating back to last season.

4. RB David Wilson collected his first NFL touchdown.

5. WR Victor Cruz had a career high three touchdowns in one game.

#80 WR Victor Cruz had a record setting afternoon vs the Browns on Sunday, scoring a career-high 3 TDs. Photo by Elsa/Getty Images

6. With just under four minutes left in the 1st quarter, the Giants scored on a 92 yard drive; their longest of the season.

7. RB Trent Richardson became the fist rookie to score five touchdowns in his first five games in franchise history.

#33 RB Trent Richardson set a franchise record with five TDs in his first five games. Photo: Image source: Browns Facebook page

8. RB Ahmad Bradshaw became the ninth 200 yard rusher in franchise history.

9. The Giants 41 points were the most scored in a regular season game since their 41-7 win over Seattle on 11/7/10. The last time they scored over 41 points in a regular season game was on 12/21/09 in a 45-12 victory over the Redskins in Washington.

10. The S.F. 49ers and the N.Y. Giants scored a combined 86 points in their games on Sunday. They will face each other in week #6…

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THE FURNACE’S WEEK #12 PICKUPS

Posted by fantasyfurnace on November 23, 2011
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FIVE PICKUPS-WEEK #12

1. RILEY COOPER-WR-Eagles- With the Eagles playing host to the New England Patriots this week, almost any receiver would qualify as a ‘pickup’ given the Pats’ lack of a  viable passing defense. Cooper is coming off an amazing week filling in for injured WR Jeremy Maclin who remains questionable for Sunday’s game. His line 5-75-1 vs the Giants will only improve especially if backup QB Vince Young gets the nod again as he’ll feel more comfortable in his 2nd start. Cooper will be going up against a Patriot’s defense that allows the most fantasy points to wideouts in the league.

Eagle WR Riley Cooper celebrates after scoring on an 8 yard touchdown pass from Vince Young. Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images

2. MATT MOORE-QB-Dolphins- Surely there will be a host of skeptics out there wondering if we’ve lost our minds picking up a Dolphin quarterback, but Moore (and the ‘Fins) have been on a roll. Over the past three weeks, ALL wins, Moore has thrown for six touchdowns and 600 yards. They will face a Dallas team who just played a hard fought overtime game in Washington and are on a short week. Although not in the same class as the Cowboys, Miami has momentum, a hot QB, and a three game winning streak. Remember the ‘Boys managed to give up 24 points to an anemic Redskin’s team…

Dolphin QB Matt Moore throws a pass in last week's game vs the Bills. Photo: Mike Ehrmann

3. SANTANA MOSS-WR-Redskins- After being out for a month with a severe hand injury, Moss is scheduled to practice on Wednesday. The defensively challenged Redskins can use all the help they can get. If you have room on your roster to stash Moss, do so as he should pay dividends; in particular in week 13 (Patriots) and week 15 (Vikings) Both of  these teams have porous pass defenses.

#89 WR Santana Moss preparing to return after month long injury. Photo: WashingtonPost.com

4. KEVIN SMITH-RB-Lions- Without question, Smith will end up being the biggest pickup of the week. Currently owned in just 26% of Yahoo! leagues, that number, we predict, will double by this time tomorrow. Coming out of nowhere to score three touchdowns on 201 total yards against Carolina, Smith more than admirably filled in for usual starter Jahvid Best (who will not play in this Thursday’s game). The Lions will face the Packers on Thanksgiving and they have given up 5.5 yards per carry over the last five weeks so Smith becomes an absolute must add this week.

Backup Lion's RB Kevin Smith eludes several Panthers in last week's game. Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

5. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Defense- The ‘Hawks will host the free-falling Redskins, losers of their last six in a row, on Sunday. We like them this week because they face in the ‘Skins a team that’s only scored 44 points in the last four weeks; (they averaged 7 points a game before last week’s OT loss to the Cowboys). As their running game is virtually non-existent, QB Rex Grossman will again be forced to air it out and leave himself vulnerable to turnovers and sacks. Speaking of which, the Redskins QB’s have been sacked an average of 3.1 times per game this year which should leave them “Defenseless in Seattle”…

#91 Chris Clemons of the Seattle Seahawks forces Rams QB Sam Bradford to fumble in last week's game. Photo: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images

Finally…A Cure For Insomnia!!

Posted by fantasyfurnace on October 23, 2011
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The UGLY game of the week…

"We only score 6 points and we win??" Says Browns head coach Pat Shurmur Photo: Jason Miller/Getty Images

BROWNS over SEAHAWKS- Stop counting sheep. Forget trying to meditate. Throw away those pills. For a sure way to a better night’s sleep, just watch the Browns/Seahawks game on DVD in stores everywhere!! I was in a coma by the end of the 1st quarter with the score knotted up at zero. Talk about intense… Granted that the Seahawks were without the services of Marshawn Lynch sidelined with back spasms. But to only realize 137 total yards of offense is beyond pitiful. Doug Baldwin, who we featured last week, (sorry to say), didn’t catch a pass and Sidney Rice had 2 receptions for 38 yards. And the Browns without Peyton Hillis, could only muster up 2 field goals; both of which were over 50 yards. Game, Set, Match… the Browns won 6-3. (yawn)…good night!