According to ESPN.com, 0.1 percent of ESPN fantasy football teams owned Cleveland Browns third-year quarterback Derek Anderson prior to Sunday.
I'm willing to bet that half of those were either close friends or family, and the other half were Oregon State alumni.
But Anderson, in just his fourth career start, shocked the NFL world by throwing for 328 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 51-45 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
In other words, Grandma Anderson and Benny Beaver dominated their fantasy opponents in Week 2.
In one week, the guy nearly equaled his previous career touchdown total. He had six coming into Sunday's game. He had five more a few hours later.
It just goes to show, don't be afraid to roll the dice every once in a while. In the NFL, where the "any given Sunday" rule applies, even Derek Anderson can win you a fantasy matchup.
Unfortunately, for those of us without Mr. Anderson on our speed dial or a Corvallis zip code, we missed this one.
2 comments:
Well done: concise and clean.
How dare you mock the sanctity of Benny Beaver. Shame on you sir.
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