Week 11: The haves and have nots are separating

The haves and have nots are separating. Illini and Harmony have almost played themselves out of hope of the consolation bracket. The Ogres are knockin' on the door of the playoffs and a Ghostriders lead another group with an outside shot. The Cushions had a huge blow losing AP and are the most likely to fall out of the playoffs. The Ogres are reaping the benefits as they were quick to grab Chester.

Straight Ballin' rolled over the Illini. Favre, TO, and Ray Lewis combined for 82 on the way to 123 for Ballin'. The Illini got 17 from the Giants, but with only 3 TDs they managed just 66 points.

Big Red kept pace with a 188 - 64 drubbing of the Hapless Hillbillies. 32 from Moss and 5 others in the 10+ range buried the boys from Harmony. LT, Palmer and Chris Henry played well for Harmony, but no superstars and 4 players under 3 will sink you.

The Woopiecushions are thankful this morning that Clovis didn't start a QB. They scored only 68 with the Pats D and Jamal Lewis combining for 30 of that. The Conicals needed 1.5 more to get win number 5, but Damon Huard sat on the bench (again) scoring 0. Drew Carter was a nice start for 13 and Hobbs and Bironas combined for 23 in the in loss.

Cali (BOB) also kept up with the leaders beating Reavers who had a solid day as well. Cali got 38 from Brady, but actually had 4 other players in double digits this week and he needed them, because Reavers was not going to lie down like the rest of the teams playing the top 4. Hackett, McGahee, Reed and the Raider D (go raiders) were over 10 to get Reavers to 81.

David!, the team formerly known as Spit, attempted to call on the Biblical powers from David and Goliath as they faced the Ogres, but Ogres are different from giants, so it didn't work. Instead Chester Taylor (the pick up of the week) continued where AP left off and had 27 for Obispo on their way to 92. David! is (like last year) longing for the early season success for Eli, but, alas it faded again. He managed 11 and the Colt D 10, but Plax didn't score again as the team totaled only 3 TDs for 60 points.

The Ghostriders came close to tripling the Raiders, 95-34. Romo and the Buc D had 49 themselves which was more than enough. Andre Johnson is back and TJ scored (hope his injury isn't bad) as well. For the Raiders, Peyton is NOT an every week starter anymore. Nobody had more than 9. Gates (8.7) was the only player to score a TD for the Raiders.

Don't look now, but the Scuds are on the rise. They beat the Homies 78 - 50 to extend their league leading 4th straight win. Kurt Warner had another nice game with 16. Morrison, Rams, and Shayne Graham combined for 31. Jacobs and Holmes scored TDs and even Maroney got his first TD of the year. The Homies had Ernest Graham and Josh Brown scoring 28, but McNabb... It's painful to see your QB with almost -2 and then get injured and not be able to redeem himself. The rest of the team was under 5 was well, so they didn't help the cause either.

Week 10: Ballin' Gets His Turn At The Top

Ballin' is alone at the top. Ghostriders' Romo and Shockey couldn't carry the team enough to stop, Favre, TO, Fitzgerald and Steven Jackson who each had 2+ TDs.

Big Red got healthy vs the Conicals who got a game from Dunn, but that's it. Hasselbeck and Wayne almost scored enough to win the game for Red by themselves.

The team formerly known as Spit is back to .500 eeking out a win in a defensive battle vs. the Cushions. Cushions had 20 from Arnderson, but only one other player over 8. Ex-Spit had the Colts, Bush and Berrian working for him.

Brady Only Bunch (CALI 2) was nothing without Brady so the Homies easily took him down. (MIA) McNabb returned with 28. The Bears and Miller chipped in for the Homies. Cali did get a good game from back up Bulger and Benson, but nothing beyond them.

Ogres are only out of the playoffs by a game taking down Reavers. Big Ben had 26, Morris and Roy Williams were in double digits getting them to 90. Reavers got a monster 29 from Westbrook, 12 from Hackett, and 11 from Reed, but the goose egg from the Saints vs the Rams was a surprising anchor.

Raiders sink back to .500 on a horrible Peyton/Vinatieri night. The charger's 27 on D was over half or the Raider points and the Scuds took advantage of it. Warner put up 20, Shayne Graham was unreal with 21 and Morrison had 10. That was almost enough with those 3.

The Illini got their second win beating the fading Hillbillies. Brees, Ward, Cribbs, Selvin, and kicker Crosby gave the Illini a balanced attack. There is a stench coming from Harmony and it may be the 'Billies. Seahawks had 17 and LT 10, the WR corps (23) had their best week aside from when Curtis blew up in week 3, but Palmer, Priest, Gould, Briggs, and Davis couldn't make it stand up.

Week 9: shuffling the top spots

The Woopiecushions have not been on top since they won the league 4 years ago, but they are back. They beat high scoring Big Red at their own game, winning the shootout 115 to 109. The Cushions let loose with 30+ points from each of their backs, Jamal Lewis (4 TDs) and probable rookie of the year, Adrian Peterson (NFL record 296 yards rushing). Derek Anderson, Wes Welker, and another rookie, Patrick Willis combined for another 30. Big Red has got to be disappointed in their defense. They put up the second highest total of the week in the loss. Addai, Hasselbeck, Engram, Randy Moss, Marion Barber, and the Pack combined for 7 TDs, 4 100 yard rushing/receiving games, and a 300 yard passing game. A great outing, but just not enough.

The Scuds got their second win in a row stopping Ballin's 6 game winning streak (Favre). Jeff Garcia, Brees' new favorite target, David Patton, TD man, Santonio Holmes, and Raider backup Fargas each scored in double digits for the Scuds who are crawling out of the depths to make some noise. (Favre) The injury bug bit hard on Ballin'. Cutler barely played and Gore sat out leaving a potential 17 on the bench. TO and Tony Gonzalez had good games and the Pittsburgh defense scored 18 to make it close, but Scuds prevailed moving Ballin' down to third place. (Favre)

The BOB (Brady Only Bunch) was handed their second straight loss as the Raiders start to make their move in the rankings. The Raiders were led by Peyton (12) and McDonald (10), but getting Julius Jones (9) in the end zone was the clincher that got them over the top. Not that it was a mountain that they had to climb. Brady had 19, but the rest of the bunch amounted to a mole hill as 6 players had less than 3 for the BOB who realizes now the error of being a one man team and has renamed themselves Back to Cali 2. We'll see how that works for them.

The Ogres are working their way into the playoff hunt with a 40 point hosing of the Homies. Just shy of the century mark, the Ogres were led by injured Big Ben's 34. Greg Jennings hung out in the end zone for another 17 and the Falcon D and Ahman Green had 11 and 10 to contribute. That was more than enough to overwhelm the Homies. Earnest Graham had 13, but other than that it was a lack luster day for most of the team. Heath Miller and McNabb did find the end zone, but didn't make much else happen for A-Town.

Reavers blew up again, this time for 107 points to trounce his traveling companion, Spit 'n Polish. JP had 10 before being dropped. Lee Evans has returned (16) as have teh Saints' D (14), but the RBs Westbrook and rookie Lynch combined for 35 to lead the group. Hackett and Witten also score TDs to total 7 for Reavers who only had 2 players with less than 8 points. Spit had nice plays with Burleson (13), Reggie Bush (17) and LenDale (10), but when Sage is starting for you and your IDP doesn't play, you are in bad shape. Spit (or, now, the team formerly known as Spit) can chalk it up to the byes (though some of us think it might not have made a difference).

Don't look now, but Clovis is starting a run here. They now own the second longest winning streak at 3 games with the Illini the latest victim. Clovis piled up 103 points including a monster (29) game from the Lion D. Huard, Dayne, Leon Washington, Galloway, and Bironas each scored over 10 for a very balanced attack. The Illini didn't go down without a fight (which we suspected might happen). Brees led with another bg game, 26. Late pickup Crosby kicked for 18 and Reggie Williams had 13 to give the Illini a very respectable showing against a very hot team.

Harmony may have name power in the lineup, but the team is not doing well. The Ghostriders beat up on the hurtin' 'Billies. Romo, Portis, and the Titan D combined for 56 which was almost enough in itself to topple the Hill 'o Beans. Harmony did have Palmer getting 15 and Larry Johnson had his best game of the year with 16, but LT was the only other player to find the end zone and could not even muster 10 points. The WR corps for the 'Billies continues to be horrible. They barely broke 3 points if you don't count their tackles.