Is it sad that most of Dante Hall’s 22 points were yardage?
Rhode Island Voltaic (3-0) d. Stevies Scapegoats (1-2)
91-58
Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, welcome to scoreboard! Rhode Island was looking for them all year, and they put up 20 and 8, respectively. Dunn also added 12. The Scapegoats had Joey Galloway score 14, Kaeding with 11, and a defensive effort of 22. The rest of their offense kinda stunk though. The Voltaic didn’t need Dante Hall to bail them out this week, but dang if that 22 isn’t pretty, helping put them in first.
Koko's X-Cats (1-2) d. west coast style (1-2)
69-65
In this match, you either scored big, or you didn’t at all. WCS had Harrison and Owens combine for 32, and a 13 from Donnie Edwards. The X-Cats RBs totaled 23, Burress topped the game with 22, and Philadelphia had 12. It’s the little things though that made this matchup. Note the 0 and two 1s from what was left of WCS’s offense. The X-Cats find themselves in another tough match; this time they manage to win.
Nor Cal Crushers (2-1) d. The Tacoites (1-2)
60-25
Well this was lopsided… Tomlinson again scored big with 19. And once again, Plummer and McGee break into double digits for Nor Cal. It doesn’t look like the appropriately named Crushers needed much else. Considering the top score for the Tacoites was a 7, this was over quickly.
Dunedain (0-3) d. QC Elite (0-3)
76-39
Somebody had to win this one (well, I guess barring a tie). Smart money would’ve been on Dunedain, since they had lost two very close matches. And that bet would’ve paid off. Going down their list: Brees, Barber, and Jimmy Smith all put up 12, Kansas City and Anquan Boldin both put up 11. The Elite had a nice defensive score of 22, and Brooks got them 9. Unfortunately, they didn’t get much else. Dunedain keeps getting better every week, putting their first W on their record.
FIRSTforce (3-0) d. Pelan's Bobcats (1-2)
55-34
I’ll go out on a limb and say this wasn’t the best week for either team. For the Bobcats, It was poor offense (not including Alexander’s 10) and a defense with no players playing. For the Force, it was nothing better than semi-decent (other than Rackers’s 19 from the K spot). Of course, semi decent + 19 will beat lack of defense + poor offense + 10 any day, keeping FIRSTforce in the undefeated group.
Team THRUST (2-1) d. hurricanes (1-2)
77-30
Yay, Donovan McNabb scoring 20! At least it would be a yay for the Canes if you couldn’t count the rest of their score on your fingers. Yay, Eli Manning scoring 20! And for Team Thrust, it was a yay. They also had a defensive 25, a Torry Holt 10, and a Stephen Davis 15 on their side of the scoreboard. Seeing as we’re all FIRSTers and therefore good at math, you can, well, do the math.
sigmakittens (1-2) d. Cooney Quest (2-1)
45-37
I’d say this is another breakdown of Cooney’s prized offense, but that’s not entirely true. Brett Favre went to town on Sunday, scoring 24, and even Duckett put up 8. But this time, I can count the rest of the Quest’s score on one hand (ironically, they also had five donuts).
“Now that the kitties have broke through they are in position to take another one if Jake Delhomme and Priest Holmes play like they are supposed to.” Yeah. But they only combined for 19. The rest of the offense at least added points though, and their defense, while not awe-inspiring, managed to add 15. Both teams now stand at 2-2.
Feisty Klowns (1-2) d. IwillCrushYou (2-1)
61-47
IWCY just had a week where his roster couldn’t mesh with the byes. Despite that, they still managed to make a fight out of this, getting 8 from Hasselbeck, 24 from the receivers, and 10 from San Diego. But those three blank spots couldn’t hold up to the Klowns dual 10s from James and Driver, a Cincinnati 12, and Janikowski’s 13. Another match where both teams move to 2-2.
Your Ad Here (3-0) d. Jc's Evil Empire (1-2)
56-40
YAH is practically looking for someone to knock them off the undefeated ranks. It didn’t happen here. Arizona’s 18 in Mexico was probably their saving grace, as their only other good score was a 10 from the K spot. The Empire’s saving grace from last week, Bledsoe, was quiet. Their best score came from Steven Jackson and his 11. While both teams each had a single zero, YAH’s average score was about a point better than the Empire’s, keeping YAH, as previously mentioned, undefeated.
Coco's Monkeys (1-2) d. Akshar Did It (3-0)
50-24
I get to say it for the second week in a row: ew. ADI got off to a decent start with Mark Brunell’s 9. Then it all went downhill, with nobody else scoring better than 5 (and the New England DEF getting PWNed and putting up -5 didn’t help). For the Monkeys, Corey Dillon again came through with 10. He would be supported by Carney’s 10 and Baltimore's 11. This is another one of those “do the math” situations.
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Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak
1. Rhode Island Voltaic 4-0-0 1.000 252 W-4
2. Your Ad Here 4-0-0 1.000 233 W-4
3. FIRSTforce 4-0-0 1.000 225 W-4
4. Nor Cal Crushers 3-1-0 .750 307 W-3
5. Team THRUST 3-1-0 .750 246 W-1
6. Akshar Did It 3-1-0 .750 166 L-1
7. Koko's X-Cats 2-2-0 .500 253 W-1
8. Feisty Klowns 2-2-0 .500 197 W-1
9. sigmakittens 2-2-0 .500 173 W-2
10. IwillCrushYou 2-2-0 .500 169 L-2
11. Coco's Monkeys 2-2-0 .500 163 W-1
12. Cooney Quest 2-2-0 .500 163 L-2
13. west coast style 1-3-0 .250 228 L-3
14. Dunedain 1-3-0 .250 220 W-1
15. Stevies Scapegoats 1-3-0 .250 198 L-1
16. The Tacoites 1-3-0 .250 178 L-2
17. Jc's Evil Empire 1-3-0 .250 176 L-1
18. hurricanes 1-3-0 .250 172 L-1
19. Pelan's Bobcats 1-3-0 .250 171 L-1
20. QC Elite 0-4-0 .000 118 L-4
Curse me breaking 90 and disproving my footnote from last week! Anyway, not much out of the ordinary right now. The fantasy scores seem to be clumping together better than they were earlier (okay, not Cory's
). I guess I'll finish by pointing out that the any of the Voltaic, Crushers, and X-Cats could've easily been 2-2, 3-1, and 4-0 in any order had the first three weeks been even slightly different.