CFFL Week 10 Review

Well this week saw two OT games and boy did one of them live up to the hype!

TWINS AT FERRETS
The 6-3 Ferrets played host to the 7-2 Twins, in a battle of division leaders.  This was billed as the game of the week, and it totally delivered!  It was Manning vs. Malachi!  10 point connection of Dalton and Green vs. the sideways 10 point connection of Manning and McGahee.  Ferrets countered with Hawkins of the Bengals. 

Well Dalton and Green didn't disappoint as they combined for 22 points (Malachi had 16), but one of his TD passes went to Hawkins for the Ferrets.  Manning manged only 1 TD pass, but Gostkowski picked up the slack with 13 points.  Ferrets kept Doug Martin (who scored 24 points last week) to 0 points!  After the Sunday Day games the Ferrets had a one point lead 23-22 and was not very confident going into the SNF game, with the Twins having kicker Graham, but the Ferrets had Foster.  Foster got a TD but Graham scored 7 points.  All knotted up at 29 going into MNF.

In the Monday night game, as long as Bowe didn't score, the Ferrets would need at least 3 points from Succop.  Night started out good for Ferrets with 4 quick points by Succop, giving them the win in OT.  Now as long as Bowe doesn't score.  Whoa wait a minute...Bowe catches a short pass in the flat, gets a few blocks...TD!!!!!!!  Twins win!!!  NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND!  Flag on the play.  Holding against Kansas City.  TD doesn't count.  Bowe would not see the end zone again, and Succop added 3 more points.  Ferrets win the battle in OT 36-29.

SINISTARS AT DRAGONS
The second game OT game was between the Dragons and Sinistars.  The Dragons were fighting for their playoff life.  The Sinistars were trying to stay in the lead in the East.  While this game didn't quite have the drama as the Ferrets vs Twins game, it was still a great comeback win.  The Sinistars started out hot with Stafford getting 12 points but got no help from the rest of the team.  They left 12 points on the bench with Fred Jackson (Started Vick Ballard...huh?).  Dragons only manged 3 points from the Kicker.  Half time 12-3.

In the second half the Dragons came back with 8 points from Russell Wilson and 6 points from Crabtree (finally started a Crabtree) as the Sinistars got 5 points from Kicker Alex Henery.  Game tied 17-17.  Sinistars left more points on the bench with 6 from Steven Jackson and 6 from Jamaal Charles (They started Vick Ballard...huh?).  This time the Dragons were the beneficiary of bench mistakes as they win in OT as "Nina" Hartley kicked 7 points.

OTHER GAMES AROUND THE LEAGUE:

The Roulette woke up and fired 57 points on the hapless as of late Titans. With 18 big points from the player of the week Joe Flacco.  Kicker Tucker had 13 and the Buccaneers D had 12 points!  The Giants connection for the Titans of Manning and Bradshaw came up empty.

What has happened to the Krauts, now losers of 5 in a row!!  I wouldn't want to be in the Krauts camp...you can just smell the showers and ovens heating up.  This week the Killer Bees took out the Krauts as Brees and Gonzalez hooked up for 24 points.  The win keeps the Bees up 2 games in the South.  The good news for the Krauts is that they are still only 1 game out of first in the East.

Mayhem, trying to keep with in two games of the Bees outlasted the Juggs 36-24 with a solid performance from Brady (8), Gore (6), Maclin (6) and Golden "Taint" Tate's 10 points. Juggs are tied with the Krauts and only one game back as well in the East.

The Crew now have one 2 in a row and the offense has seemed to wake up.  This week they beat the Bums 46-32 with production from every roster spot that you wouldn't think of  and not points from where you would think of.  The Crews best players came up with goose eggs (Marshall and Cutler) and to make matters worse Cutler was knocked out of the game.  Woodhead and Graham saved the day with 12 points each, while old Crew mate from the past Stokely got in the end zone.  In the tough North, they are still 3 game behind, and can only hope for a wildcard slot. The Bums trying to keep pace with the Twins got help from the Ferrets OT defeat of the Twins and are only 1 game back in the West.





Each week it looks like the Chislers might finally slip.  But each week they still manage to win and remain in first place in the North.  This week they put up 57 points on the Mafia, as their multiple 10 point connections finally came alive as they got 24 points from their Chargers (Rivers, Gates, and Floyd) and then 18 points from their Ravens (Smith and Rice).

The Animals manged to win with no Defensive TDs this week beating the pathetic Crush 32-11 and remaining one game back of the North lead.  Animals got 12 points from former Crew TD Olsen and 10 points from kicker Suisham. 

Only 4 more weeks of regular season left, and only two more games left before final divisional play!  Time to make the final playoff push.  Right now the North looks to send 3 teams to the playoffs (Chislers, Ferrets, and Animals) and the Ferrets and Animals looking for first ever title....As of right now the East is looking weak, and it may only send the Division winner (Sinistars currently hold one game lead).  Bees appear to be in the driver seat in the South, Mayhem looking at a wildcard spot.  West will be represented by the Twins and likely the Bums as long as they don't blow it.