Jody's Colossal Waste of Time looks to rebound from last week's loss to Anderson as it hosts the lowly Naughty Figs in the opening game of Week 10. The C.W.O.T. have been dismal in divisional play this season, managing only a 1-4 record in the East. That one win, however, was against these very Figs, and now Jody aims for the season sweep -- not to mention a fifth straight victory -- over the Purple & White.

The Figs are once again on the verge of playoff ineligibility. At a league-worst 2-7, they're also on the inside track to make the franchise's second appearance in the Draft Bowl. The C.W.O.T., meanwhile, are looking to build momentum for yet another playoff run and possibly a third division title. This particular meeting will lack considerable backfield star power as the Figs' Clinton Portis and Jody's Deuce McAllister will both be out on bye.

victims of the bye week:
Figs - RB Portis, REC Horn
Jody - QB Brooks, RB McAllister

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The Anderson Brewmeisters are riding high after completing an impressive season sweep over the C.W.O.T. last week , inflating their Eastern Divisional record to 5-1. The defending World Champion Sims Stereco are riding pretty high themselves, having just dodged a bullet against P.W.O.P. to snap a four-game skid. Now they come home to host the Brewmeisters, whom they tagged for their lone divisional defeat back in Week 2.

The Brewmeisters can attribute their success to the triumvirate of Peyton manning, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Torry Holt, each of whom have scored over 70 points this season. Sims, by contrast, has only one offensive player over 60 points (Steven Davis with 66). Yet, at least lately, the Stereco have been getting much more production from their defense than Anderson. Surely the Brewskies can't afford for their Vikings D to keep posting zero points, right? Then again...

victims of the bye week:
Anderson - REC Stallworth
Sims - REC Owens, DEF Denver

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The Piana Raze head East to take on The Pimps in the week's lone interdivisional matchup. The Raze have dropped two of their last three, but remain tied atop the West. More importantly, their six wins makes them playoff eligible for the first time since 2000, when they lost to these Pimps during Wild Card Week. The defending Eastern Division champs, meanwhile, have dropped three of four and are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since the league's inaugural season in '97.

Aside from that playoff loss three years ago, Piana was embarrassed by The Pimps in their last meeting, a 33-0 romp during Neutral Site Week, 2002. The Raze offense is in much better shape now than it was then, thanks largely to the emergence of Brad Johnson at QB and development of Jamal Lewis in the backfield. The Pimps have struggled for consistency on offense, but their defense and special teams are solid. Regardless, they'll need everyone to step it up if they're to avoid a damaging 0-5 campaign against the West this season.

victims of the bye week:
Piana -QB Plummer, K Elam, REC Lelie
Pimps - REC Smith, REC Streets

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The Irwin Hellions meet the Abstract Machines in the first of two critical Western Division tilts in Week 10. The Machines took the first meeting between the clubs this year, but if the season ended today, only Irwin would be invited to the playoffs. A season sweep over the Hellions, however, would even the two clubs' records and give the Machines an all-important tiebreaker advantage down the stretch.

The Machines ran past Irwin in Week 2 thanks to their Raven defense and the legs of Marshall Faulk and Corey Dillon. Two months later, the Ravens are back for more, but veterans Faulk and Dillon have been replaced on the roster by the young T.J. Duckett, Troy Hambrick, and Arlen Harris. The Hellions have their share of young stars as well, namely Andre Johnson, Chad Johnson, and Domanick Davis. This game should be a nice exhibition of rebuilding Western powers looking to return to the postseason.

victims of the bye week:
Irwin - none
Machines - none

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Without a doubt, the most intriguing game of the week comes from Bockville, where the surging Bock Boys look to sweep the season series from Pirk's Wicked Oil Profiteer$ and possibly gain a share of the Western Division lead.

The Profiteer$ all but conceded last week's game to Sims by not fielding a quarterback or defense, but nevertheless made a game of it heading into Monday Night. Even in that loss, the prolific P.W.O.P. offense posted 45 points. In fact, only twice this year have the Profiteer$ been held to less than 30, scoring 26 in a loss to Jody and a season-worst 10 in a Week 3 loss to Thomas. This week though, Pirk welcomes back Steve McNair and the Titan defense to active duty, and Travis Henry and Ahman Green are itching to atone for their poor showings in Week 3.

After an 0-2 start, defending division champion Bock Boys have gone 5-2 to remain in the divisional hunt. A loss here, however, would drop them two games back with three to play, essentially leaving them to fight for a wild card. So it's good for Thomas that Priest Holmes and Tony Gonzales come back from their bye this week. Holmes leads all runningbacks in scoring with 89 points (Pirk's Green is second at 84), and he torched the Profiteer$ for 13 points in their first meeting.

For P.W.O.P., their first Western Divisional title could very well be at hand, but they'll have to earn it over the season's final month. Currently, not one of their four remaining opponents has a losing record, and, beginning with Thomas, they have three straight games against former division champions. Here's the bell for Round 1.

victims of the bye week:
P.W.O.P. - QB Garcia
Thomas - none

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