Pirk's Wicked Oil Profiteer$ picked themselves up off the mat to upset the Irwin Hellions at Purgatory Field, 33-23, and earn a surprising sweep over their Western Division rivals.

After a week of several personnel moves, it was one of the long-standing Profiteer$ that ultimately did-in the Hellions. Ahman Green had his second consecutive 14-point outing, providing some much needed offense with Randy Moss unable to go and first-time starter Byron Leftwich struggling (1 point). Some new faces did contribute, however, particularly on defense where Pirk's new Lions defense bested Irwin's Falcons squad 13-3. The Hellions offense was led by Donovan McNabb and Edgerrin James, who each scored 7. Jimmy Smith brought in an additional 5, but three other starters combined for only 6, squashing their comeback bid.

The win is only the second for P.W.O.P. this season, but both wins have come at Irwin's expense. The Hellions slide back down 4-4 with the loss, a game back of first in the West.

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The visiting Piana Raze stunned the Western Division leading Abstract Machines 54-39 to earn a season split in the divisional series while snapping the Machines' four-game winning streak. Perhaps caught looking past Piana, the Machines were run over by an inspired Raze offense that had three starters score 12 points or more.

Jake Plummer rebounded from a rough start last week to lead Piana with 16 points. Tiki Barber and Reggie Wayne scored a dozen apiece, while tight end Randy McMichael added 7 insurance points on Monday night. The Machines rallied with 12 from Marvin Harrison and 10 from Curtis Martin, but three other players were held to 2 or less. Their Ravens defense easily bested Piana's underachieving Bronco squad 8-0, but the deficit was too much to overcome. The loss drops the Mechanical Ones to 5-3 and into a first-place tie with the victorious Bock Boys. Piana continues its slow crawl towards playoff eligibility, improving to 3-5.

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Priest Holmes and Thomas' Bock Boys rolled past the Anderson Brewmeisters for the sixth time in as many chances, this time besting the Brewskies by 22 at Bockyard Stadium. Holmes had his second straight monster game, this time torching Anderson's defense for 18 points a week after ripping Jody for 19.

Surprisingly, it was Anderson's Peyton Manning that led all scorers in the game. Playing mostly from behind, Manning threw for an impressive 22 points, but his supporting cast failed match his heroic effort. Receiver Keyshawn Johnson had a pair of scores for 10 points, but LaDainian Tomlinson and Mewelde Moore only combined for 9 on the ground. Most discouraging, the once-heralded Patriots defense bottomed out with a season-low minus-3 points. For the Bock Boys, Daunte Culpepper was held to his season-low 4 points, but Tony Gonzales and Plaxico Burress scored 12 and 9 points, respectively, to ensure the victory.

Anderson drops to 4-4 with their second consecutive loss, two games back of the Eastern lead. Thomas extends its winning streak to three games and is now tied with the Abstract Machines atop the Western Division at 5-3.

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A week after being hammered by 50-points in a loss to the Irwin Hellions, The Pimps took out their offensive frustrations on the Sims Stereco, whipping their division rivals 63-35. In fact, the 63 points is the highest game total for The Pimps in the 8-year history of the franchise.

Four Pimps reached double-digits in the rout: Shaun Alexander led the charge with 17 points, Rod Smith was next with 14, and then David Carr and Peerless Price had 10 apiece. Corey Dillon was a late scratch, but his absence didn't seem to phase the home team, who tacked on an additional 20 points in defense and kicking. Sims got a season's best 17 from Mike Vick, and Terrell Owens and Ashlie Lelie each benefited for 8 of their own. Yet two starters posted zeros, and the new Cardinal defense managed only to steal 4 points from their opponent. The loss is Sims' third in four games and drops them to 3-5. The Pimps, meanwhile, rebound from a two-game losing streak to maintain a share of the Eastern lead with a 6-2 record. The six wins matches their total from all of last season and makes them playoff eligible with still five weeks to go.

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The Naughty Figs completed a season sweep of the defending division champion Jody's C.W.O.T. with a 43-34 victory at The Vortex.

Neither club put up offensive fireworks. Joey Harrington made the most of his start for the Figs, scoring 9 points, but halfbacks Clinton Portis and Fred Taylor combined for a mere 6. Rod Gardner had a solid game with 8 points, and kicker Josh Brown had a game-high 12 to keep the C.W.O.T. at bay. With Aaron Brooks out on bye, Jody was forced to go with Matt Hasselbeck, who posted 6 points, or seven more than he managed last week. Thankfully, Chris Brown played through the pain, tearing up the Figs defensive front for 11 points, and Antonio Gates brought down 9 more. With the team trailing but within reach, Jody's Dolphin defense imploded Monday night a la the Patriots, posting a minus-3 to seal the Fig victory.

The win is the third straight for the Figs and 6th overall, matching the franchise's best win total for a season, set in both 2000 and 2001. More importantly, the sixth win makes them playoff eligible with still a month to play. Jody, however, drops to a dangerous mark of 2-6 and would need four wins in the season's final five weeks for a shot at the postseason tournament.

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