Thomas' Bock Boys overpowered the division-leading Abstract Machines in Bockville, 38-22, to pull within a game of first place. Having lost two-straight divisional games on the road, the Bock Boys returned to the friendly confines of Bockyard Stadium and earned a split in the season series with the Machines.

Bock Boy receiver Muhsin Muhammad led all scorers with 13 points, while Daunte Culpepper and Reuben Droughns each contributed 12 more in pacing Thomas' offensive attack. The Machines tried to rally behind Tom Brady's 9 points, but no one else came close to double-digits. Jerome Bettis managed a respectable 6 points in his first action of the season, and the Machines' Ravens defense hammered Thomas for an impressive 20 points, but it wasn't enough to avoid the Abstracts' first loss in three weeks.

The outcome drops the Machines to 7-4 while elevating the defending Super Bowl champions to 6-5. Both clubs will finish out the regular season with games against the Sims Stereco and Pirk's Wicked Oil Profiteer$.

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The Anderson Brewmeisters edged past the Naughty Figs, 29-23, to earn an important season sweep over their Eastern rivals in the race for the division title. The red-hot Brewmeisters have now won three straight and have now gained two games in as many weeks on the faltering Figs.

As with his previous five starts, Peyton Manning led the Brewmeisters in offensive scoring, this time carving up the Figs for a ho-hum 14 points. The running game was also in full effect, as both LaDainian Tomlinson and Brian Westbrook scored 11 points. The Figs' offense was almost outscored by Manning and L.T. alone, as they were led by Willis McGahee with 6 points and could only muster 26 total. Luckily, their Seahawks defense came to play, hammering the visiting Brewskies for 24 points. Anderson got the last punch in, however, as their own Patriots "D" provided the game-winning points on Monday Night.

The win is the seventh on the season for Anderson, who last recorded seven regular season wins in the 2000 campaign. The Figs drop to 7-4 on the weight of their second consecutive loss and are now tied with Anderson and The Pimps atop the East.

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The Pimps topped the Sims Stereco for the second time in four weeks, this time rallying past their divisional rivals 38-29. The Stereco jumped out to the early lead behind 13 points from Mike Vick and another 7 from Ashlie Lelie. The offensive fireworks stalled a bit later, however, as three other starters failed to score 3 points. The Pimps struggled most of Sunday as well, with Shaun Alexander (8 points) matching the combined effort of the three wideouts.

On Sunday night, the visitors got a much-needed 15 points from David Carr and Kris Brown, pulling them to within a point of Sims. Then, under the Monday Night lights, Corey Dillon rumbled for two scores and team-high 10 points in delivering The Pimps their first win since Week 8, a 63-35 thrashing of these same Stereco. The win moves The Pimps into a three-way tie with Anderson and the Figs atop the East, while the loss drops Sims to 4-7 and on the verge of playoff ineligibility.

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The Piana Raze stretched their winning streak to four games with a 32-11 victory over Pirk's Wicked Oil Profiteer$ in Oil Town, USA. The Raze were led once again by their Steeler defense, who edged Pirk's Lions squad 18-14 in a game in which both defenses recorded both a touchdown and a safety. Both clubs also lost a running back early on, as Jamal Lewis and Ahman Green were both forced out with injuries. The Raze took the air in Lewis' absence, as Jake Plummer (10 points) and Reggie Wayne (11) sliced up the P.W.O.P. secondary. The Profiteer$ couldn't keep up, as only Jason Elam scored more than 5 points while two receivers were shut out altogether.

The win moves Piana over .500 for the first time all season, and, at 6-5, they're only a game back of the Machines in the division race. The loss is Pirk's eighth of the season, making the Profiteer$ ineligible for the playoffs and snapping their streak of three straight Wild Card appearances.

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Jody's Colossal Waste of Time dropped their fourth straight interdivisional game of the season, losing to the Irwin Hellions at The Vortex, 36-28. The C.W.O.T. attacked the Hellions with a balanced attack that saw Antonio Gates score 8 points, kicker Josh Scobee 7, and Deuce McAllister 6. Even their longtime Dolphin defense had their best game in two months, stripping the visiting Hellions of 16 points.

Irwin, however, had an answer for every Jody surge. Donovan McNabb and halfback Edgerrin James each had stellar 14-point efforts, while Domanick Davis and Chad Johnson scored 8 and 7 points, respectively, to help put away the C.W.O.T.. The Hellions have now won two straight and sit only a game back in the West at 6-4. Jody, on the other hand, has dropped a franchise record six straight while losing their ninth game of the season, which also sets a franchise mark.

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