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What to watch for: Saints, top-10 RBs, Sanchez

By Eric Karabell

Friday, September 18, 2009

I see major overreacting going on in places like Arizona, Chicago, Jacksonville and Miami, because NFL teams know just how tough it is to make the playoffs starting out 0-2. This week is when we hear the typical "must-win" talk. For the record, since 1990, teams that start out 0-2 have made the playoffs only 13.8 percent of the time. Teams that start out 2-0 have been playoff-bound 64.6 percent of the time. Of course, in fantasy football, I'm guessing the trends don't look anything like that. ...

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