Week 5
Hellions overcome Warner, Sims
Irwin rebounds after consecutive losses to drop the Stereco, and the undefeated Pimps double up the Brewmeisters. All this and more in...

The Week That Was in Fantasy League Football

Kurt Warner may be the most explosive and most feared quarterback in the game, but, more times than not, one player cannot singlehandedly deliver a win. Warner tried hard to do just that, scorching Irwin for 20 points. The other six Stereco offensive positions, however, combined for a mere 11 points, leaving the door wide open for Irwin to claim its third win of the season while sending Sims to its third loss. The Hellions posted a much more balanced attack led by the resurgent Brett Favre (14 points) and the electric Marcus Robinson (12 points).

Despite falling into a huge hole by Sunday night, the Stereco made an aggressive defensive rally on Monday night. Sims' Chiefs defense stripped a whopping 19 points away from the Hellions while outperformimg Irwin's monster Tampa Bay squad by ten points against. At the final gun, however, it wasn't enough to steal back a win.

The win halts Irwin's two-game losing streak and elevates them back atop the Western Division. The loss prevents the Stereco from earning their first winning record of 2000 and keeps them far behind the division-leading Pimps.

The Pimps became the first team in FLF history to start a season with five straight wins after routing the division rival Brewmeisters. The Pimps offense was dominant behind a triumvirate of high scorers. Jerome Bettis - seemingly back from the dead - rumbled for 11 points while Derrick Alexander matched him through the air. Yet the game ball goes to placekicker Jeff Wilkens, who booted a record 22 points to keep The Pimps undefeated.

Although winning the defensive battle, Anderson was crippled by an ineffective running game. Superstars in '99, Fred Taylor and Duce Staley combined for an embarassing single point. The loss drops the Brewskies to 2-3 and, of even more consequence, three games back of The Pimps in the Eastern Division.

Daunte Culpepper may yet prove to be the pick of the draft. The first-year player led the expansion Bock Boys like a veteran as Thomas outlasted the Abstract Machines in a Western Division shootout. Culpepper and runningback Robert Smith, both coming off bye weeks, combined for 26 points as the Bock Boys posted their first ever road win. In all, four offensive players scored double-digits for Thomas. The Machines had a respectable showing behind Marshall Faulk's standard 15 points, but no other player scored above seven. The loss snaps the Machines' three-game win streak, and drops them into a three-way tie atop the West with Irwin and - surprise! - Thomas' Bock Boys.

After being upset in Week 2 by the Banshees, Jody barely escapes the same fate three weeks later to split the season series. In an ugly game featuring low scorers, Eddie George came through for the C.W.O.T. with 10 points. B.Y.O.B. back Charlie Garner bested George by one with 11 points. The loss is yet another difficult one for Brandon to swallow, particularly since the team was short a receiver and Curtis Enis and Mark Brunell combined for (-)1 point. While the win moves Jody into sole possession of second place in the East, the underachieving performance may be cause for concern within the C.W.O.T. camp. The hard-luck Banshees drop to 1-4 with their third consecutive loss.

The Players used their season's best performance to secure their second straight divisional win at the expense of the struggling Raze. Randy Moss found his game, victimizing Piana for three TDs and 17 points. Veteran Emmitt Smith busted for another 11 as The Players kept comfortably ahead of the Raze all day. Isaac Bruce and his 14 point performance was the only highlight for Piana, who, at 1-4, now sits alone in the basement of the West. The Players, who started the season 0-3, now sit a mere game back of the division leaders.