week 10

[paladisiac]

The "who's hot who's not" picture has cleared after week 9. The trade deadline looms. 6 games left. Here are the week 10 matchup highlights.

Playoff elimination watch
Being 5 games out of the playoffs with 6 to go, the Thunderwolves could officially be eliminated this week, as can Sic Um, who is 4 games out.

Free Sic Um wins of the week
W.S.D.M. and Raven Maniacs 666 will have a great chance to catch or pass ZFactor this week despite Sic Um's recent brush near 400. (Losing Berry doesn't help him.)

the omen @ mephisto 666 - robot of satan
Two divisional leaders clash in a possible playoff seed tiebreaker. The Omen has no major BYE or injury problems and has surpassed 400 points 4 straight weeks. Mephisto comes in heavily banged up at DB, LB and WR, struggling to put any wins together, needing a marcus washington trade to win in week 9.

w.s.d.m. @ marauders 666
The Marauders have lost a couple games lately partly due to major player absences. He has traded TkO for a DE upgrade and is without Chad Johnson in week 10. W.S.D.M. has benefited the most from the T.O. BS holding Reggie Brown. A different story a month ago, now this game could go either way.

lost and found...some help @ zfactor
Zfactor's been in a slump of late looking at a division of tough pirahnas needing a win against last year's superbowl champ. Z will be without antonio gates on his quest to be the first to clinch a playoff spot while Lost and Found... will be missing a few OL and WR as he tries to claw out a miraculous division-winning repeat.

[paladisiac]

Playoff elimination watch
The Thunderwolves are eliminated from the playoffs this week, now 6 games out of the division and wildcard with 4 games to play. It's been a tough year for the wolves.

Free Sic Um wins of the week
Oh Sic Um -- what have you done?! He finally reaches 400 points, besting W.S.D.M. and Raven Maniacs 666, two playoff hopefuls, doing ZFactor a BIG favor.

the omen @ mephisto 666 - robot of satan
I won by TWO points despite a huge game from Jeremiah Trotter on MNF. My game mvp goes to shaun alexander. The omen slips one game back of elysian fields 22. my week 10 split drops me into a 3-way divisional tie at 8-6.

w.s.d.m. @ marauders 666
The Marauders are back on their winning ways, stomping w.s.d.m. by nearly 100 points. He enjoyed big games from (newly-traded-for) simeon rice (52pts), marc bulger back from injury (37pts) and joey "who cares who tosses it up" galloway (31pts). w.s.d.m. must regroup against zfactor next week to have a remote shot at the division.

lost and found...some help @ zfactor
ZFactor squeeked its game out against Lost and Found on the backs of London Fletcher and Angelo Crowell, who combined for 118 points. The win puts zfactor into a 3 game lead with 4 to play -- nearly clinching him the division. Lost and Found are now 2 games out of 1st and 1 game behind four 8-6 wildcard teams -- they'll need to run the table to make it hereon.

[rperricone]

I hope you paid off Trent (-2 pts) Green very well. If I used noone instead of him I would have tied. All I needed was 1 pt from my QB. 1 lousy point!!!!!!!

[paladisiac]

i watched a good chunk of that game not knowing you had him but knowing i didn't have trent anywhere, so i was fine with it. :P anyway, i needed a win more than you. (wouldn't you agree?? :P)

[rperricone]

Yes I agree, but now I need to win at least 3 of 4 to make the playoffs. I may even have to win all four