Game of the week: Hands down, the game of the week was the One-Man Wolf Pack's 124-123 victory over Young Gun Football. Talk about a shootout, this game was a game for the ages! Out of the 18 players involved in this game, 12 scored double digit points. This battle for first place in the Lightning Division featured a 26 point effort from Drew Brees and 38 combined points from Coach Jason Young's recieving corps. Down by 18 points entering MNF, Young Gun Football dialed up blitz after blitz from their Tennessee Titan defense. Despite their valiant effort, the Titan's defense came up one point short and gave the Wolf Pack a mild upset victory.
Manager Predictions: Of the four league managers that voted this week, Coach Matthew Campbell led the pack by going 3-1 (75%), followed by identical 2-3 (40%) performances from Coaches Daniel Campbell, Jason Young, and Phillip Campbell. Updated manager prediction standings will be posted in the Week 7 Preview later this week.
League Fines: Following back to back weeks in which managers were fined for not having active players in their starting lineup, there were no fines this week.
Crowded Lightning Division: On the heels of a two game losing streak for Young Gun Football, the Lightning Division is now in a logjam at the top with three teams tied for first place. Joining Young Gun Football at the top with 4-2 records are the One-Man Wolf Pack and The Pessimists.
Tight End Injuries: For the second straight week, a dominant tight end suffered an injury that forced them to leave the game. Jermichael Finley is out for the year after suffering a knee injury two weeks ago. Antonio Gates, who is having a monster season so far for Charlie's Redrockets, suffered a foot injury this past weekend and is listed as questionable for this weekend's matchup.
Twin Tight Ends: Two teams deployed twin tight end sets this week with varying results. Charlie's Redrockets got 11 points from Heath Miller but the previously mentioned injury to Antonio Gates cost them in their defeat. The Pessimists received eight points combined from their two tight ends but were able to pull out the victory in their defensive war with the Illegal Alien Babies.
4th and Drop: In a series of interesting roster moves, Coach Daniel Campbell appears to be intent on setting the record for the shortest tenure on an active roster. On September 22 at 7:53 a.m., Campbell added free agent kicker John Kasey. That same night at 10:47 p.m., Kasey was released. Also on September 22, Campbell added Marshawn Lynch, only to drop him two days later and then add him back to the roster on September 29. Laurence Maroney, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, the Atlanta Falcons, Brandon Pettigrew, Garrett Hartley, and Jerome Harrison have also enjoyed short stays on the Schlong's roster. Vincent Jackson was added and dropped within a 24 hour period only to be added again 4 days later. When asked about the lacking of a family atmosphere in his locker room, Coach Campbell stated, "No comment."
League Notes: Four teams scored 100 points or more this week...Young Gun Football scored 123 points and lost...The Pessimists are riding a league-best three game winning streak...Riley's Vikings are in first place by themselves in the Thunder Division...The Lightning Division owns a slim 8-6 advantage in head-to-head matchups against the Thunder Division...The One-Man Wolf Pack led all teams in scoring with 124 points...Kevin Kolb led all players with 29 points...Jeremy Maclin had a monster day to lead all wide receivers with 27 points...Ryan Torain led the running backs with 22 points...Tony Gonzalez scored two touchdowns to lead all claimed tight ends with 13 points...Rob Bironas turned in a strong performance to lead the kickers with 12 points...The Titans created 4 turnovers to lead the defenses with 17 points...Teams using a three wide receiver set went 1-1 last week, making teams using three wide sets 4-11 overall.
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