The Abstract Machines snapped out of their four-game losing streak in impressive fashion, doubling up the Irwin Hellions 47-23 at Purgatory Field. The Machines' Ravens defense – who tagged 38 points on Irwin in a Week 2 loss but had also failed to score 13 in any of its last three starts –  led the visitors with 22. Morten Anderson chipped in 11, and Willie Parker led the Sunday offense with 8. Irwin's offense went cold, with Donovan McNabb contributing only 5 points – his lowest output of the season. Chad and Andre Johnson each had 7, but two other Hellion starters scored only 1 apiece. With the game already decided, Machine quarterback Tom Brady ripped the hosts for a personal season-best 17 points on Monday night, perhaps making a statement regarding the defending champions reemergence.

As great a victory as it was, the win only bumps the Machines up to 3-5, while Irwin slides down to 3-4-1. Both clubs are remain in the thick of the Western Division race, but both must also win three of their final five games to qualify for the playoffs.

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P.W.O.P.'s stay atop the Western Division standings didn't last long, as the Profiteer$ were ambushed in Bockville by Thomas' Bock Boys, 45-23. Bock Boy QB Rex Grossman played 23 points better than his last start, passing for 14 points against the Profiteer$ (instead of giving 9 up against Piana). P.W.O.P.'s Marques Colston matched Grossman's 14, and Shayne Graham chipped in another 10, but Pirk's Bronco defense – which scored 25 a week ago – actually gave 4 points back to the Bock Boys. Thomas took the lead for good Sunday night, with Marion Barber and Keyshawn Johnson combining for 9 points. Yet that wasn't good enough for dear ol' dad, who then proceeded to allow his Patriots D drop 21 on the unsuspecting Oil Men on Monday night.

The win gives Thomas a season split with Pirk while lifting the Boys to 3-5 on the year. The loss snap's the Profiteer$' two-game winning streak and evens their record at 4-4.

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The Anderson Brewmeisters continued their winning ways with a 34-19 road victory over the woeful Naughty Figs. The Figs made their first four transactions of the season prior to the game, including bringing in David Carr to sub for the injured Matt Hasselbeck. Carr actually suited up for the Brewskies a few weeks back with Peyton Manning out on bye and posted a big fat zero. This week, playing against his former teammates, Carr scored a (minus)-4, which was 21 points worse than Manning did for Anderson. The Brewmeisters actually struggled outside of the backfield, but Manning's 17 and LaDainian Tomlinson's 21 paved the way to victory. The Figs were led offensively by Joe Horn with 9 points, and their Steelers defense hit Anderson hard for 24 points-against, but they ultimately lacked the offensive firepower to turn back the Brewmeisters.

Anderson improves to 7-1 and remains atop the Eastern Division. The Figs, conversely, drop to a league-worst 2-6 following their fourth loss in five games.

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The Piana Raze avenged their Championship Week loss from a year ago with a 64-41 rout of Jody's Colossal Waste of Time at En Fuego Field. Larry Johnson posted his biggest game of the season, rolling through the C.W.O.T. defense for 21 points. His rumblings opened up the passing game for Marc Bulger (13 points) and Reggie Wayne (17), who helped put the game away Sunday afternoon. The Raze only got 2 points from their kicker and a lonely 1 from their struggling Bengals D. Jody didn't fare much better, posting only 8 combined defense/special teams points. On offense, the C.W.O.T. were led by halfback Steven Jackson with 10 and Carson Palmer with 9, but there simply wasn't enough to counter the Raze's Johnson-Bulger-Wayne triumvirate.

The win – coupled with P.W.O.P.'s loss – puts the Raze back atop the West with a record of 4-3-1. Jody, meanwhile, drops to 4-4 with consecutive interdivisional losses. That record certainly leaves the C.W.O.T. in good position for a playoff berth, but the defending Eastern Division Champs are now three games and a tiebreak back of the division-leading Brewmeisters.

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Stop the presses! The Sims Stereco earned their first ever season sweep over The Pimps with a 28-16 home victory over the Feathered Ones. Michael Vick continued his resurgence with a team-high 18-point effort, easily besting his implosive Pimp counterpart (Jake Delhomme with minus-1). Stereco placekicker Robbie Gould chipped in another 11 points, and Sims' Chiefs defense gave them 11 more. The Pimps, to no surprise, were led by their Bears defense, which still managed to sack the Stereco for 21 points. Yet they had four offensive starters combine for only 5 points, leaving them on the wrong end of the scoreboard.

Sims improves to 6-2 and is playoff eligible for the first time since 2003. More importantly, they're still in contention for their first division title, trailing Anderson by only a game. The Pimps drop back to 3-5 (0-5 in the division) with the loss. As with the Machines, Irwin, and Thomas, they will need three more wins over the season's final five weeks to achieve playoff eligibility.

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