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Week II Results

Week 2 is done. An interesting factoid is half the teams that lost last week won, and vice-versa. Results:

Koko's X-Cats (1-0) d. Rhode Island Charge (1-0)
58-54
The annual pre-game vs. post-game match ends with pre-game taking a 2-0 lead in this rivalry. Rhode Island’s receivers had a turnaround from last week, combining for 19. But Holmes and Brady also had a turnaround from last week, neither one of them hitting double digits (and had they kept Strahan in, they would’ve tied). While not very impressive in the offensive scoring (save Aaron Brooks’s 24, which is probable cause for victory), the X-Cats were able to step it up with a kicker scoring 9 and a defensive effort of 18. The X-Cats are starting strong in their title defense, while the commissioner may be starting his losing streak early this year.


Bonecrushers (1-0) d. South Fl Jets (0-1)
63-31
No one player on the Bonecrushers put in something amazing. But let’s face it: they didn’t need it. Everyone is pulling their weight, making this a very impressive scoring. They were led by Warrick Dunn’s 14. The Jets had a Tomlinson score of 13 leading them. Then add three 0s, and the next best score was a 6. It’s easy to see how the Bonecrushers lived up to their name for the second week in a row.


Cooney Quest (0-1) d. Dunedain (0-1)
42-32
This wasn’t the greatest game all week, but it did have its good points. Alright, it was Adam Vinatieri’s 11 and Torry Holt’s 12 on the Quest side of things, but that was enough to make it interesting. Dunedain had only one player above 5 points, so it was prettymuch a shoe-in that Cooney would win.


The Shoats (1-0) d. Toronto Phantoms (1-0)
63-49
I don’t think Jeff Garcia’s -6 helped the Phantoms. Jamal Lewis pulled in 15, and the defense’s 25 seemed like it could offset their QB. But The Shoats just outright played better. Delhomme actually had positive points (15), and Toronto’s defense equaled The Shoats’ total in that area. The rest just pulled itself together.

Valleygirls (0-1) d. Hurricanes (1-0)
55-53
If the Valleygirls had one critical weakness this season, it’s that Steve McNair is not at his greatest this season. Luckily, Matt Stover stepped up with 12, and Baltimore joined in with 22. Of course, the Hurricanes weren’t a pushover with McNabb putting up 23 on Monday. But while everyone else played pretty well, they fell 2 points short of the Girls this week.

Stud Man Clan (0-1) d. This Space for Rent (0-1)
75-45
Okay, nobody would be able to defeat the Clan this week. A 30 from his RBs was added to Pennington’s 17 and Dallas’s 16. TSfR came with its Mike Vick 14 and Tom Jones’s 13. But if you’re following the math currently, the rest of the game correlates like this. While not a terrible game for TSfR, he had the Clan this week. ‘Nuff said.

Coco's Monkeys (1-0) d. Philly Cheesesteaks (1-0)
60-51
It’s the game that stoink built! ::cue special "stoink" sound effect:: This story is all about the fumble, and how it changed the score in the Monkeys’ favor. I’ll be frank, Coco didn’t win the game (even though I’ll give them props with a Manning 17 and a Seattle 19); Philly lost it. Dominick Davis, who did pretty well last week, lost the ball twice. But what this really came down to was that epic fumble at the goal line late Monday night by Daunte Culpepper. That’s -9 from the fumbles, and I’ll even call an effective -6 for Culpepper not scoring on that play. Murphy’s Law was mean to the Cheesesteaks (and to This Space for Rent, but that’s another story entirely ), and it literally cost them the game.

The Lightning (1-0) d. Nor Cal Crushers (0-1)
68-43
“The Crusher's two backs are hurting and their quarterback is facing the slick Patriots D.” Ed was exactly right here, with a combined total of 3 between the three. Hope came with a defensive 25, but the Crushers hit the same roadblock they hit last week; they all needed to come together at the same time, and they didn’t. But you also can’t discount the Lightning’s great performance. Their defense scored 26, James scored 18, and Andre Johnson scored 10. They go to 2-0.

JC's Juggernauts (0-1) d. The Borg (0-1)
63-39
The Juggernauts were finally fulfilling their namesake, taking down The Borg faster than Brannon Braga ever could. Their big disadvantage is the fact that their QB isn’t playing, but Martin’s 18 and Ward’s 14 made that a moot point. The Borg tried to combat JC with Jay Feely scoring 10 and Kansas City’s 11, but an even worse score at QB (-3) and nearly non-existent receiving gave them no chance.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak

1 BoneCrushers 2-0-0 1.000 129 W-2
2 Coco's Monkeys 2-0-0 1.000 126 W-2
3 The Shoats 2-0-0 1.000 125 W-2
4 Koko's X-Cats 2-0-0 1.000 123 W-2
5 the lightning 2-0-0 1.000 108 W-2
6 Hurricanes 1-1-0 .500 155 L-1
7 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 1-1-0 .500 136 L-1
8 Rhode Island Charge 1-1-0 .500 130 L-1
9 Stud Man Clan 1-1-0 .500 121 W-1
10 Toronto Phantoms 1-1-0 .500 110 L-1
11 Jc's Juggernaut's 1-1-0 .500 96 W-1
12 ValleyGirls 1-1-0 .500 93 W-1
13 Cooney Quest 1-1-0 .500 81 W-1
14 This Space For Rent 0-2-0 .000 96 L-2
15 Nor Cal Crushers 0-2-0 .000 89 L-2
16 The BORG 0-2-0 .000 74 L-2
17 south fl jets 0-2-0 .000 71 L-2
18 Dunedain 0-2-0 .000 65 L-2

Also, if you notice the fantasy scores, three of the eight 1-1 teams have better fantasy scores than all five 2-0 teams. Could this mean fantasy points are what determines the final few playoff spots? I know this is only week 2, but still, one can wonder. Tune in next week.

Keep flying,
-Eddie
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