The Piana Raze sent the Profiteer$' playoff hopes packing with a 42-31 victory at En Fuego Field. Pirk (3-7-1) becomes the first club to officially be ousted from playoff contention, while the Raze – thanks to their seventh victory and some other help from around the league – become one of three clubs to secure a playoff berth in Week 11.

P.W.O.P. started the game with a flurry, hammering Piana behind a season-best 15 points from quarterback Byron Leftwich and 9 from kicker Jay Feely. P.W.O.P. kept the pressure on in the afternoon, as both Rudi Johnson (10) and the Seahawks defense (11) reached double-digits. The Raze fought back Sunday afternoon, with Kevin Curtis and Reggie Wayne combining for 17 points, but the deficit to the Profiteer$ remained large (22 points) heading into Sunday Night. Then halfback Larry Johnson went to work, scorching P.W.O.P. for a career-best 17 points to bring Piana to within 5. The next night, the Raze's Packers squad finished the comeback with a 16-point effort, giving Piana the season sweep over their division rivals.

Having won four of their past five games, the7-4 Raze will be heading back to the playoffs after missing the dance last year. Pirk, meanwhile, will miss out on the postseason bracket for the second consecutive year and remains in line to participate in 2005's Draft Bowl.

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The Abstract Machines shocked Jody's Colossal Waste of Time, 36-30, at the Vortex, snapping the C.W.O.T.'s three-game winning streak and handing them their first home loss of the season. Despite having three offensive players score 2, 2, and 0 points, the Machines also had three starters reach double-digits. Quarterback Tom Brady sliced through Jody's secondary for 11 points, while Donte Stallworth brought down 10 and Neil Rackers booted an additional 13. Perhaps most significantly, the Machines' Ravens defense had its best game in a month, ripping 19 points away from Jody.

The C.W.O.T. didn't go down without a fight, of course. Marc Bulger threw for 10 points before leaving the game with an injury, and halfback Mike Anderson found the endzone three times while contributing 16 points of his own. Yet Anderson's counterpart – Steven Jackson – had a horrible outing, actually costing his team a point. Moreover, Jody's Panther "D" managed only one-sixth of its total from a week ago (5 points).

The win is the Machines' second in three weeks and once again evens their record at 5-5-1. They will need to win one of their final two games (both at home) to become playoff eligible. Jody falls to 6-5 with the loss and – more importantly – surrenders the inside track to the Eastern Division title.

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Benefiting from Jody's loss is the Anderson Brewmeisters, who outlasted a challenge from the Naughty Figs, 37-25, to avenge an earlier loss to the Naughty Ones. For the second straight week, Peyton Manning led the way for the Brewmeisters, ripping the Figs for 14 points. Unlike last week, however, this time Peyton got some help. Lawrence Tynes, Torry Holt, and Steve Smith scored 9, 9, and 8, respectively, to help keep the Figs at bay.

The Naughties once again benefited from terrific defensive play as their Steelers unit assaulted Anderson for 19 points-against. Yet kicker Mike Nugent was shut out, and halfbacks Clinton Portis and Willis McGahee combined for only 3 points. Matt Hasselbeck threw for 8 and receiver Jerry Porter contributed another 10, but it ultimately wasn't enough.

The Figs drop to 4-7 with the loss, but remain on the fringe of playoff eligibility. Regardless of how the next two weeks play out, the Figgies will not be able to avoid their fifth losing season in six career years. Anderson, meanwhile, clinch a playoff berth with their seventh win of the season and reclaim a one-game lead over Jody in the East.

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The Irwin Hellions snapped out of their two-game funk with a 52-20 pasting of The Pimps at Purgatory Field. The visitors were led by the unstoppable Shaun Alexander (12 points) and the Jaguars defense (11), but a pair of starters – Corey Dillon and Joey Galloway – didn't record a single point. Irwin, meanwhile, had six starters score nine or more: new starting QB Eli Manning had a team-high 13, followed by Chad Johnson and Nate Kaeding with 12 apiece, Edgerrin James and the Bucs "D" with 11, and finally Eddie Kennison with 9. The Hellions overall 74-point effort was more than three times their lowly total (24) in the loss to Sims last week.

The win clinches a playoff berth for the Hellions, who remain a game ahead of the Raze in the Western Division. The Pimps see their two-game winning streak snapped, but remain in the playoff conversation at 4-7.

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The Sims Stereco are alive! A week after upsetting the Irwin Hellions, the Stereco take out another Western Division title contender, this time besting Thomas' Bock Boys 39-26 at Bockyard Stadium. Game ball goes to the Cardinals defense, who stripped Thomas of 15 points a week after failing to register anything against the Hellions. Mike Vick (11 points) and halfback Chris Brown (12) led the way for the Stereco offense. Reuben Droughns had a break-out party for the Bock Boys, scoring a career-best 11 points. Shayne Graham booted in 13 more, but four other starters scored two points or less, opening the door for the upset.

The Stereco rise to 4-7 on the strength of consecutive wins and remain in the playoff hunt. Thomas, having now lost three straight, is perhaps heading in the opposite direction. The Bock Boys, who are now two games back in the East, will likely need at least one more win to secure a playoff berth.

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