Pirk's Wicked Oil Profiteer$ can at least say they were there when Thomas imploded. The Western Division leaders apparently spent all they had last week against the Hellions, because they proved to be easy prey for the second-place P.W.O.P., who claimed an ugly 30-12 victory at Bockyard Stadium.

Profiteer Hines Ward led all scorers with 11 points, and kicker Joe Nedney came in second on the team with 5. Priest Holmes, as should be expected, led the Bock Boys with a subdued 6 points. All told, two players from each team were held without scoring, and only two scored more than 5. Defensively, P.W.O.P.'s reacquired Saints team (11 points) had a surprisingly easy time besting Thomas' Eagles unit (minus-1 point). Ugliness notwithstanding, the game goes down in the Win column for Pirk, who climbs to within a mere half-game of the 7-3 Bock Boys. Mark your calendars - these two will meet again in Week 13 to close out the regular season.

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The Sims Stereco stopped a three game losing streak by upsetting the Eastern Division-leading Pimps, 44-21. The win salvages a series split for the Stereco, who choked royally on Monday Night in a loss to The Pimps just two weeks ago.

Sims' Michael Vick continued to prove his worth as the Number 1 overall selection in this year's draft by dropping a game-high 13 points on the visiting Pimps. Garrison Hearst, Amani Toomer, and David Akers all contributed 7 more towards the win. The Pimps got strong efforts from halfback Shaun Alexander (8 points) and receiver Jerry Rice (11), but couldn't match the Stereco's firepower. Furthermore, Sims captured a rare defensive victory as its Giants team nearly doubled up The Pimps' Packers unit 15-8 to secure the rout. The win lifts Sims to 4-6 and keeps their playoff hopes alive. As for The Pimps, the loss is their second straight after starting the season 7-0-1, and it opens the door for the C.W.O.T. to gain control of the division.

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Jody's Colossal Waste of Time continued its surge to the top of the league with a 51-29 thrashing of the sinking Abstract Machines. Plaxico Burress had a career game, torching the Machine secondary for 19 game-breaking points. First-rounder Deuce McAllister provided a formidable assist with 12 points of his own. Those two players alone outscored the Machines' offense, but Aaron Brooks and Anthony Thomas combined for 17 additional points towards the win. Marvin Harrison (13 points) was the lone bright spot for the home team, while Quarterback Drew Brees had his worst outing of the season, costing his own offense a point. Jody's Dolphin and the Machines' Bronco defenses took the game off, combining for an embarrassingly low three points. But the game was already well in hand, and Jody - now winner of four straight - leaps a half-game ahead of the struggling Pimps for the Eastern lead. The Machines, meanwhile, drop their third straight, and while not quite eliminated from the playoffs, have ensured themselves a losing record.

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In a battle of Super Bowl franchises, The Anderson Brewmeisters went into the Hellhole and roughed up the Irwin Hellions, 55-35, moving one step closer to qualifying for the playoffs. Brewmeister signal-caller Peyton Manning had his best out of the year, ripping the Hellions' substitute Cardinals defense for 16 points. LaDainian Tomlinson and returning place kicker John Carney each contributed an additional 10. The Hellions got 12 points from its own place kicker, and eight apiece from Donovan McNabb and Curtis Martin, but that wasn't enough to keep Irwin from suffering its fourth loss in five games. Anderson's Pittsburgh "D" finished off the Hellions with an 11-point advantage over their Cardinal counterpart, who actually coughed up a point to the visitors. Anderson wins two straight for the first time all year and improves its record to 5-4-1. The defending champs, meanwhile, drop to 4-6 and will now have to win two of their final three and get some help to avoid missing the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

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The week's most meaningless game turned out to be its most competitive, as the Naughty figs rallied past the Piana Raze in dramatic fashion, 58-55. Trailing 18 points heading into Monday Night, the Figs' Rich Gannon and Clinton Portis abused the Raze defense and held off Ed McCaffrey to steal the win. Gannon finished with a game-high 17 points, and kicker Ryan Longwell had his season-best 16. Piana built the Sunday Night lead behind four players - Tom Brady, Tiki Barber, Jamal Lewis, and Jay Feely - in double-digits. With the two defenses playing to an 8-8 tie, it came down to Gannon, who help snap the team's four game losing streak and keep the Figs' remote playoff hopes alive. Piana drops to a league-low 1-8-1 while claiming the inside track to hosting this season's Draft Bowl.

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