FCNPFFL: Week 5 Results

This was one of the ugliest weeks for competitive games this league has seen in its 16 year history.  Only one of the seven match ups was worth paying attention to.  The other six games had an average scoring margin of 36.5 points.  I hope this is not a start of a trend, because that would make the final eight weeks of the season rather boring.

As a reminder there is a Thursday game, this week between PITTSBURGH and TENNESSEE

Also there are BYE WEEKS: CHICAGO, NEW ORLEANS, CAROLINA & JACKSONVILLE

Waivers will be ran overnight Wednesday.

Let's get to the carnage that was Week 5:

After four weeks of high scoring affairs, it was only a matter of time until til me or my opponent came up empty one week and this week I chose to fall flat against Nate.  RGIII got injured and Alfred Morris was my only double digit scorer.  Nate almost beat me with just Drew Brees who posted 33 points.  Until his outing, Nate was in the same boat as me with only one double digit scorer as Michael Turner scored 12 points.

Final Score: The Bounchers 70  Escaped Lunatics 39



Our second blowout of the week at least had a bit more scoring to it.  Nick B and Joel collided and this week good Joel came to play.  Aaron Rodgers scored 28, Victor Cruz salsa'd his way to three touchdowns and 21 points and Trent Richardson continued his stellar play with 17 points.  Nick B also had two 20+ point scorers to try and keep pace as Eli Manning put up 23 points and Reggie Wayne hauled in 20 points.  Unfortunately for Nick B his next highest scoring player topped out at 5 points.



Final Score: Nikachu 92 The Knacks 62



Our biggest blowout of the week was between Luke and Jody.  With 31 points from Alex Smith, Jody looked to be in good shape to run away with things, but his RB/WR/TE five-some combined for a mere seven points.  Meanwhile Luke had seven of his eight players get into double digits, led by the Bears defense who scored 24 points.  James Jones scored 15, Tony Gonzalez had 14, Mike Vick posted 13, Julio Jones and LeSean McCoy put up 12 each and Phil Dawson kicked in 10 to boot.

Final Score: Deathtongue 101 DoggNutz 59



In another 40 point blowout, albeit a very high scoring affair, Matt and Nick G locked horns.  With 27 points from Peyton Manning, 26 points from Marques Colston, 17 from Santana Moss, 16 from Frank Gore, 12 from Blair Walsh and 11 from Reggie Bush, nobody was slowing down Nick G from taking home $10 for the top scoring team of the week.  Matt had a good trio of scorers with 22 from Matt Ryan, 19 from Stevan Ridley and 11 from Ray Rice, but it was far too little to keep pace.

Final Score:  Lollipop Kids 115  Rainbows & Puppies 75



Everything finally came together for John this week as he earned victory #1 on the season by destroying Adam.  Ahmad Bradshaw exploded with 25 points and Jay Cutler backed him up with 23 to get John rolling.  The Ryan Mathews was given a chance to produce and he responded with 17 points.  This was just how John drew it up all season long.  For Adam, it all came crashing down as Owen Daniels was his top scoring guy with just 11 points.  Cam Newton continued to disappoints with just 9 points as well.

Final Score: The Situation 85  Biggums' 'Basers 50



Our final boring game of the week also brought our lowest scoring team of the week.  Outside of the 21 points scored by Tom Brady, Mike got next to nothing from the other seven players.  This wasn't a problem for Ike who survived a 5 point effort from his starting quarterback to win easily.  He got 22 points from Arian Foster and 15 each from Jamaal Charles and Brandon Marshall to win.

Final Score:  Myra's College Fund: 75 Bookoo Barbarians 34



All that other crud, brings us to the one exciting game of the week between Alex and Ben.  If I had been watching the Saints/Chargers Sunday night game, I'm sure I would have been riveted by the down to the last minute affair, but alas I was too jaded by my own teams output to care.  Alex had taken a big lead behind 19 from Percy Harvin, 11 from Robbie Gould and his other six players all scoring between 6 and 9 points.  Ben got 12 from Wes Welker, 11 from Matt Forte and 10 from Demaryius Thomas to keep within reach with only Philip Rivers to play.  Down 24 points, Ben was hoping for a shootout in New Orleans and he got his wish.  Philip Rivers had 354 yards passing and two touchdowns and on the final drive of the game Rivers had tied the score up.  Then on the final play of the night for the Chargers, Rivers was sacked and fumbled the ball.  It was recovered by the the Saints costing Ben two points and the game.  He was six passing yards short of a victory before that play.

Final Score: Worthless Peons 76 The Magic Wands 74



Standings after Week 5:

Back Wall Division

Nate 4-0-1
Ike 4-1
Alex 4-1
Matt 2-2-1
Adam 2-3
Jason 1-4
John 1-4

Critter Corner Division

Joel 3-2
Nick G 3-2
Jody 3-2
Luke 2-3
Ben 2-3
Mike 2-3
Nick B 1-4

Week 6 Schedule:

Nate 4-0-1 vs. Alex 4-1 (Game of the Week)
Ike 4-1 vs. Jason 1-4
Joel 3-2 vs. Nick G 3-2
Jody 3-2 vs. Ben 2-3
Matt 2-2-1 vs. Luke 2-3
Mike 2-3 vs. Adam 2-3
John 1-4 vs. Nick B 1-4