WEEK ONE: Recap

There are standings now! Half the league is celebrating, the other half recuperating after their initial match ups drew to resolution. Draft rankings and projections will see their significance fade, as players get their points on the board for 2015: Week one is in the books.

Week 1 Matchups

• Phoenix Uprising216.32Deputy Van Halens170.96
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• HoChiMinhLeadFarmers147.52Manitoba Moosecrew176.14
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• Pawnee Pride166.14Liberal Head Trauma162.47
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• New York's Finest182.06Hill Valley McFlys154.00
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• Revis Islanders200.94Les Tres Petites170.62
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• Saskatoon Sasquatch182.10Savannah Petes223.12
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• South Park Cows191.19OAKWOOD DRIVER177.33
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The Pride and Trauma came down to the wire, with Pawnee eventually outlasting Liberal. Saskatoon and Savannah were neck and neck until the fourth quarter, when Dr Jekyll turned into Mr Hyde and ran roughshod over the Sasquatch, en route to the highest point total on the week. The Pete's 223.12 is good, but still thirty points shy of the all time record, the 253.24 Phoenix dropped on Liberal in week 8 of 2014. Apologies to Oakwood, who despite their loss, look much better on the field than they did on paper, as competitive as any team in the league; They face the Islanders this week, the third of three teams to breach 200 in the first week. HCM started agonizingly slowly last year, losing five in a row and eight of their first nine; They have to get things going in a hurry if they are to avoid a similar hole. Hill Valley had three inactives in week one forcing them to a depleted bench, plus a goose egg in their lineup from trade acquisition Sammy Watkins. They'll look to rebound against fellow cellar dweller, blowout victim Deputy in week two.

OPotW: RB Carlos Hyde, Savannah Petes (36.40pts)
Hyde lasted until the 124th pick, a ninth rounder after a disappointing rookie season. Through one week, he's looking like the steal of the draft and a potential league MVP. Every week won't be like this: 182 total yards an two TDs is a lot, and in fact, THE Ohio State Buckeye might not reach such a lofty total again this year. But now it's etched in cement that he can, and the Petes have to consider him their premier plow horse going forward.

DPotW: DE JJ Watt, Phoenix Uprising (28.00pts)
Watt was picked in the first round because he can so thoroughly dominate: a game, and his position. He immediately did both, with nine tackles (six for a loss) and two sacks, outscoring the next closest defensive lineman (Aaron Donald, South Park's 23rd round pick) by 9.5 points. He did it purely via his brand of defense- if he gets involved in the offensive game plan again this year, watch out.

PUotW: WR James Jones, Savannah Petes (20.30pts)
James Jones had a weird off-season, spending camp with the Hill Valley McFlys before returning to old stomping grounds Savannah, where he paid immediate dividends, scoring two TDs right out of the gates to be named week one's PICKUP OF THE WEEK.

NOTE:
Waivers process every Wednesday- all players that are claimed will be awarded on 9/16 this week. Players that are unclaimed will pass through waivers at 12:01 AM Pacific time- 3:01 AM Eastern time. Once unclaimed players go through the wire, they are available to all teams on an early bird basis, until 1:00 PM Eastern Time Sunday, concurrent with the start of the early games Sunday.