Good morning! Gameday is upon us and it's time to see if our Chiefs can put games 1 and 2 behind them and put forth a strong effort this afternoon against the Chargers.
Certainly a win is a longshot, there's no denying that; but I think we all will be able to sleep a little easier if we see some inspired play on both sides of the ball. We know how we feel, but let's see what the folks in Vegas think about today's matchup and let's see the latest fantasy football inury reports.
In the Opening Line, we saw the line jump to 14.5 after it opened at 13 and the total was at 44.5. Since then though, while the line has moved slightly, it has settled in at +14 and the total is at 44. I think this is a surprise to many, including myself, because I thought much of the big money would have come in on San Diego's side and would drive the line much higher. Apparently a decent amount of money is coming in on our side to knock it back down to 14. It comes down to whether or not you think we have it in us to stay within 2 TDs. I am just very unsure about this game. If we were playing against a more consistent team I would be on the other side. Strangely, I do think we can stay in this game and I will not be playing it today. If I were forced to, I would select SD and the over. That's just thinking with my head and not my heart. Since I won't be playing it, I would gladly be wrong on that one.
Fantasy Football Injury Update (List Clipped from ESPN)
Quarterbacks Ruled out before Sunday: WR Marques Colston (shoulder), WR Braylon Edwards (knee), WR Lee Evans (ankle), WR Jacoby Ford (hamstring), TE Aaron Hernandez (knee), QB Peyton Manning (neck), WR Louis Murphy (groin), WR Eddie Royal (groin), WR Jordan Shipley (knee), WR Sammie Stroughter (ankle), RB Derrick Ward (shoulder)
Early games (1 p.m. ET)
RB Arian Foster (hamstring, questionable) likely out
RB Peyton Hillis (illness, questionable) OUT
WR Mario Manningham (concussion, doubtful): inactive
RB Knowshon Moreno (hamstring, questionable)
TE Brandon Pettigrew (shoulder, questionable) active
QB Michael Vick (concussion, questionable): active
Late games (4:05 p.m. ET)
WR Danny Amendola (elbow, doubtful)
WR Malcom Floyd (groin, doubtful)
TE Antonio Gates (foot, questionable)
RB Steven Jackson (quadriceps, questionable)
RB Beanie Wells (hamstring, questionable)
RB Cadillac Williams (hamstring, questionable)
TE Kellen Winslow (knee, questionable)
Night game (8:20 p.m. ET)
TE Dallas Clark (foot, questionable)
QB Kerry Collins (shoulder, questionable)
Steve in RI's plays:
Miami +1
NY Jets +3
Jax/Car over 43
There we have it and thus ends another edition of the Closing Line. I am hoping like everyone else that we will have a lot to cheer about today and hopefully perhaps even a victory! Have a great day.
Quarterbacks Kerry Collins, IND Questionable Michael Vick, PHI OK
Peyton Manning, IND OUT
Tony Romo, DAL Questionable
Running Backs Arian Foster, HOU Questionable
Cadillac Williams, STL Questionable
Chris Wells, ARI Questionable
Derrick Ward, HOU OUT
Felix Jones, DAL Questionable
Knowshon Moreno, DEN Questionable
LaRod Stephens-Howling, ARI Questionable
Marion Barber, CHI Questionable
Peyton Hillis, CLE OUT
Steven Jackson, STL Questionable
Wide Receivers Braylon Edwards, SFO OUT
Damian Williams, TEN Questionable
Danny Amendola, STL Doubtful
Dez Bryant, DAL Questionable
Earl Bennett, CHI OUT
Eddie Royal, DEN OUT
Jacoby Ford, OAK OUT
Jacoby Jones, HOU Questionable
Jerome Simpson, CIN Questionable
Jonathan Baldwin , KCC OUT
Joshua Cribbs, CLE Questionable
Lee Evans, BAL Questionable
Louis Murphy, OAK OUT
Malcom Floyd, SDC Doubtful
Mario Manningham, NYG OUT
Marques Colston, NOS OUT
Miles Austin, DAL OUT
Mohamed Massaquoi, CLE Questionable
Rashied Davis, DET Questionable
Roy Williams, CHI Questionable
Tight Ends Aaron Hernandez , NEP OUT
Antonio Gates, SDC Questionable
Brandon Pettigrew, DET Questionable
Chris Cooley, WAS Questionable
Dallas Clark, IND Questionable
Jacob Tamme, IND Questionable
Kickers David Buehler, DAL Questionable
Garrett Hartley, NOS OUT