Week 7 Recaps
Hellions roast the Figs, 36-15
Irwin thumps the Eastern Division leader, and The Pimps use a Monday Night Bus ride to narrowly beat the Machines by - you guessed it - a single point. All this and more in...

The Week That Was in Fantasy League Football

For the second consecutive year, the Irwin Hellions roughed up the Naughty Figs during Neutral Site Week, reaffirming themselves as the league's best team. Curtis Martin, the FLF's leading rusher, led the Hellions with 10 points while wingman Edgerrin James chipped in another 5. The Figs countered on the ground with 8 points from rookie Jason Brookins and an additional 5 from Lamar Smith. The Hellions pulled away on offense behind a 15 point effort from the receiving corps (led by Jimmy Smith with 9), compared to the Figs' 7-point tally. Irwin also claimed small victories over the Figs at quarterback and kicker, putting the East Division leaders at the mercy of the defending Super Bowl Champions. Yet there was no quarter here, as the Hellions' Tampa Bay defense doubled up the Figs' Baltimore squad 16-8 to seal the romp. With the win - their fourth straight - Irwin moves to a league-best record of 6-1 and sits firmly atop the West. The Figs, having now lost two of their last three, fall to 5-2 but remain in first place in the East.

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The Pimps downed the Abstract Machines for the sixth consecutive time, using a dramatic Monday night comeback to stun their Western Division opponent. Down 8 points after the weekend, The Pimps' Jerome Bettis plowed for 62 yards, two scores, and 9 game-breaking points Monday night to hand the seemingly cursed Machines their third one-run loss of the season. Despite having two players on each team posting zero points, there was plenty of offense to go around. Corey Dillon of the Machines led all scorers with a whopping 19 points, and quarterback Brad Johnson, making his first start in place of the ineffective Elvis Grbac, posted an impressive 10. On the other sideline, Mark Brunell had his best start as a Pimp with 15 points, and Rod Smith posted an inspired 11. The Machines' Rams defense narrowly clipped The Pimps' Cardinals squad 16-15, but it still left the team two points shy of a win. The Pimps, now winners of three straight, move into a first place tie with the Figs at 5-2. The Machines have now dropped three straight to fall a full three games back of the Hellions in the West.

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Jody's Colossal Waste of Time summoned their best performance of the season to rout the P.W.O.P. and snap their franchise-worst five game losing steak. Surprisingly, this was done with Eddie George and Stephen Davis sitting on the bench. Instead, newly-signed Richard Huntley and rookie Anthony Thomas combined for a solid 12 points. Yet it was Kerry Collins, Joe Horn, and Martin Gramatica that truly led the assault with 12 points apiece. The Profiteer$ could counter mostly with 8 points from Jeff Garcia and 5 each from Trung Candidate, Emmit Smith, and Randy Moss. The P.W.O.P. Bronco defense dominated Jody's Dolphin squad 22-14, but that was a Pyrrhic victory as the Profiteer$ lose for the first time in four games. The loss drops the P.W.O.P. into a third place tie in the West, while the win draws the fourth place C.W.O.T. to within three games of the Eastern lead.

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In the ugliest game of Neutral Site Week, Thomas' Bock Boys did just enough to outscore the suddenly struggling Sims Stereco by five. Bock Boy Tony Gonzales led all scorers with 7 points, while Daunte Culpepper and David Boston chipped in six apiece. The Stereco's Kurt Warner was held to three points thanks to four interceptions, while Frank Wycheck and Tiki Barber led their offense with five each. As slow as the offenses were, the defenses were worse, with Sims' Giants squad claiming a 7-1 advantage over Thomas' underachieving Eagles team. The loss is the second straight for the Stereco, keeping them two games off the pace at third in the East. The win is the third straight for the Bock Boys and first away from Bockville. Most importantly, it moves Thomas into sole possession of second place in the West, two games back of the Hellions.

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The Piana Raze snapped a four-game losing streak behind a monster game from its New Orleans defense to clip the struggling Anderson Brewmeisters, 25-20. The Saints "D" recovered eight turnovers and bested Anderson's newly signed Charger squad - released last week by Piana - 23-15. Piana's Issac Bruce and Charlie Garner posted season highs with 12 and 8 points, respectively. Peyton Manning had a strong 8 for Anderson, and Mike Vanderjagt booted and additional 10. Both sides were not without problems however, as the Brewmeisters ground duo of LaDainian Tomlinson and Michael Pittman could only combine for six points while the Raze's quarterback choice of Vinny Testeverde actually coughed up two points of charity to the Brew Crew. In the end, however, the New Orleans defense took control of the game and handed Anderson their sixth loss of the season. The win elevates Piana into a third place tie in the Western Division.

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