CFFL Week 11

Take a look at two games that went down to the very wire on Monday Night Football, who came out on top, and who is in the power rankings this week?

Animals 28 Sinistars 23

Brown catches game winning TD!

After a full day of Sunday play the Animals held a 22-14 lead going into Monday night over the Sinistars who once again got a 10 point connection from Brady/Gronkowski.  The Animals stuck with Dalton, who took a hefty dump last week, and it paid off as Dalton threw for 3 TDs.  Monday night would start with the Sinistars kicker Suisham chipping away the Animals lead until it was all tied up at 22 a piece.  That's when Animals MVP Antonio Brown would catch a game winning TD to hold off the Sinistars and remain tied for first in the North with the Crew.  Sinistars are still in first in the West tied with Mafia.  On a side note these two teams left 25 and 24 points on the bench, including Jonas Gray's 24 points on bench for Sinistars!

Cocktails 24 Titans 23

Bell stretches for the game winning TD!!

Rarely do these teams get a top billing write up but was a good thrilling win for the Cocktails.  Josh McCown actually played and threw for 2 TDs for the hapless Titans as they held on to a 23-18 lead going into Monday Night with Lance Moore vs. Cocktail Labia Bell.  It would turn out that the combination of COCKtail and Labia works well as Bell scored late in the game Monday Night stretching for the end zone to score the game winning TD and keep the Cocktails alive in the playoff hunt.



Player of the Week:  Greg Zuerline, Kicker, Krauts - 16 points
Hey!  Are kickers allowed to have Player of the Week honors??  When you score 16 points, plus your a Ram you do!

Greg the Leg kicked 16 points!

Lacy says "FACE!"

Around the league...Chislers keep their playoff hopes alive moving to 5-6 beating the Bums 39-30 after getting 18 points from his Green Bay Chislers Lacy (12) and Nelson (6).  The Bums' Jamaal Charles had 2 TDs but need another 5 TD performance like he did when they played the Chislers in the playoffs last year to pull it off...

Crew win another one beating the Mafia 29-24 as the Chicago Crew finally connected for two 10 point connections as Cutler hit Marshall for 2 TDs.  Not much else for the Crew.  Mafia got 2 TDs from Mike Evans who has come on over the past few weeks...

Cutler and Marshall happy again

Crush had little trouble with the Ferrets who failed to score their customary 14 or so points and only scored 7.  Whats even stranger those 7 points came from 3 players (Kaepernick, Forbath and Dolphin D).  Crush Matt Bryant had enough to beat the Ferrets on his own with 13...

In a snoozer the Juggs managed to outlast the Mayhem 15-11.  Not much else to say about that game between a couple of brutal teams....

Ryan Tannehill's wife Lauren...
Might be writing more about Ryan...

What has happened to the Bees??  They dropped their second in a row and over the past two weeks only scored 12 and 14 respectively.   The Krauts had no problem beating up on the Bees, hammering them 40-14 led by Zuerline's 16 and Aaron "Jolly" Rodger's 12...

The Dragons took an early 16-0 lead as Tannehill and Sturgis both had 8 points, and held on all through Sunday, Sunday night and Monday night. It did get interesting as the Roulette Steeler D scored an early TD to make it 16-12 but couldn't manage a second TD...

Should be a great finish to the regular season with only 3 weeks to go as most of the Division have tight races for first.  The North has the Animals and Crew tied at 8-3 and will face off in final game.  The Roulette are only a game behind the Krauts for first in the East.  After a 2 game skid the Bees now only hold a 1 game lead over the Dragons.  And in the West the entire division is up for grabs as Sinistars and Mafia hold a one game lead over the Crush and Bums.  In the CFFL anything can happen!!

Power Rankings
No new names yet in the power rankings but some definite shifting of positions

1. Krauts 8-3  - Aaron Rodgers, #2 Offense and winners of 5 in a row, need I say more?












2.  Wrecking Crew 8-3 - Crew goes as the Chicago Crew goes, but helps to have Graham and Gates. Running game weak though

3.  Sinistars 7-4 - Brady and Gronk consistent 10 points and now Jonas Gray. Gray probably won't score again.










4. Animals 8-3 - Animals just find ways to win and have solid WRs

5. Roulette 7-4 - Hard to believe they have the 11th ranked offense with Manning at the helm.  

Why Starters are Starters and Back Ups are Back Ups

Being a Rams fan this year has been tough seeing Sam Bradford get injured and out for the season for the second year in a row.  Knowing the season is over.  While some may say that, at the time before the season started, Shaun Hill was good enough or when Austin Davis replaced Hill that this Davis kid had skills and would be something special.  Let's not kid ourselves.

Back up Quarterbacks are exactly that...A BACK UP!  Please Rams let's not decide that one of these back ups will be the one that gets the Rams back to respectability in the NFC West.  Its just a fact.  Some QBs are drafted as starters and some as back ups.  Those that are back ups are exactly that.  Don't ever think it may be something different.

Now some of you might say, wait a minute!  What about Tom Brady!?  What about Kurt Warner!?  That's what we call "Lightening in a Bottle"  and is not the norm.  Let's take a look...

Flynn after his 6 TD performance

There was Matt Flynn.  Drafted to be a back up in Green Bay to back up Aaron Rodgers.  Flynn played in 2011's last game against the Detroit Lions where the Packers sat Rodgers.  Flynn threw for over 500 yards and 6 TDs!  Looks like he should start for someone, right!?  I mean one game is all we need to see that!! Well the Seahawks thought so, at least at first.  But he's a back up.  Drafted as a back up.  Will always be a back up.  The Seahawks drafted Russell Wilson who won the starting job (and won a Super Bowl), while Matt Flynn went to Buffalo, then to Oakland and now back to his rightful job of backing up Rodgers.

Flynn as back up as he should be

How about Matt Schaub?  Wait he was good in Houston....right?  Well he was a back up in Atlanta to Vick.  A back up.  Houston thought he would be the starter that would take them to the Super Bowl.  Well in Houston he was 46-42.  2009 was his best year throwing for over 4,000 yards and 29 TDs.  But each year after would get a little worse and now he is backing up Carr in Oakland....A back up!

Maybe one of the most famous was Scott Mitchell a back up to Dan Marino...a back up.  1993 Marino went down with an injury and Scott Mitchell stepped in and threw 12 TDs to 8 INTs and went 3-4.  Apparently that warranted a starting job in Detroit.  Wait, what?  He had one good year.  1995 when he threw for over 4,000 yards and 32 TDs.  After that he barley threw more TDs then INTs.  Eventually he would gain like 300 lbs and end up on the biggest loser...a back up!

Now what's up with Tampa Bay?  How in the world did they think Josh McCown would be their starter?  He has been a back up in Arizona, Detroit, Oakland, Carolina, Chicago and now in TB they think he should be their starter.  HOW??  He hadn't started more than 9 games except for 2004 in Arizona where he started 13.  His career record as QB is 16-26.  How do these general managers and front office people get paid as much as do??

Eh, yeah sure I'm a starter!

I could go on and on, but I think I have made my point...wait, what about Aaron Rodgers?  Well I put Rodgers in the same category as Steve Young.  Both were drafted, or traded to be the starter, when their stars, Favre and Montana, were ready to move on or the franchise was ready to move on.  They were never drafted as just a back up.  They were always slated to become the starter.








Manning - Starter.  Romo - Starter. Wilson - Starter. Stafford - Starter.  Gradkowski - back up. McCown - back up! Flynn - back up!

So let's just admit back up QBs are exactly what they are.  A back up!  And stop kidding our selves that for some reason this QB that was drafted as a back up, that had an okay college career with a mediocre team is suddenly a hall of fame QB.

One last note...Shaun Hill back up in Minnesota, San Francisco, and Detroit...not a Starter.  So Rams...let's go look for a real STARTER, not a back up!

4 weeks to go

Rodgers throws 6 TD passes and gets to go home to
Olivia Munn too...come on man!

Well there is only 4 weeks to go.  2 more non division games and then the final 2 division games.  Time to make that run to the playoffs because we all know, once you get into the playoffs you never know what can happen!

Incredible comeback by Krauts
The Krauts completed an almost impossible comeback over the Dragons winning 39-38.  They were down 38-15 after the Dragons got a monster game from Marshawn "Beast Mode" Lynch who scored 24 points!  Well Sunday night Kraut QB Aaron Rodgers said I will see your 24 and threw for 6 TD passes to bring the Krauts all the way back leading the Dragons by one.  This game wasn't over yet as on Monday Night the Krauts had Maclin and Dragons had Ertz so there was still a chance for Dragons to regain the lead or have the Krauts continue to lead.  As it turns out neither of them scored and the Krauts prevailed 39-38.

Matthews had a break out game this week!

Juggernauts pull off the upset over the Killer Bees
The Juggs who traded all of their best players have done a pretty nice job filling up their roster with cast offs and scored 50 points this week defeating the Bees 50-12.  The Juggs got 18 points from their stellar RB duo of Crowell and Forset and then 18 more points from the well known hall of fame WRs of Martavis Bryant and Jordan Matthews.  The Bees were at a disadvantage with the Colts on a bye so Luck and Bradshaw had to sit along with their number one kickers Gostkowski and Vinatieri.

Mafia win 4th in row edging the Ferrets
The Ferrets took a lead with  getting every point the Lions scored, "Chronicles of" Riddick, "Megatron" Johnson and kicker Prater.  Mafia were down 24-11 and got 6 from RB Ellington and then started to chip a way at the lead with Hauschka.  His final two XP from Seahawk TDs tied and then put the Mafia up for the win 25-24.

Riddick celebrates TD in loss to Mafia

Bums hold on to hand the Animals their 2nd loss in a row
Bums were up 27-18 and added another TD from Cobb on Sunday night to go along with TDs from Tate, Wilson and Charles "In Charge" to go up 33-18.  It looked like the Animals wouldn't have a chance, they had Kelvin "Private" Benjamin but after 3 quarters of a dumpster fire performance by the Panthers it didn't look like there was a chance in hell.  Well Benjamin finally woke up and scored twice in the 4th quarter to make it 33-30..He just needed one more to complete the comeback, but they ran out of time and the Bums held on.

Lynch and Rodgers share MVP of the Week

Players of the Week:  Aaron Rodgers, Krauts and Marshawn Lynch, Dragons - 24 points
Aaron Rodgers threw for 6 TDs while Lynch ran for 4.  Interesting enough they were playing against each other in the CFFL.

Around the League....Roulette have no problem with the Titans winning 33-9 led by Manning's 5 TD passes for 20 points...The Cocktails couldn't survive the Mayhem's 2 TD they got from their Cardinals D and finished with 18 from their dual Eagle backfield of McCoy and Sproles as the Mayhem beat Cocktails 43-33...The Sinistars struggled with their deadly 10 point connection on the bench in Brady and Gronkowski scoring only 13 points vs. the Wrecking Crew losing 30-13.  The Crew got two big TDs from Jimmy Graham while the Chicago Crew connection was practically silenced.  Thankfully they were not needed but did add a 10 point connection as Cutler  hit Marshall....The Chislers exploded smashing the Crush 65-19.  Some teams are lucky to get one player in double digits, the Chislers had 4, Dez Bryant, Jordy Nelson, Emmanuel Sanders and kicker Crosby...

Manning throws 5 TDs...ho hum...

Playoff and Division Races

The North race is between the Animals and the Wrecking Crew as both are 7-3.  Crew won 3 in row and Animals have lost 2 in row.  They face off in final week of season that might decide the division.  The Chislers at 4-6 are hanging on for their playoff lives and can't afford but one more loss to keep alive.  The Ferrets at 3-7 are nearly done, but not completely out.  They will need to run the table and with games against the Animals, Chislers, and Bums yet to play that will be a tall task.

Similar to the North, the East has 2 first place teams at 7-3, the Krauts and the Roulette.  Krauts with Rodgers and Roulette with Manning.  Both combined for 11 TD passes this week.  Should be a battle to the finish between those two teams...Cocktails at 3-7 not completely out of it yet, but damn close.  Juggs who traded his team away and at 2-8 are out of the playoff race, but might play spoiler more than once as the season plays out...

The South appears to belong to the Killer Bees at 6-4 and one of the top scoring offenses in the league.  Dragons at 4-6 and  Mayhem at 3-7 have outside shots to make playoffs.  Dragons lost a heart breaker could have been only one game behind had they held on against the Krauts...the Titans, well..they are the Titans, perennial basement dwellers...

The West is living up to its title as the Wild Wild West as no team is out of the race for West Division Champs.  Sinistars and Mafia lead the way at 7-3 with the Mafia winning 4 in a row to catch the Sinistars.  Bums are only a game behind at 6-4 and even the Crush at 5-5 sitting two games back is not out of it yet.

Power Rankings

1. Kretz' Krauts 7-3  With Aaron Rodgers at the helm there may be no stopping this blitzkrieg

2. Killer Bees 6-4  Despite their loss Luck and Bradshaw and their kicker will be back for the Number One offense in the CFFL









3. Stamm's Sinistars 7-3  With Brady and Gronkowski healthy and back plus Murray makes for a potent trio













4.  Roulette 7-3  So Dangerous with Manning, Hillman and Welker and now Jeremy Hill











5.  Wrecking Crew 7-3  Going to rely on the power of the TE with Graham and Gates

6.  Alex Animals 7-3 A good record with a below average scoring offense.  Smoke and Mirrors?

Quick look at last weeks action

Here is a quick look at last weeks action in the CFFL.

Evans caught 2 TDs!

The Mafia whacked the Chislers 44-16 and have pretty much ruined any chances for the Chislers to make a run at the Playoffs at 3-6.  The Chislers were let down by Rivers who had no TD passes at all and the Mafia would get 12 from Evans and then 8 more for good measure on Monday Night from Eli.  They are now 6-3 only a game out of first....

The Crush dealt the Animals their first loss in 6 games 27-18 lead by Brees' 10 points.  Animals still lead the North by one game and the Crush now 5-4 are one of 4 teams above .500 in the West...

In the Fantasy Bowl XIX rematch between the Crew and the Bums it looked like the Bums had some revenge over the Crew, who beat them in the Fantasy Bowl.  They were up 23-17 and it looked like it was all over.  Until the Crew D Ravens returned a kick off 108 yards for a TD and the Crew stole a win from the jaws of defeat and moved to 6-3 only a game back of the Animals...

Jones returns kick off for the win!!

The Ferrets scored their customary teens and the Sinistars had no problem defeating them 35-18.  Hell Tom Brady almost defeated them on his own with 16 points.  Sinistars move to 7-2 and lead the West by one game over the Mafia...

The Roulette pounded it out on the ground getting 12 points from Hillman and 12 from Hill and defeated the Mayhem 42-25.  The Mayhem had little chance with Austin Davis leading the way.  Roulette are tied with the Krauts at 6-3....

Luck has been on fire this year!

Killer Bees continue to roll on with their high flying offense lead by Andrew Luck and defeated the Cocktails 53-23.  Luck had 16 points and leads all players with 116 points.  In fact in 9 weeks Luck has only one week under double digit points...

Dragons won a close one 43-38 over the picked over shell of a team Juggernuats.  The Juggs made it more interesting than the Dragons would have liked as Martavis Bryant scored twice Sunday night and then Fleener scored once on Monday night.  One more TD from Fleener or Ruben Randle would have given the Juggs the win...

Maclin likes playing for the Krauts!

The Krauts played the hapless Titans and won 47-31 as every skilled position for the Krauts scored except for Crabtree, including 12 from Maclin and 12 from Morris.  The Titans continue to play a QB that is not at all starting in the NFL...

Week 8 Home and Home Re-Cap

Well the home and home series have come and gone and per usual have determined the haves and have nots in the divisions.  Lets take a look at what happened in this years home and home series.

North Division

You got swept by the Animals
"Wait, what??"

In the North it was Father vs. Son as the Chislers and Animals squared off for two bitter games.  The Chislers came into this winning the past 3 games in a row.  The Animals the last 5 in a row.  Something had to give.  What gave was the Chislers as the Animals swept his father's team and have a commanding 2 game lead in the North at 7-1.  In game one in Buffalo the Animals beat the Chislers 36-28 lead by two big TDs from Demaryius Thomas, while Animal QB "Malachi" Dalton was shut out.  The Chislers' RB woes continued as they have 3 Raven running backs on their roster and couldn't start the right one.  Forsett got the start and Pierce scored.  Game two was similar as the Animals won again 38-29. Chislers got the early lead with 12 from Phillip "Jugghead" Rivers, but Dalton got two running TDs to match.  Animals WR Antonio Brown would have 2 big TDs and the Chislers couldn't get their Packer players, Lacy, Nelson and Crosby to come through.  Only Crosby scored. On the Bench for the Chislers was Roethlisberger (24 points) and Sanders (18 points)...DOH!!!

Cutler consoling Smith, another victim of the Ferret Curse 

In the other home and home battle between the Ferrets and Wrecking Crew, the Crew were favored to sweep this battle.  However, the Ferrets would have something different to say about that. In game one the Ferrets brought their Number One Ranked "Defense" shutting down the Crew offense to only 14 points winning 18-14.  Kirk Cousins was in once again for the Ferrets but was then benched mid way through the game but the Ferrets still won the game and continued the Ferret Curse for NFL players.  In game two it would be a different story.  The Ferrets defense couldn't hold down the Crew offense two weeks in a row and lost 45-16.  The Ferret Curse struck again as they started Geno Smith, who was promptly benched for Vick.  Gates continues to be the Team MVP as he caught 2 more TDs to give him 9 TDs already on the season.  The Chicago Crew combined for 22 points although Gould only had one point and newly acquired Marshall had 0.

Crew now trail the 7-1 Animals by 2 games at 5-3 while the Ferrets and Chislers only hope is for a wild card spot at 3-5.

Eastern Bloc

In the Eastern Bloc we had a battle for Mother Russia and a battle between old Axis power buddies in Germany and Italy...

Rodgers injury still in question.

The Krauts didn't mess around with their good buddy from the  wine country sweeping the Juggernauts in impressive fashion.  Game one  the Krauts won 27-7 in Berlin getting 12 points from Rodgers while the only points from the Juggernauts was from their Kicker Bailey.  This prompted one of the biggest (and most creative video) fires sales ever!  With this many great players up for trade it was hard to believe the Juggs have managed only 1 win on the season.  Marshall, Bryant, Bell brothers (Joique and Labia) Maclin...By the time game two rolled around back in Rome, the Krauts had no problem with a picked over remains of the Juggernauts 50-13.  This was with only 10 points from Rodgers.  The Krauts were lead by 12 points from former Ferret, former Juggernaut, Maclin.  The Krauts had 3 players in double digits (Rodgers-10, Maclin-12, "Mother" Tucker -10) plus a defensive TD in OT for the Vikings helped too!

Lenin and Stalin...who gains power in Russia?

Manning doing all he can

In the battle for Mother Russia game one was held in Leningrad as the Cocktails hosted the Roulette lead by Peyton Manning.  The Roulette made sure that the Cocktails need to respect the top team in the Soviet Union.  Cocktails were fired up and already celebrating their win as they got 12 from Romo and then TDs from Wallace, Wright and 6 more from Cundiff up 30-12.  Well the Roulette came Sunday night with their dangerous Bronco fire power of Manning, Hillman and Welker.  Manning would throw for 4 TDs, Hillman would score 2 TDs and Welker another one, for a total of 34 points to give them the 46-30 lead.  Cocktails would add just 6 more from Foster and the Roulette left them remembering Stalin!  The next week would be in Moscow and the Roulette would be heavy favorites to complete the sweep.  But the Cocktails would prove they are a team to be reckoned with in Russia as Foster scored 18 huge points to give them the 36-24 win over the Roulette in Moscow.  Manning came through for the Roulette with 12 points but Hillman and Welker came up empty and was the difference.  However the Roulette made their mark even in a loss hammering Romo all game long, knocking him out of the game for a while and is yet to be determined if he will play next week.

So after it is all said and done the Krauts and Roulette lead the East at 5-3, both fielding impressive offenses.  Don't count out the Cocktails at 3-5 only 2 games back and now has the #3 offense in the CFFL.

Sad Sack South

The deadly Bees sideways 10 point connection

Oh the South...I feel like a broken record talking about the South every year, but its because its the same shit every year.  After the home and home series it appears that the Bees are well in control of the South and with the #1 offense in the CFFL shouldn't have any trouble winning this division.  They swept the Mayhem  and may have put the Mayhem out of playoff contention.  Game one the Bees had to hang on to win 35-31 as the Mayhem had Bullock on Monday night kicking in 11 points to make the game closer than it really was.  The Bees key to success is the Colts with Luck and Bradshaw who combined for 20 points in game one.  Game two would be closer and actually as close as the score indicated as the Bees won 33-32.  Again Luck and Bradshaw combined for 18 points and one of the TD passes went to Mayhem TY Hilton! But the final TD pass from Luck in garbage time against the Steelers was the difference to win the game for the Bees and put them in the driver seat of the South.

Ingram scores winning TD!

Home and Home Brother Battle between the Dragons and Titans usually mean the Dragons get back in the hunt.  Game one would go per usual, although it was closer than anticipated as the Dragons edged the Titans 17-15 getting their only points from their QB Tannehill and Kicker, Sturgis.  The Titans at least fielded a team of players that all were playing that week, I think, and still only managed 15 points.  In Game 2 the Titans would pull off the upset over the hapless Dragons 21-19.  It came down to the Sunday Night game with the Dragons up 19-15 as the Titans had Ingram and the Dragons had Colston.  Ingram would score to give the Titans the last minute victory as Colston didn't score, and has been a disappointment all year...actually for a few years now.

While the Dragons are not out of it sitting two games back at 3-5 to the 5-3 Killer Bees, but haven't showed they have the offense to make a run for a playoff spot.  However, stranger things have happened in the CFFL...

Wild Wild West

Brady and Gronk connect 3 times!

Is the West the best division in the CFFL?  Well they are the only division to have all 4 teams .500 or better.  West Division leading Sinistars would take on the Bums who were one game behind them and a big game for the Bums to tie the Sinistars for first place.  Bums would deliver in game one getting 14 huge points from Russell "Not black enough" Wilson and 6 from Jamaal Charles and Randall Cobb.  Tom Brady for the Sinistars would score 12 points but couldn't get much more help from the rest of the roster and failed to hit Gronkowski for the coveted 10 point connection.  Well the Sinistars would not be very happy with the results of game one and would come back in the second game and laid a 50-burger on the Bums beating them 57-35.  38 of the 57 points came from their Patriots as Brady hit Gronk for 3 TDs and would have 5 TD passes all together.  They also got 12 points from their defense the Dolphins (who we all thought were on the Titans or Dragons).  A waste of a good performance from the Bums with 12 from Charles, 6 from Tate and Cobb.

Fantasy Gods say "I don't think so!"

 Crush and Mafia squared off and the Mafia surprised the Crush in game one 24-21 lead by 12 points from Forte and they survived the ill advised roster move of starting Matt Ryan (4) over Eli "Mouth Breather" Manning (12).  Sammy Watkins was the only bright spot for the Crush in this game scoring 12 points.  The loss by the Crush moved them to 4-3 and for some reason prompted them to issue a fire sale of their team.  How does a team still above .500 decide to give up on the season...Well it is the Crush we are talking about.  The Fantasy Gods would not be happy with this move and make the Crush pay for it in the following week.  The Mafia and Crush would battle to a 35-35 tie in regulation.  Drew Brees helped in making that tie with 12 points on Sunday Night and couldn't get just one more TD pass to win the game.  Oh and let us not forget the show boating Sammy Watkins who thought he had a TD and began celebrating on the 10 yard line and would be caught from behind and not score...which would have been the difference in the game and give the Crush the win.  In OT the home team Mafia would win as Dan Carpenter kicked for 13 points.

The Mafia sweep of the Crush move them to 5-3 only a game behind the Sinistars in the West, tied with the Bums.  Crush still in it at 4-4 but the Fantasy Gods are not happy with them and could spell trouble for the rest of the year...

Power Rankings:

1. Alex Animals 7-1   Hard to not rank the Animals, winners of 7 straight, number 1

2. Killer Bees 5-3  Now that they have won 3 in a row and likely win the division the number one offense Bees could be odds on favorite to win it all

3. Sinistars 6-2  On fire Brady and healthy Gronkowski could mean trouble for Sinistar opponents, plus DeMarco Murray..geez...

4. Bacardi Bums 5-3  Playing in the tough west they haven't scored less than 31 points since week 3.

5. Wrecking Crew 5-3  Crew fate depends on the Chicago Crew (Cutler, Marshall, Bennett and Gould), but don't overlook the TE duo of Gates and Graham.

6. Krauts 5-3  After putting up 50 points this week there is some concern about leading scorer Rodgers hammy

7. Roulette 5-3  How this team hasn't scored more points with Manning is still a mystery.   

CFFL Week 6

The Good Life Blog is back with its recap on the CFFL's Week 6 action.

Games of the Week:

Killer Bees 55  Mafia 45

The dreaded sideways 10 point connection!

This was a wild shoot out as both teams combined for 100 points!  Finally the Bees, who boast the number 1 offense was on the right side of a shoot out.  Andrew Luck continues to lead this team and had 12 points and leads all players with 80 points.  Luck truly having the best year of his career.  Helping the Bees tally their second 50 plus point total was "Orange" Julius Jones who had 2 TDs.  The Mafia were not going to go away quietly and if Matt Ryan played a slightly better game than just one TD they might have pulled this off.  They got 2 scores from Forte and TDs from Fitzgerald, Jackson, and Steve Smith.

Ferrets 23 Juggernauts 21
In the comeback game of the week, the Juggernauts had a 13-11 lead late in the game and got 8 more points from QB Nick Foles to take a solid 21-11 lead going into Monday Night.  The Ferrets returned to the Bizlat Kaepernick to lead the team as the "Redskin Experiment" was over.  The Ferrets would need 3 TD passes from the Bizlat.  He hadn't thrown for more than 2 all year.  Well for once Ferret law would not prevail and Kaepernick was playing the Rams.  He managed to get 3 TD passes and the come from behind victory for the struggling Ferrets.

Kaepernick brings the Ferrets back to victory!

Cocktails 47 Wrecking Crew 38

Romo telling Witten to turn his hat around.

In the upset of the week, the Cocktails won a wild one that for a while was back and forth with several lead changes.  The Cocktails started out of the gate quick with 12 big points on Thursday night from Foster.  The lead wouldn't last very long as the Crew backfield of Bernard and Jackson would both tally TDs.  Later in the day it was 2  10 point connections facing off; the Cocktails' Romo/Witten connection versus Cutler/Bennett.  On paper you would think that the Crew would have the advantage.  Romo and the Cowboys were going to Seattle.  Witten not much of a TD threat lately.  Well throw that paper out as Romo seeking some revenge on the team that drafted him and then traded him away connected with Witten.  The game was still in question when the Cocktail Defense scored a meaningless TD to tie the game at 38.  They would add 9 more from their Kicker on Sunday night.  Every starting player for the Crew scored but it wasn't enough.

Player of the Week:  Joe Flacco, QB Crush - 20 points
Joe Flacco who now just rides the pine for the Crush had to be brought in to start for Drew Brees who was on a bye.  He responded by throwing 5 TD passes in just over a quarter!  And the Crush needed everyone of those 20 points as no one else scored for them except their kicker but yet they still defeated the Dragons 27-22.  Dragons continue to struggle with lineup decisions.  Start Tannehill? Start Roethlisberger? Keep Fleener?  Drop Fleener?  Start or Bench him??....

Flacco fires for 5 TDs!

Around the league...The Bums had no problem with the Titans winning 43-10 getting 12 surprising points from Ben Tate.  Titans are still under investigation after starting Josh McCown, who isn't even starting in the NFL...The Sinistars defeated the Mayhem 35-26 lead by 16 points from Tom Brady and 13 from kicker Mike Nugent and helped them stay in first in the suddenly strong Western Division....Animals move to 5-1 beating out the Roulette 27-24.  Manning of the Roulette just not getting any help as only his 12 points and kicker Catanzaro's 12 was all the Roulette could manage....Are the Chislers back?  They have now won 3 in a row after defeating the Krauts 27-24 as Rivers went toe to toe with Rodgers both scoring 12 points.  The rest of the Chisler points came from their Packers' Nelson and Crosby "Stills and Nash"...

Power Rankings:

1. Sinistars 5-1 - Brady and Gronk, Muarry.  Team is solid and has scored totals of 40, 37, 35 last three weeks

2. Bums 4-2 - No real stand out player on team but putting it together scoring 44, 48, 43 last three weeks.

3. Wrecking Crew 4-2 - Despite the upset loss to Cocktails still dangerous team of top TEs and 11 point connection

4. Animals 5-1 - Putting together a good year with wideouts Benjamin, Demaryius, and Brown.  

5. Killer Bees 3-3 - Watch out for this team who have scored 255 points on the season (next closest is 208)