TMC-Week 13

I know this is the fun time of the football season, but I'm feeling a bit bitter over this whole A.J. Burnett thing. Oh well, have fun playing for third place!
Week 13 was just an ugly week. What happened to the Rams on Sunday? What a mess they are. I still feel for Joe Vitt. I've liked him, then not liked him, then liked him again. I just think that he is a good guy and is trying to motivate a group that can't be motivated. His press conferences are the best. He is better than Leno (which isn't saying much) and Letterman over a 10 minute span. I guess that's because he's done lost his mind dealing with that bunch. I'd lose mine too. Whatever.
Moving along to the RLF games, there wasn't much scoring, but hey, it was week 13 so we shoulda expected some bad luck. One positive before we examine each game: I was 4-2 for the week, so I finish the regular season two games above .500 at 40-38. Here's the rundown...

Girlymans 59, Crapshoot 47 (Hud 100, Fagan 90)
Where were the points? I'm not sure what the over/under was on this one, but if you had the under you probably won some money. The Colts D and Peyton Manning led the way for Hud despite a nice game from Clinton Portis.
Game ball goes to-the Colts D. 1 fumble recovery returned for a TD, 40 rushing yds allowed, & 4 sacks, 20 pts.

Buffet Boys 67, Horned Puffins 51 (Eric 78, Derek 70)
Here's a riddle: What do the Horned Puffins and St. Louis Rams have in common? They both sucked ass Sunday. The Puffins dropped their second straight and third overall. The Buffet Boys, who are also upset with A.J. Burnett at the moment, got nice games from probable keepers Larry Johnson and Domanick Davis in knocking off the division-rival Puffins.
Game ball goes to-Larry Johnson. 149 total yds and 2 TDs, 19 pts.

Burrowing Owls 67, Kamikaze Maddogs 46 (Scott 95, TQ 85)
Congrats to the Owls on wrapping up the Black division. If you parlayed the under on all of these first three games, then congrats, you're our big winner this week! The wild week of scoring sees TQ get big games from Hines Ward, the Bills D, Julius Jones, and Jason Elam. They combined for four fewer points than the Seahawks D. What? Yea, the Seahawks D hung a 64-spot on the Eagles last night. Holy schneikies! That's gotta be a new league record. Oh yea, one more thing: Can I change my vote on last week's poll question about which D he should start?
Game ball goes to-Hines Ward. 9 catches, 142 yds, 2 TDs, 22 pts.

Double Down 80, Carpetbaggers 65 (Daniels 85, Al 81)
Nice games from Anquan Boldin and Trent Green weren't enough for the Baggers to catch the Double Down. DeShaun Foster (nice pickup by the way), the new Monsters of the Midway, Mike Anderson, and Kurt Warner led the way for Daniels' playoff-bound squad.
Game ball goes to-DeShaun Foster. 180 yds, 2 TDs, 22 pts.

Creamers 80, Benchpressers 48 (Pietsch 83, Wes 82)
My man Carson Palmer and the Jags D scored half of Wes' points this week. That, most weeks, would mean big points for the Pressers. However, this is week 13, so the madness continues as the Creamers got that same total out of the Ravens D. Remember them? The Creamers also got nice games from T.J. Hushmynameislongdah, Jake the Snake, and Antonio Gates.
Game ball goes to-the Ravens D. 1 pick returned for a TD, 1 fumble recovery, 133 pass yds allowed, and 5 sacks, 24 pts.

Rampage 75, Pietschskins 66 (Troy 82, Terry 74)
The Giants D posts it's second-highest point total of the year and it gets wasted as Troy comes up a bit short in his upset bid. The Rampage, meanwhile, lock up a first round bye with big games from Rudi Johnson, the Panthers D, Shaun Alexander, and Adam Vinatieri.
Game ball goes to-Rudi Johnson. 103 total yds and 2 TDs, 19 pts.

Congrats to all the winners. For those whose season is over, best of luck with your offseason evaluations and we look forward to seeing you at the draft next fall. For those who made the playoffs, good luck. tkn2 will post our predictions, one round at a time, beginning this week.
Don't forget your claims tonight!