Welcome to week 1 of the Red Zone Wrap-Up!

As discussed previously, the Red Zone is the ESPN Fantasy Football League (FFL) that I'm in. Every Tuesday or so, I'm going to try to write a brief summary of the previous weekend's action.

Jeff H's Houston Inferno led all scorers this week with a 121-74 drubbing of Charlie G's Peoria OrangeCrush. The Inferno got 31 points from Donovan McNabb (who I had last year but didn't keep ) on top of 20 or better points from both his kicker and defense. (I wouldn't count on that happening every week, Jeff. )

The closest game this week was decided by a single point, 95-94. Jack P's Shelbyville Outkasts knocked off the P'burg PrairiePride managed by Bob P. Head coaching made the difference in this game. Jack's head coach won his NFL game, while Bob's lost. That meant a 2-point swing and a loss for the PrairiePride.

My Spooky Boogeymen came back from an early 30 point deficit against Mike N's Batavia Bulldogs to win 91-80. My stud keeper from last season, Shaun Alexander had a slow start to the season (putting it kindly) for only 3 points. Luckily, Donte Stallworth took up the slack with a surprising 23 points. I'm hoping for continued success from Donte throughout the rest of the season...

Alan P's Springfield Bullhawks took advantage of a low-scoring week from Elizabeth P's Petersburg Powerpuff Girls to win 84-59. Unfortunately for the Powerpuffs, superstar wide receiver Steve Smith didn't play last weekend due to injury and is still listed as questionable.

Bret D's Kentucky Mad Max beat Ben D's Foreign Bodies 72-53. A -3 point performance from starting quarterback Jake Plummer, didn't help the Bodies' cause.

So, after one week, the Inferno, Outkasts, Boogeymen, and Bullhawks all share a 1-0 record and a tie for the Norris Division lead. The Mad Max are the only Long Division team to earn a win last week for sole possession of that division's lead.

Good luck to everyone next week (except for Alan of course ).