Jody's Colossal Waste of Time used some much needed home cooking to put a stop to their three-game losing streak. Following a trifecta of road losses, the C.W.O.T. flexed their defensive muscle in besting the Naughty Figs at The Vortex, 25-8. Jody's Panthers defense shredded the Figs for 28 points, putting them in a hole they just couldn't get out of. On offense, Chris Palmer was impressive with 11 points in his first career start for the Pewter & Black, and Steven Jackson ran for additional 7.

The Figs got 11 points from halfback Willis McGahee and another 7 from Clinton Portis, but the rest of the offense was held in check. Their Colts defense stung Jody for 14 points, but it was only effective in making the score more respectable. The divisional victory is Jody's third of the season, which already surpasses their 2004 divisional win total (2) just six games into the 2005 campaign. The Figs fall to 2-4 with the loss.

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The Abstract Machines finally purred like a well-tuned engine, systematically taking apart Thomas' Bock Boys to earn their first divisional victory of the season. Showing flashes of last season, Tom Brady and Curtis Martin each scored 10 points, while newcomers Jeremy Shockey and Jay Feely chipped in 9 apiece.

Thomas couldn't match the offensive firepower, as only Priest Holmes (with 12 points) could score more than 4. Stephen Davis and Plaxico Burress were each held to a single point and Randy Moss was forced out of the game with injury before registering a catch. The Bock Boys' Cowboys defense came to play, however, hitting the Machines for 22 points. The Abstract's Ravens defense countered that with 22 points of its own, to ensure the rout. Thomas drops to 4-2 with the loss, while the Machines improve to 3-2-1 on the strength of their third consecutive victory.

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The Irwin Hellions took their third straight game from the Piana Raze, besting the blue jerseys 42-28 at En Fuego Field. The game was much more competitive than their last meeting, when Irwin embarrassed the Raze, 70-8, on this very field last season. Granted, the Hellions had two receivers fail to record a single catch and still managed to outscore Piana by 14.

Edgerrin James led all scorers with 17 Monday Night points that essentially put the game on ice. Chad Johnson contributed 10 on Sunday, and the Buccaneers defense rattled the Raze for 17. Piana's offense seemed handcuffed with the exception of Mark Brunell, who torched the Hellions for 12 points in his first start since being picked up last week. The Hellions improve to a league-best 5-1 with the win and finally sit in sole possession of first place in the West. After a hot start, Piana drops to 3-3 (which is good enough for only fourth place in the competitive West).

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The Pimps snapped out of a four-game funk with a dominating performance against the visiting Sims Stereco. Even with Corey Dillon being a game-time scratch, The Pimps had more than enough production on the ground. Shaun Alexander plowed through the Stereco defense with a 142-yard, 4 touchdown game, racking up 19 points. The Pimps' Jaguars defense delivered the follow-up blow, cracking on Sims for 23 points.

Those combined 42 points would prove to be more than enough to handle the lifeless Stereco. Only halfback Chris Brown (9 points) produced any serious offensive threat, and the Saints defense managed to only hit The Pimps for 7 harmless points. The loss is Sims' second straight and drops the Stereco to 2-4 on the season, the same mark as the rejuvenated Pimps heading into Neutral Site Week.

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The Anderson Brewmeisters continued their mid-season surge, routing Pirk's Wicked Oil Profiteer$ by 46 points in Oil Town, USA. The Brewmeisters' offense tagged the Profiteer$ with three double-digit performances: Peyton Manning with 10, LaDainian Tomlinson with 18, and Santana Moss with 15. The biggest blow, however, came on defense, where their Lions squad totaled 22 points on the strength of two interceptions returned for touchdowns.

Pirk couldn't match the firepower, with only two players (Warrick Dunn and the Seattle defense) scoring above seven points. Four others scored four points or less. The win is the fourth straight for Anderson (4-2), who sit a game ahead of the second-place C.W.O.T. in the Eastern Division. The loss is the third straight for the struggling Profiteer$ (1-4-1), who have failed to reach 20 points in four of their six games to date.

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