Life's Too Sports

With less than 48 hours remaining until kickoff, it's almost time for Dirty Bird Nation to "Rise Up" for an opening week match-up against the Seattle Seahawks. Entering the 2020 NFL Season, these new-look Atlanta Falcons are likely to prioritize early-season success, as consecutive poor starts (1-4 in 2018 and 1-7 in 2019) have prevented this team from seeing playoff action since its 2017 campaign. However, having finished 2019 with six of eight victories (pacing the NFC down the stretch), perhaps the Falcons have found a winning formula at last. Let's hope so, if only for the sake of head coach Dan Quinn, who may be on thin ice following back-to-back losing seasons. For Atlanta, numerous off-season acquisitions will be on display this Sunday, perhaps none more notably than running back Todd Gurley -- a former first-round pick who joins the team with lingering knee concerns that have plagued his career since college. Should Gurley exceed expectations in 2020, this

The San Francisco Giants defeated the Seattle Mariners by the score of 10-1 on Wednesday night to extend their winning streak to five games. Following the Giants' come-from-behind victory on Tuesday, the team boasted its first winning record since August 2. And on Wednesday night, their offensive onslaught continued. Celebrating P!nk's birthday a day late, Mike Yastrzemski "got the party started" in the third inning, connecting on a three-run blast to spearhead San Francisco's potent attack. In the ensuing frames, the team did insurmountable damage, scoring thrice in both the fifth and sixth to erase any hope of a Seattle comeback. Joining Yastrzemski in tallying a multi-hit evening for the Giants were Wilmer Flores, Joey Bart, Mauricio Dubon, and Evan Longoria. Longoria's three RBIs were especially key in tonight's victory, coming on a pair of singles in back-to-back innings to increase San Francisco's lead to 6-0. They didn't look back.

I'll preface the charts below by admitting this isn't one of my typical blog posts.  Yesterday evening, my fantasy football league conducted its draft, featuring 10 owners for the first time. These are the results in our standard, non-PPR format. My team can be found in the ninth position.  With the NFL season starting tomorrow, I'm curious: who do you see taking this league? Feel free to voice your opinions in the comment section. luke's Terrific Team 1. (1) Christian McCaffrey   (Car - RB) 2. (20) Nick Chubb   (Cle - RB) 3. (21) Allen Robinson II   (Chi - WR) 4. (40) A.J. Brown   (Ten - WR) 5. (41) JuJu Smith-Schuster   (Pit - WR) 6. (60) Josh Allen   (Buf - QB) 7. (61) Jared Cook   (NO - TE) 8. (80) San Francisco   (SF - DEF) 9. (81) Wil Lutz   (NO - K) 10. (100) D'Andre Swift   (Det - RB) 11. (101) Will Fuller V   (Hou - WR) 12. (120) Daniel Jones   (NYG - QB) 13. (121) Sterling Shepard   (NYG - WR) 14. (140) Chris Herndon   (NYJ - TE) 15. (141) Minnesota   (Min