Thomas' Bock Boys won their first Western Division title with authority this week, crushing the contending P.W.O.P. 37-5 in their own back yard. Bock Boy Priest Holmes led all offensive scorers with 15 points and kept ahead of the Profiteer$' Travis Henry, who finished with 12. Thomas actually won the scoring battle at every single position, winning most impressively on defense. The Bock Boys' Eagles team doubled up P.W.O.P.'s Saints unit 36-18 in a hard-hitting, physical affair. For Thomas, the win avenges a 30-12 Profiteer defeat three weeks ago in Bockville and crowns the Bock Boys Western Division Champions by a half-game. Thomas will get to rest up on a bye week while The Profiteer$, having their five game winning streak snapped, enter the playoffs as the No. 4 seed and will host a Wild Card game next week. Congratulations to Thomas Bock Boys, who become the first Western team other than Piana or Irwin to win the division title.

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The red-hot Sims Stereco raced past the reeling C.W.O.T., 53-33, to secure the franchise it second-ever winning record after the regular season. Yet this game was much more damaging for the C.W.O.T. than it was rewarding for the Stereco, as it gives the Eastern Division title — and subsequent bye week — to The Pimps. First overall draft pick Michael Vick ran the C.W.O.T. silly, tallying 173 yards on the ground and 15 points. Not to be out done, Ricky Williams and Garrison Hearst also dominated from the backfield with 17 and 16 points, respectively. By contrast, Aaron Brooks and Eddie George were the high scorers for Jody, contributing 7 apiece. The C.W.O.T. managed to cut into the lead on defense, where its Browns unit outperformed Sims' inconsistent Giants team by 10 points, but it was too little to late for the pewter and black. Despite having lost two straight to lose the division and close the season, Jody enters the playoffs as the No. 3 seed and will host a Wild Card game next week. Sims, winner of four straight, will head to Oil Town for a rematch of last year's Wild Card game with the Profiteer$.

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With a playoff berth on the line, the Anderson Brewmeisters finally put it all together in a must-win game and smoked the hapless Abstract Machines, 66-17 at Saint Arnold Stadium. Second-year man LaDainian Tomlinson tore through the Machines' Bronco defense all day for a career-high 23 points. Eric Moulds and Laveranues Coles combined for an additional 18 to ensure the rout. The Machines got 8 points from Corey Dillon but also had two receivers post goose eggs. That, coupled with a defensive performance that actually coughed up points to the opponent, spelled doom for the Machines, who see their season end on a thud behind a 3-8-2 record. The Brewmeisters, who finally got their six win after three tries, will head to the Vortex to take on arch-rival Jody in Wild Card Week.

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The Pimps are Eastern Division Champions for the third time in four seasons. Not knowing that to begin their game with the Naughty Figs, Peerless Price and company left it all on the field. Price had 11 points, while quarterback Mark Brunell passed for 9 and Shaun Alexander ran for an additional 8. Their pesky Packer defense mauled the Figs early on, stripping 21 points from the home team. Yet news began to trickle in that Jody was being hammered by the Stereco, and their eventual loss gave the division title to The Pimps. Meanwhile, concerned only with their own scoreboard, the Figs began to rally. Rookie Clinton Portis had his best day as a pro, running for 16 points. Joe Horn chipped in 8 on Sunday Night, and Rich Gannon threw for 11 more Monday night, bringing the Figs to the cusp of victory. With their lead cut back to a point, Home Field Advantage struck down The Pimps, giving the Figs the 41-40 upset. At 5-8, the Figs are done for the season, but close out strong having won three of their last four. Despite the loss, the defending division champion Pimps have secured their fourth appearance in Championship Week in as many seasons.

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Curtis Martin has carried the Irwin Hellions to three straight Western Division titles and two straight Super Bowl victories. With his fallen team trailing the Piana Raze by four points Monday night, Martin was stopped cold at 2 points, giving the Raze only their second victory of the 13-week campaign. It wasn't a flashy win, with the highest score from any offensive player on the field being 6, but the Raze will take it. Besides having lost five straight to close the season (three of those at home at Purgatory Field), the Hellions are breaking new ground. By losing a Points For tie break with the Abstract Machines, the 4-9 defending champions have earned a spot in the Draft Bowl, becoming the first team to ever go from Super Bowl win to Draft Bowl berth in consecutive seasons. Their Draft Bowl VI opponent? Why the 2-10-1 Piana RAze, of course.

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