Scoring Update and Fine Blotter, Week 5

After a 2011 Week 5 that averaged 50 points a game, the offenses took the week off this year!

2012 Week 5 average:  40.36

Lowest in almost exactly a calendar year (most recent lower was Week 6 of last year).

5 Week 2012 average:  46.12

Now second to last year's 46.31.

Now to the fines:

• New York Jets:  Matt Slauson:  $10,000 for an illegal block on Houston's Brian Cushing.  Cushing's season is over due to this illegality!
• Tennessee Titans:  Michael Griffin:  $21,000 for unnecessary roughness against Minnesota's Michael Jenkins.
• Green Bay Packers:  Nick Perry:  $15,000 for a quite brutal cheapie on Indianapolis' Andrew Luck.  (Sounds like he got off easy!)
• Seattle Seahags:  Chris Clemons:  $15,750 for roughing Carolina's Cam Newton.
• Arizona Cardinals:  Larry Fitzgerald:  $7,875 for offensive face-masking Janoris Jenkins of the Rams.
• St. Louis Rams:  Jermelle Cujo:  $7,875 for roughing the passer on Arizona's Kevin Colb.
• St. Louis Rams get another one for a cheapie on Colb:  Robert Quinn:  $15,750 for helmet-to-helmet on the QB. This makes Quinn a TWO-TIME LOSER.
• San Diego Chargers:  Melvin Ingram:  $15,750 for roughing the passer on New Orleans' Drew Brees.
• Indianapolis Colts:  Corey Redding:  $7,875 for unnecessary head contact to Green Bay's Cedric Benson.

Looks like only 9 players,  $116,875 is the total.