Regular Season Weeks 2-3

WEEK TWO

Lions
(1-0)

Raiders
(0-1)

VS

Pre Game Notes: 

Coming into this game, the Detroit Lions are leaps and bounds better than us on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. On offense, they have an above average Quarterback in Matthew Stafford along with him, they have two All-Pro receivers in Calvin Johnson and Golden Tate. Calvin Johnson is 6'5" so I'll try my luck and put my best corner Prince Amukamara on him and hope that he can shut him down. On the defensive side of the ball, the Lions have a GREAT defensive line headlined by Ndamukong Suh, Nick Fairley, and my favorite Ezekiel Ansah. Along with the outstanding defensive line, they have a pretty good line backing core with Deandre Levy and Stephen Tulloch. In the secondary, the Lions are pretty average in the secondary so if our offensive line can give Derek Carr time in the pocket we could probably make some throws down field and give our receivers a chance to make some plays. 

Kickoff!

As soon as the game started I thought that we were destined to lose when Mathew Stafford threw a 80 yard pass to Robert Meachem for a TOUCHDOWN. Meachem would finish the game with 5 receptions for 128 yards. 

The first quarter ended with the score 10-3. But in the second quarter, our offensive was able to score 3 touchdowns with the help of Derek Carr and Wide Receiver Jeremy Maclin. Maclin had a pretty good day, catching 8 passes for 98 yards and of course 2 touchdowns. 

We go into the fourth quarter all tied up at 27 a piece. Fortunately for us, our defense was able to keep the Lions from scoring and allow us take time off the clock and kick a game winning field goal to give us our first victory on the year. 

Final Score: DET 27 - 30 OAK

Game Takeaways: 

• Our defense
•  Excluding the fourth quarter, our defense didn't play good at all. 
• We allowed 437 yards from their offense.
• Stafford threw for 367 yards.
• We did a good job keeping Calvin Johnson from having a monster game. 
• He had two receptions for 24 yards. 
• We did good job stopping the run. 
• They had 58 yards rushing and averaged 3.1 yards a carry
• Our Rookie Corner Back Priest Maclin got an interception 
• Our offense
• We did good rushing the ball 
• Deron Pickett got 56 yards on 12 attempts averaging 4.7 yards a carry. 
• Derek Carr had an average game.
• He completed 57 percent of his passes
• Had 2 Touchdowns 
• Had a 92.1 Quarterback Rating
• We had four opportunities in the red zone (inside the 20 yard line) but we failed to score a touchdown 3 times and had to kick a field goal.
• We won the possession battle by keeping the ball longer than they did.
• We had the ball for 30 minutes and 13 seconds compared to their 21 minutes and 47 seconds. 

WEEK THREE 

Cleveland Browns
(1-1)

Oakland Raiders
(1-1)

VS 

Pre Game:

Before the game started, I wanted to fix the problems that we had against the Lions by acquiring a couple of players. The first player I targeted was Vikings right guard Brandon Fusco. Brandon is 25 years old and has a very very favorable contract for a player of his caliber. To acquire Fusco, I sent back up Middle linebacker Miles Burris and Right Outside Linebacker Sio Moore to the vikings. With the acquisition of Fusco, he automatically become the second best player on the team. To replace Sio Moore, I trade our last string Corner Back Easton Graves and this years 7th round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars for Right outside line backer Laroy Reynolds. To replace Easton Graves, I signed 16 year veteran Champ Bailey to a one year contract worth $980 thousand. Lastly, I wanted to fix the my problem at Middle linebacker so I traded CB TJ Carrie and my third string Defensive Tackle Justin Ellis and a 6th round pick to the 49ers for middle linebacker Chris Borland. Similar to Fusco, Borland is in his mid twenties and has a very favorable contract. 

This game against the Cleveland Browns is pretty interesting not only because of the newly acquired players, its because their team is very similar to ours: We have a pretty good tight end in Dwayne Allen and they have a good Tight End in Jordan Cameron; We have a Great left tackle (ours is injured) ... their left tackle is the best in the league: We both have one elite and a young number two Corner Backs while the rest are average at best; We both young quarterbacks; They drafted the wide receiver that we contemplated drafting but passed up on to draft the Left Tackle Kirk Lane (injured).

Things/Players To Worry About:

• Josh Gordon: Josh is similar to Calvin Johnson who we faced in week two, but his 2 inches shorter.
• The Browns Offensive Line: Along with the best left tackle in the league, They drafted a rookie Left Guard that is BETTER than our rookie Left Tackle Kirk Lane who I think will be the best offensive lineman by his 3rd season.
• Joe Haden: Joe isn't the biggest Corner in the league, but his definitely one of the best. If Derek Carr isn't accurate, he'll get picked off a couple of time by Haden.

Kickoff!!

This game was different as in we did the unexpected. WE RUSHED FOR OVER 274 YARDS!! PLUS! Derek Carr RUSHED for over a 100 YARDS (132 to be exact) AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS! Then on top of that, Kenjon Barner rushed for over a hundred yards too. 

The reason for so many rushing yards was because it was raining, so throwing the ball 

FINAL SCORE: CLE 23 - 42 OAK 

Game Takeaways 

• Our Offense: 
• Our defense did a good job keeping the Browns from scoring a lot of points
• Defense recorded 5 total sacks
• Chris Borland: 2
• Ryan Davis: 1
• Paul Hazel: 1
• Tavarus Steward: 1 
• Chris Borland continues to put on consistent performances 
• 2nd straight game with double digit tackles 
• Kendrick Lewis had a great game 
• He had double digit tackles and an interception

• Our Offense:
• Derek Carr had a monster game
• He recorded a 145.6 quarterback rating 
• Had 209 yards passing 
• Threw 4 Touchdowns 
• Had 132 rushing yards 
• Completed 77 percent of passing yards
• Kenjon Barner got 125 yards rushing 
•  He averaged 4.6 yards a carry 
• Dwayne Allen led the team in receptions 
• Allen had 5 receptions 
• Jarret Boykin caught 3 Touchdowns 

ON A SIDE NOTE...

Since I started this project, I've been trying my best to get a capture card so that I can record game play footage to make it easier for you, the reader, see the performance of our team. But I've ran into a couple of problems, First, I needed a capture card so I got that. When I got my capture card, the install disc was broken, so I told my dad, and he called the people he ordered it from and they sent me a new capture card, and an install disc. While I was waiting for the people to send the disc I looked up a tutorial video on how to set up the capture card and during the video, the guy gave a video capturing software called Virtualdub. So I downloaded Virtualdub and set up everything like the guy said without the 2 Female Audio Video Converters. Unfortunately, it didn't work so I asked my dad to order them and he corresponded. When the splitters came in, I tried again and it didn't work. So I narrowed the problem down to my AV cord wasn't working properly. I usually don't use my av cable when I'm playing the games because I use my HDMI cord instead. Anyway, I asked my dad to order a new AV Cable. I got the AV Cable this past monday and it ALMOST worked! I went from having no incoming signal to having a black screen. So I went on the internet and looked up the best video capturing software and ironically enough, the one that came up was the one that I have. Next, I went on YouTube and looked up a Virtualdub tutorial and I got nothing. Now that I have tried everything, and have everything I need, I don't know what to do. By the way, if you have any suggestions please feel free to comment.