The first two weeks of Risky Football

So far, almost everyone has been able to be perfect with their risks. The first week is tough because one never really knows how good or bad any team is. Reputation and expert opinions mean a lot in the early weeks until you personally get a comfortable feel for the relative strength of the teams.

One challenge that the early weeks present is deciding whether to use an upper-level team early. If you choose Dallas or New England early because of one's uncertainty about other teams, those upper-level teams are not available late in the season when many more points are on the line.

Unfortunately, none of our players chose Indianapolis in Week 1 when they lost to Chicago or New England in week 2 when they lost to Miami. However, Buffalo did claim one victim in Week 2 who chose Jacksonville and San Francisco another the same day who chose Seattle.

The good thing is that you have fifteen weeks to recover.