The Anderson Brewmeisters seemed primed for an upset last weekend, but the divisional rivals Sims Stereco let them off the hook. Courtesy of another lackluster defensive performance by their Chargers D, which managed a measly 3-against, the Brewmeisters were up by 11 at the end of the third quarter. With Sims’ QB Drew Brees and receiver L. Moore yet to play, the lead looked anything but solid; however, Chris once again managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, as Brees and Moore combined for only 6 points, to make the final score 43 – 38 in favor of the Brewmeisters. At least the Stereco managed to keep it close this time.

Leading the Brewmeisters for the second straight game was rookie kicking sensation Matt Prater (DEN), with 11 points. QB Peyton Manning played well, adding 9, while RB Brian Westbrook returned to form with 8, and newly acquired receiver Isaac Bruce added 8 as well. In fact, all three of the Brewskies’ receivers tallied 5 or more, and the team needed every one, as LaDanian Tomlinson stubbed his toe again (3 points) and the aforementioned Bolts D struggled once again.

Sims was led by receiver Larry Fitzgerald, with 9, while RB Joe Addai and kicker Rob Bironas added 7 each. But that’s pretty much where the offense ended. The Stereco’s Jaguars D started off with a pic return for a DTD, but then couldn’t hold Pittsburgh in check, and finished with a 6-against and the TD.

The Brewmeisters improve to 4-1 with the win, keeping pace with the undefeated Naughty Figs and setting up a juicy matchup with the Figs for the Eastern division lead this weekend. The Stereco fall to 1-4, four games back in the East, and needing a big turnaround to stay in the playoff hunt.

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The Irwin Hellions played just good enough to hand the Pimps another in a long string of losses last weekend, winning a game played with no noticeable defense, 44 – 39. The Hellions got double-digit production from QB Eli Manning (11) and receiver Andre Johnson (10) who picked a good time to post his best score of the five week old season. Pimps QB Jake Delhomme, receiver Randy Moss, and kicker Kris Brown countered with 9’s, and tight end Jason Witten added 7; but, no other Pimp managed more than 2 – hence, another defeat, the Pimps 5th straight this season. Defensively, the Hellions’ Eagles scored a DTD, but managed no takeaway points, while the Pimps’ Redskins took only 2 back from the Hellions.

Winners for the second straight weekend, the Hellions now find themselves alone in 2nd place in the West, still a game down the Pirkle’s Wicked Oil Profiteer$, while the losing and luckless Pimps are shoring up the bottom of the division. Some Pimps players had better get a fire lit quickly, or the season will be a gonner before it’s half over.

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t was Week 5, so it was bound to mean a defeat for the ‘Boys. Still smarting from yet another loss to divisional rivals the Anderson Brewmeisters, Jody’s C.W.O.T. virtually kicked the barley out of the visiting Thomas Bock Boys, by a score of 37 – 16. The biggest time waster of the week was, in fact, kicker John “T” Carney, leading the winners with 14 points on three field goals and 5 PATs. Receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Hey! I got it right the first time!) added 10, while Jody’s new field general J.T. O’Sullivan and RB Frank “TJ” Gore added 7 each, to give the home team a commanding early lead. Many fans wanted to see Thomas play Carson Palmer at QB, but the former C.W.O.T.’er vs. former Bock Boy angle didn’t materialize. Thomas started Dave Garrard instead, and Garrard tried mightily to rally the visitors from the gears of defeat; but, though his 8 points led the team, the two sevens from wide receivers Greg Jennings and Donald Driver were the only other TBB scores over 4. Bock Boys’ Cowboy defense, at 12 against, was no match for Jody’s Bears, who turned in their best performance of the first five weeks, with a DTD and 19 takeaway points. It all added up to another odd week defeat for Thomas, whose team has won on week 2 and 4 and lost the other three times. Now at 2-3, and tied with the Machines for third in the West, the Bock Boys are the odds-on favorite to go even up next weekend, when they host the Irwin Hellions. Maintaining their two-game deficit to the undefeated Naughty Figs, the C.W.O.T., are at 3-2, and still very much in the hunt in the East.

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The Abstract Machines home crowd and wide receiver Bernard Berrian tried mightily to put the first bruise on the Naughty Figs last weekend, but it was just not to be, as the Figs escaped a 4th quarter comeback by the AM’s to take a 1 point victory, which keeps them undefeated. Up by 12 going into the last quarter, having done all the damage they could, the Figs were forced to sweat it out as Berrian played his best game of the season. But Berrian’s team-high 9 points – ever so close – was not quite enough.

The Figs were led by RB Clinton Portis, posting his second 11 point game of the season. Portis was supported with 9’s from QB J. Cutler and receiver Lee Evans, and 7 from kicker Nick Folk. The Machines countered with Berrian’s 9 and a trio of 8’s, from QB Chad Pennington, RB T. Hightower, and kicker Jeff Reed. Brandon’s Steelers D stripped 10 away from the Machines, while Russ’s Giants returned the favor plus 2.

The Machines fall into a Western division 3rd place tie with the Thomas Bock Boys, at 2-3. The undefeated Figs are still a game up on the Brewmeisters in the East, and will host the Brew Krew this weekend in what has to be the Game of the Week.

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The Piana Raze once again rolled the dice on quarterback, and again came up short, taking a zero from a knocked-out Trent Edwards while leaving an unlucky 13 Ben Rothlisberger points on the bench. It cost them the game, as the hometown Raze lost to the visiting Wicked Oil Profiteer$, 33 – 29, and, more importantly, fell 4 games down to the Western division leading P.W.O.P. in the process.

In a game somewhat short on offense, the P.W.O.P. got a great game out of RB Steve Slaton, who posted a game-high 11. Receiver Hines Ward added 8, and two other Oilmen chipped in 6’s. Brian’s RB Matt Forte led his team with 9, receivers Reggie Wayne and T. Owens added 8 and 7, respectively, but LJ laid an egg (thanks to some bad advice from an unnamed source, Brian pulled Michael Turner in favor of Johnson, and so lost out on another 9 points).

Pirkle’s Profiteer$ remain a game atop the division, with a stellar 4-1 record. Brian’s Raze can’t find the right combination, and sinks lower in the West. Now at 1-4, they will need to turn it around to a 5-3 finish to qualify for the playoffs.

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