The Colossal Waste of Time was looking to sweep the season series with the Anderson Brewmeisters, as well as put some distance between themselves and the rest of the division. That didn’t happen, as the Brewmeisters finally found a winning combination and scored their most points of the season against their favorite rivals. With QB Peyton Manning leading the way with 15 points, the Brew Krew managed their third win of the season, blowing out the C.W.O.T. by a score of 52-30 at home. The Brewskies got significant contributions from six of their seven offensive players, with running back LaDanian Tomlinson coming to life to post 11 points, easily his season best. WR Steve Smith/CAR likewise had his season high, with 8, and kicker Ryan Longwell tallied 9. Pierre Garcon added 6 fourth quarter points, as he and Manning made sure the Brew put the Time Wasters down for the count in the fourth quarter.

The C.W.O.T. just didn’t seem up for this game, which is understandable, given the Brewmeisters’ horrid record of 2-6-1 coming in. Only running backs Steven Jackson, Ronnie Brown, and receiver T.J. Hoosyermama provided meaningful offense for the Jodys, with Jackson leading the team with a season-best 12 points, Brown adding 6, and T.J. bringing home 8 as the C.W.O.T. tried in vain to erase a 20 point fourth quarter deficit. The Brew Krew even had a rare defensive win, with their Arizona D stripping 9 from the C.W.O.T., while Jody’s Steelers could manage only 8 takeaway points.

Having increased their total wins by 50%, the Brewmeisters now stand at 3-6-1, with technically a chance for the playoffs; but, realistically, more likely will still be headed for Draft Bowl XIII, especially with the likely season ending concussion to team leader Brian Westbrook. The C.W.O.T. managed not to lose ground in the Eastern division, due to the second place Naughty Figs and third place Sims Stereco also losing.

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In a 4th quarter comeback of near historic proportions, the Piana Raze erased a 20 point deficit and beat the Naughty Figs 26 – 23 on the road. The Raze looked like toast after a 20 points-against defensive performance from the Figs’ Packers and a pair of double-digit performances from receiver Brandon Marshall (13) and kicker Stephen Gostkowski (10). But Figs quarterback Jay Cutler was pitiful, scoring a -4, while Brian’s Ben Roethlisberger was merely awful, with a 2. The Raze matched the Figs with two players in double digits, as Raze receiver Reggie Wayne had a team high 12, and RB Maurice Jones-Drew posted a 10. But the game was ultimately won on defense, where Brian’s Ravens matched Brandon’s Packers with 20 against, and scored the game winning 3 points on a 48 yard DTD – all in the 4th quarter. Who’d have thought.

The surprising loss leaves the Figs at 4-5-1, and still a game and a half back of the C.W.O.T. in the East, with just three to play. The Raze go to 5-4-1, and are solidly in the hunt for a playoff berth, needing just one win in the final three weekends to qualify.

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The Thomas Bock Boys took another step towards the playoffs, by beating an undermanned Hellions team 35 – 31 at the Bockyard. Leading the way for the Boys was kicker David Akers, with 11 points, and receiver Sidney Rice, who picked a good time to post a season-best 10. Thomas might have ridden the hot hand of quarterback Carson Palmer one too many games, as Palmer managed only 4 this time; however, the Hellions had no one to replace Andre Johnson’s productivity while he was out on bye, and managed only 40 offensive points – 13 from quarterback Donovan McNabb. Running backs Ray Rice (8) and DeAngelo Williams (7) teamed up for 15 points, but Chris’s Eagles D was not up to the task, picking a bad day to score a season low 4 takeaway points. Thomas’s Dallas D took 9 away from the Hellions, and with it the win.

Still stuck in a tie for third in the West, the 5-4-1 Bock Boys moved one game closer to – and only one game away from – playoff qualification. And since the weak sisters of the East don’t seem capable of closing out games at this point, six wins just might Git ‘er Done. The Hellions, now on a three-game losing streak, no longer look like the world beaters they did in late October, when they stood undefeated at 7-0.

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An 8 point 4th quarter lead evaporated with a Randy Moss receiving explosion, as the Pimps won for just the third time this season, coming from behind to best the Sims Stereco 45-43. Moss scored 15 points in the fourth, to earn team-high honors for the Pimps and become the fourth Pimp in double digits. QB Kurt Warner had 13, RB Adrian Peterson scored 10, and bye week fill-in kicker Ryan Suckup also posted a 10. Wasted was Stereco running back Chris Johnson’s Player Of The Week score of 18, and stablemate Joe Addai’s 9, as Drew Brees scored only 6 – the fourth straight week he’s been held under 9. But it’s hard to say this game was won or lost at quarterback, as the Pimps’ Dolphins defense outscored Sims’ Jets D 12-7 in takeaway points. 62 total points will normally win a game, but not this time for the Stereco, as they take a tough loss.

With both teams ahead of them in the Eastern division also losing, the Stereco didn’t lose any divisional ground; but, they’re now a game behind three other teams (Raze, AM’s, and Bock Boys) in the race for a wild card slot in the post season. The tough luck Pimps are still ½ game from shedding sole possession of the Eastern division cellar, as their likely Draft Bowl XIII opponents – the Anderson Brewmeisters – also won.

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The surging Abstract Machines won their fourth game in a row to remain solidly in the playoff hunt, this time with a 38 – 22 hammering of Pirkle’s Wicked Oil Profiteer$. Thanks to the toe of Jeff Reed (12 points) and the arm of Brett Favre (10 points), the Machines were able to overcome a lackluster performance from their Saints defense, which managed a DTD, but just 3 points-against. Paul’s Vikings D easily won the defensive war, with 10 takeaway points, but the offense was pretty much a dry hole for the Profiteer$, save for kicker Dan Carpenter’s 14 game-high points. Quarterback Tony Romo was not so wicked, with 5 points – and he was second to Carpenter in scoring for the Oilmen, as their five other “offensive” players managed just six points between them, wasting Paul’s chance to catch the Irwin Hellions for first in the West.

The once forlorn Abstract Machines took ten weeks to do it; but, they’ve finally evened their record, at 5-5. They are only one game away from playoff eligibility, a thought which was laughable four weeks ago. Pirk’s Profiteer$, still in second place in the West, are just a game ahead of the Machines now, at 6-4.

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