Charlie's Redrockets picked up a huge win and successfully defended their home turf with a two point victory over the Hit Squad. Staked to an 33 point lead behind another monster game from tight end Antonio Gates, Coach Matthew Campbell had to hold his breath as the Hit Squad sent out Arian Foster and Reggie Wayne on MNF. Utilizing their trademark bend but don't break defense, the Redrockets gave up 31 points before assuming the victory formation late Monday night. With the win, the Redrockets moved into a tie for 2nd place in the Thunder Division while the Hit Squad fell into 4th place in the Lightning Division.
Game of the Week II: Safety Blitz (69) @ The Hail Marys (72)
In round two of the spouses, The Hail Marys received double digit performances from four of their players to race to an early lead that they would never relinquish. Donovan McNabb (16), Maurice Jones-Drew (14), Danny Woodhead (11), and Terrell Owens (18) led the way for Coach Tara Campbell's squad as they pulled to within one game of first place in the Thunder Division. Safety Blitz made a valiant comeback effort behind 20 points from the Tampa Bay defense, but it was too little, too late for Coach Phillip Campbell's squad.
Illegal Alien Babies (77) @ The Pessimists (97)
Despite a breakout 22 point performance from tailback LaGarrette Blount, the Alien Babies fell in this divisional matchup with The Pessimists. The Alien Babies also received big games from Brandon Lloyd and newly signed quarterback Josh Freeman, but received zero points from the tight end, flex, and kicker positions combined. The Pessimists had five players score in double digits while pulling into a three-way tie for first place in the Lightning Division. The key to this game was the previously mentioned tight end, flex, and kicking positions as Coach BJ Hudson's squad outscored the Alien Babies 28-0 at these spots.
Young Gun Football (88) @ One-Man Wolf Pack (92)
Playing for the second time in three weeks, the Wolf Pack pulled off another narrow victory over Young Gun Football. While the lineups were different due to byes, this game was another classic between the two pace setters in the Lightning Division. Coach Jason Young's squad was all or nothing in this one, as five of his players scored in double figures while the other four players scored six points or less. Coach Zach Maddox received 20 point games from Drew Brees and Adrian Peterson and overcame a shaky performance in the kicking game to secure the victory. The Wolf Pack outscored Young Gun Football 41-22 at the running back position to win the head to head tie breaker for post-season play.
MyPoopIsRonnie&Brown (97) @ Riley's Vikings (109)
Needing a 34 point performance on MNF from Peyton Manning, Coach Daniel Campbell could only dial up 22 points in falling to Thunder Division leader Riley's Vikings. Despite huge games from Jamaal Charles and kicker Dan Carpenter, the Poop squad seemed to be distracted by possible league sanctions for their team's name changes. Coach Adam Warren received a dominant performance from Calvin Johnson and had four other players score in double digits in moving into first place in the Thunder Division by himself.
Pickups of the Week:
Three waiver claims all produced big performances in Week 8 and they were all three members of the Tampa Bay Bucaneers. For Coach Darrell Campbell's Illegal Alien Babies, quarterback Josh Freeman scored 19 points and upstart running back LaGarrette "Right Cross" Blount ran for 22 points on Sunday. Coach Phillip Campbell of Safety Blitz started the Tampa Bay defense to the tune of 20 points.
Manager Prediction Results:
- Matthew Campbell 4-1 (80%)
- Jason Young 2-3 (40%)
- Phillip Campbell 1-3 (25%)
- Daniel Campbell 1-4 (20%)
- Darrell Campbell 1-4 (20%)
Tight Races:
After eight weeks of play in the BHFFC, not much has been settled in the two divisions. In the Lightning Division, Riley's Vikings hold a slim one game lead over Charlie's Redrockets, Safety Blitz, and The Hail Marys while MyPoopIsRonnie&Brown lurks at two games back. In the Thunder Division, the One-Man Wolf Pack is in a three-way tie for first place with Young Gun Football and The Pessimists. The Hit Squad is two games out of first while the Illegal Alien Babies are three games out of first place. More importantly, the Hit Squad is one game out of the sixth playoff spot and the Alien Babies are only two games back.
No Fines:
After eight weeks of play, there have only been two fines levied against league members for a total of $4. Ironically, the fines were issued to the league's founders; Coaches Jason Young and Phillip Campbell.
Tight Games:
The total margin of victory in all five games during Week 8 was 41 points for an average of 8.2 points. Take away The Pessimists 20 point victory, and the average margin of victory was 5.25 points. Two games were decided by three points or less.
League Notes:
Riley's Vikings scored a league high 109 points in Week 8...Riley's Vikings was the only team to break the 100 point barrier in Week 8...The Thunder and Lightning Divisions are 8-8 in head to head matchups this year following Charlie's Redrockets victory over the Hit Squad...Calvin Johnson led all claimed players in Week 8 with 28 points...BenJarvus Green-Ellis led all running backs with 24 points, albeit from the bench...Peyton Manning and Drew Brees led all quarterbacks with 22 points...In what has become a redundant statement, Antonio Gates led all tight ends with 18 points...Dan Carpenter bombed a 54 yard field goal to lead all kickers with 19 points...Tampa Bay used two 'pick six' plays to lead the defenses with 20 points...Teams using three wide receivers in Week 8 went 1-2, falling to 6-16 on the season...Teams using twin tight ends went 1-0 in Week 8, improving to 3-1 on the season.
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