The league's highest scoring team meets up with one of the league's lowest this week when Pirk's Wicked Oil Profiteer$ visit the struggling Colossal Waste of Time. Pirk has averaged over 40 points per game thus far while Jody has managed to score over 22 just once.

P.W.O.P. will be without one of its many weapons this week as Randy Moss, who has scored 28 points in the past two games, sits out on bye. Jody can't breathe too much easier though, as Steve McNair, Ahman Green, Travis Henry, and Hines Ward are all expected to suit up and play. The C.W.O.T. will counter with the likes of Deuce McAllister, Anthony Thomas, and Laveranues Coles, but the biggest key for the Pewter and Black is its Miami defense. If the C.W.O.T. are to stave off loss No. 4, the Fish will have to put the clamps on the Profiteer$' attacking offense. Despite the glaring scoring difference, history sides with Jody this week; the C.W.O.T. are a lifetime 7-1 against the boys from Oil Town.

victims of the bye week:
P.W.O.P. - REC Moss
Jody - RB Williams

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The Abstract Machines and Sims Stereco are each looking to get well in Week 6. The Machines have dropped two straight games despite scoring in excess of 40 points, while the Stereco have alternated wins and losses since the beginning of the season.

The Machines have not played poorly in their recent losses, but there are no moral victories in the FLF. Receiver Marvin Harrison has exploded for 32 points in the past two weeks, keeping the pressure off the developing backfield of T.J. Duckett and Troy Hambrick. Yet a consistent running game is needed for quarterback Trent Green and the rest of the receiving corps to truly compliment Harrison's production. Sims, by contrast, has a tremendous veteran backfield in Ricky Williams and Stephen Davis. Drew Bledsoe and the Stereco receivers have also been strong early in the season. This team's greatest fault has been in its defense, where their first-overall pick Falcon unit has averaged just 7 points per game.

victims of the bye week:
Machines - QB Brees, RB Dillon
Sims - none

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The only two expansion clubs in the league's history meet for Round 4 in their young series as the Naughty Figs travel to Bockville hoping to sting the Bock Boys. The Figs posted their first victory of the season last week and are looking to claw their way back into contention. Thomas is coming off a win as well but has yet to send the fans home happy from Bockyard Stadium, posting an 0-2 mark at home.

The Figs retooled in the offseason, and the fruits of their efforts are starting to show up. Fred Taylor had a huge 14-point game last week, Sebastian Janikowski is the league's highest scoring kicker, and even the underrated Bills defense has been a force to reckon with. Once Matt Hasselbeck and Clinton Portis get back on track, this team will be primed to make another late season run. At 2-3, the Bock Boys could benefit from such a run if they're to successfully defend their Western Division title. Yet things are already looking up for the Bockers. Quincy Carter has been a pleasant surprise in backing up the injured Daunte Culpepper, and David Boston and Keenan McCardell have re-energized the receiving corps. If Priest Holmes shows more of his early-season flash, the West could be in trouble.

victims of the bye week:
Figs - QB Harrington
Thomas - REC Boston, QB Culpepper

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The Irwin Hellions and Piana Raze closed out 2002 with a pair of games against one another. The Raze clipped the Hellions at Purgatory Field in Week 13 and then brought the hammer down on the then-defending champions in Draft Bowl VI at En Fuego Field. A season later, both the Hellions and Raze are above .500 and are each looking to claim another Western Division title.

Irwin comes into this week's game off a humbling 23-point home loss to the Profiteer$. The health of Edgerrin James has suddenly become a major concern for the Hellions, who have only one other halfback on their roster. Moreover, the team's leading receiver -- first round pick Chad Johnson -- will sit this one out on bye, putting more pressure on the defense to keep the Raze in check. Piana's offense took a hit of its own this week during practice, as rookie receiver Charles Roger broke his collar bone and could be out a couple of months. Donald Driver, Marty Booker, and Ashlie Lelie still provide viable targets for either Jake Plummer or Brad Johnson, and, perhaps most importantly, runningback Jamal Lewis returns from his bye this week.

victims of the bye week:
Irwin - REC C. Johnson
Piana - REC Rogers

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The on-again-off-again Anderson Brewmeisters look to bounce back into the win column as they meet The Eastern Division-leading Pimps in Week 6's Game of the Week.

Anderson comes into this one having lost three of its last four games and is looking for some form of offensive consistency. Peyton Manning has been lights out the past two weeks, passing for a combined 36 points, but his receivers haven't been as reliable. Most noticeably, Donte' Stallworth has only 11 points in five games and may have played himself out of a job. Unfortunately for the Brew Krew, their best halfback will miss this week's contest as LaDainian Tomlinson sites out on bye.

The bad news for The Pimps, meanwhile, is that they can barely score points at all. Quarterback Tommy Maddox has netted zero points in his last two games, and only one offensive starter (Shaun Alexander) has scored over 25 points on the season. The defense has had to come up big in relief, and has manage to do so more times than not this season. Yet whether they can cool off Peyton Manning remains to be seen.

The good news for defending division champs is that they're already 3-0 in divisional play and now have a shot an an early-season sweep of Eastern opponents. For Anderson, this game isn't so much about divisional positioning as it is about early season salvation.

victims of the bye week:
Anderson - RB Tomlinson
Pimps - none

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