The West-leading Thomas' Bock Boys rolled past the slumping Naughty Figs 40-28 in front of a rowdy crowd at the University of Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Bock Boys Priest Holmes showed the young crowd why is quickly becoming one of the FLF's elite players with a game-high 17 point performance, which was 11 points better than what the Figs' Clinton Portis and Lamar Smith could muster. But what the Figs's lacked on the ground, they made up for in the air, as quarterback Rich Gannon severely out shown the Boys' Daunte Culpepper 15-1. The kicking game was in top form for both clubs, with Bock Boy Jason Elam narrowly out dueling Ryan Longwell 13-12. Thanks to Joe Horn's 10 points, the Figs actually claimed an offensive advantage before Thomas' Eagles defense stole the game away by dominating the Figs own Bear unit 22-6. The win is Thomas' second straight over an Eastern team and moves the Bock Boys to 5-2, their best start ever. The Figs suffer yet another tough loss and drop to a disappointing 2-5, three games worse than their Week 7 mark of a year ago.

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The Piana Raze got bucked pretty hard this week at Boise State's Bronco Stadium, suffering a humiliating 33-0 shoutout defeat at the hands of the East-leading Pimps. The loss was actually worse than the scoreboard could allow, as the Raze managed only 18 offensive points and The Pimps' Packer defense stripped 27 away. Kicker Mike Hollis made the biggest offensive contribution of the day, booting 12 points for The Pimps. Jerome Bettis had 8 and Jerry Rice posted an additional 7 towards the win. Jamal Lewis posted a team-high 5 point effort for the Raze, who get shutout for the first time since Week 1 of 2000. The loss drops Piana to a dismal mark of 0-6-1 and sets a league record for worst record after seven weeks. The Pimps, meanwhile, move to a league-best 6-0-1 on the strength of their fourth straight win and, coincidentally, set a league mark for best record after seven weeks.

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In the week's best game, Jody's C.W.O.T. maintained their strong start to the season by holding off the slipping Irwin Hellions, 33-31, at the Louisiana Superdome. Hometown boys Aaron Brooks and Deuce McAllister did not disappoint their fans, scoring 30 of the C.W.O.T.'s 45 offensive points. Curtis Martin (9 points) and Quincy Morgan (7) led the charge for the Hellions, but the team suffered a big setback when Brett Favre left the game with a knee injury after scoring just 2 points. Irwin's Buccaneer defense kept the deficit close by winning the battle over Jody's Miami defense 15-11, but Edgerrin James' 7 points Monday Night just weren't enough to avoid the loss. The win lifts Jody to 5-2 and keeps them hot on the heels of The Pimps in the East. The Hellions, back under .500 at 3-4, are now two games back of the Bock Boys in the West and have already matched their loss total from 2001.

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The Anderson Brewmeisters held off Pirk's Wicked Oil Profiteer$ at Oakland's Network Associates Coliseum for their first interdivisional victory of the year. Peyton Manning (4 points) and the Pittsburgh D (12) held off the Monday Night efforts of P.W.O.P.'s Hines Ward (10) to secure the win and snap a two-game losing streak. LaDainian Tomlinson was the true star for the Brewmeisters, however, rumbling for 15 points to beat out Ahman Green's 12-point effort. The Anderson trio of Torry Holt, Eric Moulds, and Jerry Porter combined for 17 points through the air, taking advantage of a Saints defense that only stripped 3 points from the Brew Krew after scoring 35 against the Figs a week earlier. The win moves Anderson up the ladder to 3-3-1, while the Profiteer$ drop to that same mark after seeing their two-game win streak fall by the Bay.

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The Abstract Machines won their second straight game by besting the Sims Stereco at Texas A&M University's Kyle Field, 54-37. The Aggie faithful got to see a whole lot of Marshall Faulk, who dominated the game with 24 points out of the Machine backfield. Sims' Garrison Hearst and Ricky Williams combined for a very respectable 18 points, but still fell short of Faulk's heroics. First year starters Michael Vick and Drew Brees played strong games, matching each other with 12 points. The Machines' Corey Bradford had a breakthrough performance at receiver with 10 points in a game that saw one starting receiver from each club get shut out entirely. The defensive efforts from both clubs were average, with the Machines' Broncos clipping Sims' Chargers 8-7 to preserve the rout. After going winless in their first five, the Machines now sit at 2-3-2, only two games back of Thomas in the West. Sims, meanwhile, drops back below .500 at 3-4, 3-and-a-half games back in the East.

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