Week 11 provides us with another scintillating THURSDAY night game between MIAMI and BUFFALO
This also marks the last week of BYE WEEKS: SEATTLE, NY GIANTS, MINNESOTA & TENNESSEE are off this week
Week 10 was a tough one for quarterbacks as 3 starting QB's left with a concussion (Vick, Cutler and Smith) while Big Ben left with a shoulder injury. Add that to four more teams being on a Bye and all of a sudden there could be a QB shortage in Week 11. (Of course if you have been starting Christian Ponder or Jake Locker/Matt Hasselsuck all season you have bigger fish to fry by now).
Onto the games:
Alex and I squared off this week in a pivotal Back Wall Division showdown. He had a chance to get up by two games over me and solidify his playoff positioning while I was looking to square my record at .500 and thrust myself into the playoff race. Without either of my top two running backs available, I was going to need a team effort to keep pace and that is just what I got. Carson Palmer stepped in for RGIII and notched a game high 27 points and Torrey Smith found the end zone twice for 16 points. Felix Jones finally produced when needed with 14 points as well. Alex could not get anything rolling on Sunday as only Marshawn Lynch hit double digits with 17 points. Things got worse for Alex as Big Ben went down Monday night with an injury. This on the heels of already being without Percy Harvin and Aaron Hernandez and Alex is suddenly trending in the wrong direction with 3 weeks to go.
Final Score: Escaped Lunatics 92 Worthless Peons 56
Our game of the week was very easily the game of the year to date in the FCNPFFL. Undefeated Nate took on the only team to not lose to him all season, Matt as they tied back in week 3 64-64. This week was not as low scoring as the top two point totals of the week were in this match up. On the field the Saint knocked off undefeated Atlanta and in this game, Matt went with Matt Ryan against Drew Brees on Nate's side trying to do the same. Ryan finished with 31 and Brees posted 25 for advantage Team Matt. The running back totals evened the game back up as even though Matt got 26 total points from Rice and Ridley, Nate got 32 total points with 31 of them coming from Adrian Peterson. Matt took the lead back in the WR column as both of his starters eclipsed double digits as Cecil Shorts put up 13 and Malcolm Floyd tossed in 10 points. As for K/Def, Nate took a slight advantage with 18 points in total led by the Jets 11, while Matt mustered 16 points thanks to 12 from UNC alum Connor Barth. This left it up to the tight ends. Nate went with Scott Chandler who had a great day for him with 10 points and gave him a slim 4 point advantage going into Monday Night as Matt had Heath Miller left. (Of course all of this drama could have been avoided if Matt had played Greg Olsen on Sunday as he broke loose with 18 points, but where is the fun in that??) Monday in Pittsburgh was awful. Rain and cold, cold and rain all day and night. This didn't stop Miller from catch four quick passes good for 47 yards and Matt was now 13 yards away from tying Nate and only 28 away from winning. With just under three quarters left to play, the dream season for Nate looked to be hitting his first speed bump. Then, nothing happened. Miller disappeared. Big Ben got injured. The Steelers took the lead allowing them to run more. Byron Leftwich looked fat and old. Two quarters to play...nothing. One quarter to play...nothing. Tick, tick, tick. The score froze in time at 100-99 and it never changed. Not only did Nate survive, but he earned $10 for the top scoring team in the league.
Final Score: The Bounchers 100 Rainbows & Puppies 99
The other Back Wall pairing saw Adam in the same desperation mode as I was going against a team higher in the standings than him. This week he went against Ike who, with a loss, would hand over the Division title to Nate and suddenly find himself scrambling to keep his playoff chances alive. This was another fantastic game. Adam had all the early scoring as the the Broncos D led the way with 25 points, Cam Newton chipped in with 18, AJ Green hauled in 17 and Stephen Gostkowski booted in 14. The door was left slightly ajar as his running back tandem could only put up 9 points. Ike began his massive comeback with 17 from Darius Heyward-Bey and 18 from Tony Romo, but still found himself down 45 points with his big 3 of Arian Foster, Jamaal Charles and Brandon Marshall left to play. The Chicago/Houston game was also mired by horrid weather, but it didn't slow either Foster or Marshall down a bit. They combined for 24 points and Ike now had a glimmer of hope. Needing 21 points to tie, it was all up to Jamaal Charles. He scored right away and even against Pittsburgh's vaunted defense, this game was suddenly up for grabs. Charles eclipsed 100 yards and posted 16 points, but he could never get that second score and Ike fell just short.
Biggums' 'Basers 86 Myra's College Fund 81
Joel looked to extend his winning streak to seven games against his father, John. After a midweek trade between the two combatants, neither team came out with much ammo as their combined total score was just a single point more than Nates' team. John had only one double digit scorer as Jimmy Graham ripped through the Falcons' secondary for 21 points. His other seven starters...yeah not so much as they could only post 24 more points. Things weren't much better for Joel, but Jake Locker filled in for Aaron Rodgers with 17 points, Justin Tucker remained a solid play with 14 points and Donald Jones did his best Roddy White impersonation (who was traded away) with 10 points (White had 7). An ugly victory is still a victory.
Final Score: Nikachu 56 The Situation 45
Ben was the third team trying to defeat a team higher in the standings within his own division as he battled Jody. A win and Ben would even up his record at .500 and tie Jody in the Critter Corner Division. Jody got 18 each from Josh Freeman and Chris Johnson to lead his squad, but the rest of his team failed to produce. The other six players combined for just 26 points and Ben took full advantage. He got 28 points from Matt Stafford who is showing signs of awakening from a season long slumber. The Ravens defense, added Sunday morning, added 12 points and CJ Spiller scampered for 11 and now finds himself as the starting running back again in Buffalo as Fred Jackson has been re-injured. Even with Ben leaving Randall Cobb active on a bye week didn't slow him down.
Final Score: The Magic Wands 73 DoggNutz 62
Luke now had a shot at taking over sole possession of 2nd place in the Critter Corner Division while a loss would basically wrap up the division for his brother, Joel. He took on Mike who has been battling to tough losses all season. Mike was led by Tom Brady who posted 19, Steven Jackson added 17 and Matt Prater had 10. Then there was the other six players who posted 7 total points with a big -3 coming from the Dolphins defense. Luke tried to give a way this game as well as only Tony Gonzalez hit double figures with 20. He then saw Michael Vick go down with an injury and Doug Martin finally return to earth with 9 points. Luckily Shaun Suisham had 9 points and Peyton Hillis, owned by Mike, couldn't get rolling on Monday night to get Luke a win.
Final Score: Deathtongue 62 Bookoo Barbarians 53
In a definite elimination game, the battle of the Nick's took place as Nick G locked horns with Nick B. Again #1 overall draft pick Eli Manning got benched for the real overall #1 draft pick Andrew Luck and again it paid dividends. Luck led all scorers with 21 and Fred Jackson added 20 before leaving with an injury to get Nick B rolling. Nick G responded with a Manning of his own, Peyton, who scored 17, Frank Gore added 16 and Denarius Moore stayed hot with 12. Even with Reggie Bush posting a fat doughnut, Nick G was able to win with a good balanced effort with 30 points from his other four players.
Final Score: Lollipop Kids 75 The Knacks 68
Standings after Week 10:
Nate 9-0-1 (Clinched Back Wall Division; current #1 seed)
Joel 8-2 (Critter Corner Division leader #2 seed)
Ike 6-4 (Wild Card #1; #3 seed; beat Luke head to head)
Luke 6-4 (Wild Card #2; #4 seed)
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Jason 5-5 (778 points)(Five way tie for last two Wild Card spots)
Adam 5-5 (761 points)
Jody 5-5 (733 points)
Alex 5-5 (728 points)
Ben 5-5 (691 points)
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Matt 4-5-1
Nick G 4-6
Nick B 3-7
John 2-8
Mike 2-8
Week 11 Schedule:
Nate 9-0-1 vs. Ike 6-4
Joel 8-2 vs. Ben 5-5
Luke 6-4 vs. Adam 5-5
Alex 5-5 vs. Matt 4-5-1
Jody 5-5 vs. Nick G 4-6
Jason 5-5 vs. John 2-8
Nick B 3-7 vs. Mike 2-8
So yeah...this week could decide a lot!!!!!!!!!!
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