Week 5 – Game of the Week
The Griffons and the Muffdivers both come into Week 5 with 3 wins, and the winner of this game will walk away with sole possession of first place in the division. New York is back on top in total points, and the Muffdivers have been steadily getting better after a week 1 loss. Both teams scored 71 points this past weekend, so look for this to be another shootout.
KEEP IN MIND: State College vs. Mercer pits 2 teams with a combined 7-1 record. State College has been living inside a fortune cookie to this point, sporting an undefeated record behind an average score of 27-15. We’ll bet it will take more than 27 points to win this contest.
UPSET SPECIAL: Dallas has a good chance to knock off undefeated Pennsylvania, who will be hard-pressed to sport a full lineup with Curtis Martin, Karim Abdul-Jabbar, Marshall Faulk, and Quinn Early all enjoying their off-week.
Week 4 game summaries:
Carolina 73, Los Angeles 31
The Big Bang pulled out of their funk in a big way, behind the arm of QB Scott Mitchell’s season-high 29-point performance. WR Curtis Conway added 14 points, while K Scott Sisson chipped in 12 and WR Terance Mathis added 10 points. RB Napolean Kaufman stepped up with 8 points. Chris Warren, a hot FFL commodity over the past few years, has yet to show up this season for the Big Bang. The Riot! was paced by another huge weekend from RB Ricky Watters, who contributed 20 points. QB Drew Bledsoe added 8.
New York 71, Butler 28
Griffon 3rd-round draft pick QB Mark Brunnell had a monster week, scoring 27 points in propelling NY back into the overall point lead. RB Terrell Davis continues to prove he is the real deal, adding 23 points this week. Kicker John Kasay also added 11 points. The Blowfish highlight reel was pretty much the WR Tim Brown show, whose 20 points accounted for most of Butler’s score.
Miami 71, Keystone 45
The Muffdivers had 7 or 8 starters score as the southern-most team is starting to hit it’s stride. QB Erik Kramer broke out of his funk with a 12 point week, but it was the Miami receiving corps that paced this team: Jake Reed scored 14, Rob Moore scored 13, Brian Blades scored 11 and TE Ken Dilger added 6. The Longfellows drop to 1-3 despite their best point performance on the season. WR Brett Perriman led Keystone with 14 points while RB Derek Loville added 11.
Mercer 61, Dallas 14
The Mustangs continue their strong start with a solid plastering of Dallas. WR Tony Martin posted a career-high 26 points for Mercer, while WR Bert Emanuel and RB Terry Allen added 11 apiece. The Armadillo highlight goes to WR Jerry Rice, whose 8 points counted for more than half the Dallas total.
State College 36, Richmond 13
State College remains 1 of 2 undefeated, untied teams in the league. WR Andre Rison awoke this week, scoring 20 points for the Bandits. QB Warren Moon returned from the injury list to add 11 points for the Bandits. The Raptors were hard-pressed to find anyone on their team to score… they started last week’s lineup, which had 3 off-week players, and managed positive points ONLY from K Gary Anderson’s 15 points. The rest of the team managed to subtract 2 from Anderson’s total.
Newport Beach 31, Pittsburgh 22
The Nightmare pick up their first-ever FFL victory, stunning the heavily-favored Pittsburgh Pachyderms, who drop to 1-3 despite ranking near the top in overall scoring. QB Jeff Hostetler led the way for Newport, adding 15 points. Thurman Thomas chipped in 8. RB Robert Smith paced the Pachyderms with 11 points, while QB Brett Favre experienced an off-week by posting only 7.
Pennsylvania 25, Wisconsin 19
The Wildcats remain undefeated, managing the narrow victory in this defensive struggle. RB Curtis Martin’s 11 points led the way for Pennsylvania. TE Shannon Sharpe’s 8-point performance paced the defending champs, who now drop to 1-2-1.
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