In the past I'm sure I've opened this column more than once by saying, Wow, that was a crazy day of football. But I bet in none of those weeks were there three games decided by 1 point, three games decided by 2 points (if we disregard the meaningless safety at the end of Colts-Lions), and an overtime game. It was nuts out there. Imagine if we rooted for teams more than players!

In any case, I watched most of the early games at home, the late games at a friend's house, and the rest of it all late last night. Here were the highlights and lowlights.

Buccaneers at Falcons: Jameis Winston is an example of a player I felt all preseason was going to be really good this year, but didn't actually believe in him enough to draft him anywhere. Unfortunate, because he'll play the Falcons again and the Saints in Week 14 and 16. He was throwing beautiful rainbows to his receivers yesterday. Problem: Vincent Jackson was outproduced by slot receiver Adam Humphries, and the Bucs used three different tight ends in the passing game. ... Two pretty bad defenses in this game. Not stunning, especially the Falcons. Teams to exploit in fantasy. ... Atlanta didn't run the ball well, but were behind by double-digits from basically halftime on. The bigger concern is that they apparently trust Tevin Coleman in the passing game. It's a committee, and Devonta Freeman is going to underachieve if that continues.

Bills at Ravens: Have only caught a little of this game at this point, but saw enough that I didn't miss much. I think both defenses deserve some credit; when healthy, Baltimore is still pretty good, and Buffalo also does some things well. On the other hand, you knew going in that neither offense was overloaded with playmakers. If you have LeSean McCoy, you're pleased that he was a workhorse, including carrying near the goal line. And that Reggie Bush was a non factor, with his 3 carries going for -4 yards. Sammy Watkins will have better games coming, maybe starting with the Jets this week. ... Baltimore just seems to have too many players at every position to really start any of them. Running backs, wide receivers, tight ends. Nine different players had between 5 and 40 receiving yards. Try to tap into that.

Bears at Texans: Pretty much called this one, although the Bears were ahead early on. Eventually in games teams are going to be able to come after Jay Cutler, who doesn't have enough protection or receiving options to avoid taking 3-5 sacks. Nice rookie debut for Will Fuller who did all the work on his game-clinching touchdown, taking a throw at his shoelaces and then zipping through defenders for a touchdown. Nice enough game for Lamar Miller, though no touchdowns. Sweet TD catch by DeAndre Hopkins, who as feared didn't have to be the only receiving weapon in the offense, which is going to mean more modest numbers.

Packers at Jaguars: A couple of pretty sick touchdown catches and throws on the Packers side of the ball in this game, including the winner to Davante Adams. What sticks out to me about this game is how after every decent Eddie Lacy run, the announcers talked about how he shed weight or got in shape, I think they even said "newly svelte" at some point. Looked like the same guy to me. ... I know they gave up 27 points, but I did think Jacksonville's defense looked pretty good for most of the game. Green Bay had to work for those points and had some luck here and there.

Chargers at Kansas City: Sort of tuned out of this game after the Chargers took the huge lead, which you obviously can't do anymore in the NFL. Crazy that they blew it. ... I know we all care about our fantasy teams, especially those that just lost our best wide receiver, but you have to feel bad for Keenan Allen. Guy was on his way to a big game and probably a big year, and early reports are that he's done for the season. Just a shame. Tyrell Williams is the pickup, but he's not gonna be Allen. ... Ware was the main back, as expected. I think it's fair to say he'll have a sizable role even when Charles is back.

Raiders at Saints: Love the call to go for 2 at the end of this game. Even if he didn't get it. Are your odds of winning the coin flip, where it was pretty clear whoever did would go down and score a touchdown, any better? Heck even extra points aren't gimmes these days. Did Michael Crabtree seriously get flagged for throwing the ball into the stands? That's a penalty? Stupid. ... Raiders defense actually did look good for a while, though they've got some cornerback issues. I'm still OK with them as a fantasy D. Playing in New Orleans never easy. Glad I have Willie Snead everywhere. Not so much I benched him in a league, though. ... Running back committee coming. Murray the leader, but other backs combined for almost as many carries (10) as he did (14). ... Not really sure what the Saints were doing with C.J. Spiller in the preseason only to make him a healthy scratch. I guess they hate fantasy owners.

Bengals at Jets: Nothing untoward to report about this game, beyond the fact that obviously Revis Island isn't what it used to be, or it doesn't matter who tries to cover A.J. Green. He's awesome. Ryan Fitzpatrick's game-ending interception force, I believe that's how the Jets season ended a year ago, that's why nobody breaks the bank to bring him in or keep him around long-term. Bengals did a nice job on Brandon Marshall, to the benefit of Quincy Enunwa. Matt Forte looked good. Missed extra point, good way to lose.

Browns at Eagles: Props to Carson Wentz, who made some big-time throws. Ranked him ahead of Jared Goff at draft time and in dynasty and that's looking good right now. Jordan Matthews will apparently be OK, and so will the Eagles offense. Not much to say about the Browns beyond they're exactly as bad as all of their offseason bloodletting indicated they would be. They're gonna suck all year, especially on defense. On offense, Gary Barnidge shockingly shut out (including at least one drop) and Robert Griffin III unshockingly hurt (shoulder).

Vikings at Titans: Didn't watch a ton of this game, but saw enough to think the running game is going to be very good for Tennessee, and so is Tajae Sharpe. Beyond that, not much to say except Marcus Mariota is a young guy who's going to make mistakes every once in a while, and I'm feeling good about the high expectations for the Minnesota defense.

Dolphins at Seahawks: Kenny Stills dropped the easiest long touchdown bomb you'll ever see after getting deep behind the defense. Terrible, and part of why they let the Seahawks steal this game. Clutch performances by Russell Wilson and Doug Baldwin, that's what they do. Running back committee for Seattle, which might continue. Their offense will have better days; Miami has a sound defense.

Giants at Cowboys: As most everyone is aware, Terrance Williams incredibly failed to get out of bounds after a catch in the final seconds that would have given the Cowboys a shot at a game-winning field goal. It would have been even more incredible had Detroit's Marvin Jones nearly done the exact same thing; with Jones it looked like he was trying to avoid going out of bounds. Which would be stupid. Back to Williams. Tough loss for the Cowboys, but in general I was impressed by Dak Prescott. Not sure he hurt his credibility at all; it's not like Tony Romo never lost any heartbreakers. Dez Bryant had a spectacular near TD correctly reversed by instant replay. Cowboys will be fine. Not a wow game for Ezekiel Elliott, who the Giants clearly intended to stop (and Damon Harrison was a great signing). I don't have much fondness for that whole dance thing, but you have to feel good for Victor Cruz catching the winning touchdown, since he's been rehabbing for close to two years. Nice TD catch by Shepard, too. Long sideline grab by Odell Beckham Jr. who'd also have scored if his momentum hadn't carried him out of bounds. ... Big PPR game for Cole Beasley, which would have been bigger had he not let 2 catchable high throws skip off his hands.

Lions at Colts: Speaking of bad defenses. Good grief. Dwayne Washington carried at goal line for Lions, go ahead and drop Zach Zenner if you accidentally drafted him. Might be best to sell high on Ameer Abdullah, who won't face the Colts again and won't normally be so busy in the passing game. Theo Riddick, too. ... Recommended Dwayne Allen. Didn't realize should have recommended Jack Doyle, too, I imagine he was a really cheap daily play. With the exception of Doyle, I think the game was about as expected; a wild shootout where the team that had the ball last was going to win. Nice offensive numbers (especially in PPR) for almost everyone, but obviously, someone will get left out of the scoring -- here it happened to be most of the wide receivers, leaving the running backs and tight ends to catch all the touchdowns. That's fantasy football.

Patriots at Cardinals: David Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald, just wow. Maybe Johnson isn't Marshall Faulk, but he looks like the best all-around back in the league. Great receiver. Strength and power to run inside. Incredible after-the-catch and jump-cut ability. He's awesome. As for Fitzgerald, I think he's underrated in not only fantasy but the NFL. ... As for the bad, Carson Palmer might be showing his age. He held the ball an interminable amount of time on several plays. Arizona is in trouble if Palmer is as shaky as he looked last night. ... The Patriots just win. They're going to go at least 3-1 with Garoppolo. Next three are at home, so maybe 4-0.

Monday, Monday times two: Two games tonight, although the second one starts at 10:20 here on the East Coast, which basically means they don't care about us. If only the NFL could stick a game on Saturday night opening week, that would be cool. Anyway I like to pick the scores of these games, so I'll go Washington 27, Pittsburgh 24 and Rams 23, 49ers 10. Give me the passing games in the first one and the running backs in the second and I'll probably have a good fantasy night.