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Re: 2004 Season for Fantasy Football, FIRST Robotics league

Rhode Island Charge (4-4) d. The Borg (3-5)
83-25
Rhode Island was in the zone this week, pulling together their running game, quarterback, and defense. Drew Brees’s 29 would’ve won by itself. The running combo of Holmes and McGahee pulled 20. But what sealed the deal was a combined defensive effort of 28 (led by the New York Giants’ 12). What did the Borg have? Well, aside from a 12 from Brian Dawkins, not much. The Charge take their second straight.

Coco's Monkeys (4-4) d. Koko's X-Cats (4-4)
80-76
With both teams at .500, this was an important game. And both teams delivered. The X-Cats had a running game of 20, a receiving game of 21, and a kicking game pulling 12. Notice something missing? It’s the QB score of 3 which may have killed the Cats. But it didn’t look that way until Monday night. That’s when the Monkey’s Peyton Manning stepped up with 30 points. Alone, it wouldn’t have been enough. But together with Dillon’s 11, Lelie’s 10, and Seattle’s 13, it became a fight. A fight which the Monkeys were able to squeeze out 4 more points than the X-Cats. Could this be the deciding game of both teams' playoff fates?

South Fl Jets (5-3) d. The Lightning (4-4)
72-46
The Lightning looked to stop a nasty loosing skid against the unpredictable Jets. Unfortunately, with not much individual effort other than Bulger’s 11, it looked quite difficult. This was only exacerbated by the fact that South Florida actually bought a B+ game to the opposition. They also had only one noticeable individual effort at the QB spot (Matt Hasselbeck’s 23). Luckily, the Jets had everyone contribute. There were four others with at least 8 points. This type of gameplay gave The Lightning their third straight loss.

Dunedain (2-6) d. This Space for Rent (3-5)
65-55
This was a surprisingly good game for two teams who have both spent considerable time in the basement. But the conspicuous problem is that TSfR can’t get a QB to score positive integers. A -8 there this week really hurt them, where their excellent running game of 27, Shayne Graham scoring 16, and Buffalo’s DEF worth 12 should’ve put them over the top. But Dunedain’s QB scored 9 more than TSfR’s (which, now that I’m thinking about it, isn’t that great either). Their show also consisted of Portis’s 13, Tony Gonzalez’s 12, and a 13 put up by Pittsburgh. Ironically, it was TSfR who Dunedained this week.

Toronto Fumblers (4-4) d. Hurricanes (1-6-1)
64-40
I’ll make this short: the Hurricanes had no defense and nothing else beyond Shaun Alexander’s 20. And the Phantom Fumblers had already equaled that with Roethlisberger and Jamal Lewis putting up dual 10s. While not too on the ball (no pun intended) offensively this week, Toronto was able to cap off their fourth straight with a solid defensive effort of 29.

Cooney Quest (7-1) d. JC's Juggernauts (3-5)
103-43
Okay, fine, Cooney is the best team in the league right now. Happy? Of course, when your opposition’s only high point is a defense tallying 24, even Dunedain could’ve won this game. Most of that 103 was pointless (though incredibly fun to watch). High score: Jake Plummer and his 28. Receiving added 16 (I’ll add that the low point was their poor runner’s combined 2). Adam Vinatieri’s surprise touchdown throw helped add 24 to The Quest, and the defense plopped up 33. Cooney Quest hasn’t lost since week one, and with games like this, they may never again.

The Shoats (5-2-1) d. Nor Cal Crushers (4-4)
85-50
Nor Cal probably should’ve done better in this game. Griese and Jackson put up dual 17s, but also, the Crushers had three 0s. So there wasn’t much to show for their efforts. It may have too been difficult for them to overcome The Shoats’ game anyway, mostly consisting of Delhomme actually having a good game (with 23) and Tiki Barber nabbing 18. Combine that with the defense contributing 24 total, and you have The Shoats winning their second straight.

Philly Cheesesteaks (5-3) d. Valleygirls (5-3)
69-68
You knew this game had to be good, and it was, though it didn’t come down to the usual avenues for either team. The only decent offensive activity was Culpepper’s 13 on Monday (and if you go chronologically, it was the game winner) for Philly, and Stover’s 15 for the Girls. These two teams had to duke it out on the defensive side of the gridiron. The Valleygirls’ defense put up 27 (led by Baltimore’s 18), but the Cheesesteaks’ defense scored 35 (led by Arizona and a 15). That was essentially the story of this game.

Stud Man Clan (3-5) d. Bonecrushers (5-3) vs.
27-23
This game should never have been this close. “The Clan have no second back but the Bonecrushers don't really have any, and although Kevan Barlow has been a disappointment, he can outperform what the Bonecrushers have. Having Pennington over the invisible (as in on a bye) Byron Leftwich is a bonus.” Ed called this game exactly how it happened. The Bonecrushers had no running game, no QB, and a donut by a defenseman. Truthfully, The Clan inhaled audibly as well, though they had one less zero than their opponent. To put in perspective, eleven teams outscored (and one tied) the combined total for this game. Four of those were losing efforts as well. But with only that W mattering, the Clan took their second straight.

Rank Team Name W-L-T WPct Pts Streak
1 Cooney Quest 8-1-0 .889 530 W-8
2 The Shoats 6-2-1 .722 576 W-2
3 Ph!lly Cheesesteaks 6-3-0 .667 589 W-1
4 south fl jets 6-3-0 .667 482 W-2
5 Coco's Monkeys 5-4-0 .556 594 W-1
6 Rhode Island Charge 5-4-0 .556 578 W-2
7 Toronto Fumblers 5-4-0 .556 528 W-4
8 ValleyGirls 5-4-0 .556 510 L-2
9 BoneCrushers 5-4-0 .556 477 L-3
10 the lightning 4-5-0 .444 523 L-3
11 Koko's X-Cats 4-5-0 .444 494 L-2
12 Nor Cal Crushers 4-5-0 .444 458 L-1
13 Stud Man Clan 4-5-0 .444 391 W-2
14 Jc's Juggernaut's 3-6-0 .333 468 L-3
15 This Space For Rent 3-6-0 .333 444 L-1
16 Dunedain 3-6-0 .333 397 W-2
17 The BORG 3-6-0 .333 331 L-2
18 Hurricanes 1-7-1 .167 475 L-6

Playoff Picture: Okay, with five games remaining, technically, nobody's been eliminated yet (in fact, the Hurricanes can lose one more game, and still be in contention). Also, nobody has clinched yet. The closest to clinching a playoff spot is Cooney, who can clinch with two wins and a loss from any one of the Monkeys, Charge, Fumblers, Girls, or Bonecrushers (in fact, in week 11, the Bonecrushers and Girls face, as well as the Monkeys and Fumblers, so we'll just call it two wins). There are a few other situations for the Quest, but they are so random that mentioning them all this early in the race is a waste of time.
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