Week 7 Results

So I didn't get around to detailing what happened in week 6, but, oh well. Now if I didn't discuss some of what happened in week 7 I wouldn't be worthy of running this game.

Week 7 was more than interesting. One winless team is no longer winless and the other winless team, maybe shouldn't be winless. And that doesn't even touch on what the Browns did to the DEFENDING SUPERBOWL CHAMPS.

First, lets look at the UNsurprising results... Out of thirteen games yesterday, three (3) had not particularly surprising results. In a game that no one in the Frenzy had anything to do with, the Steelers were able to edge out the Dolphins in Miami, 23-22. The Patriots went out West and held off the Chargers late surge, 23-20, giving BigGuy his second win of the season. The Packers were able to defend their home turf, 28-24, pushing family to 4-1 and dropping Carp to 3-3 and Go Mountaineers to 3-2 and the Falcons, who jumped out a 24-3 lead on the Bengals coasted to a 39-32 victory, which allows Cam2109 to remain atop the Kent Division with a 4-1 record.

Games that were surprises... and that had no effect on the Frenzy standings-The Raiders scored 59 points on the Broncos IN DENVER, winning 59 to 14. The Chiefs continue their little run, pushing their record to 4-2 with a 42-20 win over the Jacksonville "We-Can't-Fill-Our-Seats-So-We-Keep-Putting-A-Tarp-Over-Them" Jaguars. Also, the previously winless Panthers beat the once proud 49ers and Mike Singletary must be feeling the heat on his seat.

In the games that do matter, the WINLESS Bills went to Baltimore and jumped out to a 24-10 late second quarter lead only to watch the Ravens battle back with 24 unanswered points to take a 34-24 lead in the 4th quarter. For the second week in a row, though, they gave up the lead and allowed the Bills to force overtime where the Ravens ultimately won 37-34. With the Ravens win 8 players notched victories but certainly didn't pad their stats like they expected to. But look on the bright side, you eight. The Browns went into the New Orleans Superdome and put up 30 points on the Saints (thanks in large part to 4 Drew Brees interceptions, 2 of which were returned for touchdowns)... Browns-30, Saints-17. That shocker gave Wissinger, RWKIDD, SAW, and JayDub their second losses of the season and Kinger 1 & BERT#1 their third losses. Also, the Eagles managed to give 27 4th quarter points and lost 37-19 to the Titans who have quietly put together a nice season so far at 5-2.

So there you have it. In this topsy-turvy 2010 NFL season there's NO standout team right now. The top two favored teams this week (Saints, 14 point favorites, and Ravens, 13.5 point favorites) were given quite a battle. One team survived and the other buckled. The week's not over yet as we have the Cowboys & Giants going at it tonight... the way this year is going the 1-4 Cowboys will probably win 35-10 or something.

Week 8 starts Sunday at 1:00pm. Get your picks in or take the sure loss. Good luck.


BTW-No one got the BrainTeaser right this week:
Expensive British Cars: Jaguars
Greek Mythological Giants: Titans

BrainTeaser, week 6

The answers to week 6s BrainTeaser are:
Lone Star State Residents: Texans
Young Male Horses: Colts

Only Mark got the BrainTeaser right this week. If I could come up with a fair prize I might give him one... but I can't... so I won't.

Congrats, though.

Week 5... In Review

Now a little more than a quarter of the way through the NFL season and almost halfway through the Frenzy season and there is some separation starting to develop. In the NFL there is no longer any unbeaten team as the Colts were able to hand the Chiefs their first loss. However, in the Frenzy there are 5 players who remain undefeated. There are two players with only 1 win and everyone else is lumped in between.

Week 5 winners, other than the Colts 19-9 victory (and those who picked the Colts-Carp & GRIER), were the Ravens, 31-17 (Gridiron Guru, thehaier, GoDawgs, mhelsdon, & <3 KeV <3), Jets, 29-20 (Fumble), and Giants (Jking) who shockingly won big, 34-10. Everyone else, who picked what seemed to be sure things, lost as the Raiders shocked the Chargers, the Redskins took down the Packers, and the Cardinals surprised the Saints.

There's 4 days until week 6 kicks off, so you have about 96 hours to get your selection in. Have fun.

BrainTeaser, week 5

The answers to week 5s BrainTeaser are:
Sunburned People: Redskins
Suntanned People: Browns

Those who got the Teaser right:
Cam2109
Fumble
Jking
thehaier

Congrats!

BrainTeaser, week 4

The answers to week 4s BrainTeaser are:
Black Birds: Ravens
Dollar For Corn: Buccaneers

Those who got the Teaser right:
Cam2109
Fumble
thehaier

Congrats!

Week 4 Round Up

Week 4 is over and some of the games lived up to their hype (BAL/PIT) and some did not (NE/MIA). Some other games were much closer than they should have been... The Saints squeaked by the Panthers, 16-14 on a last minute field goal. The Niners got beat by the Falcons by that same score in that same manner, so now they are 0-4. Although they tried their hardest, the Packers couldn't give their game to the Lions after being up 28-14, winning by only two points, 28-26. Behind a last minute TD pass by Kyle Orton the Broncos beat the Titans 26-20. The Chargers beat the Cardinals to death, 41-10, and Sanchise and the Jets put it on the dreadful Bills, 38-14. In a bit of a shocker the Colts left too much time on the clock when they scored their game tying TD and the Jags came back and hit the third longest FG in league history, 59 yards, to down the Colts 31-28.

In The Return of McNabb, the Redskins were able to hold on to a 17-12 victory after knocking Michael Vick out of the game early in the second quarter. Kolb came in and couldn't do a whole lot as he resembled a furry woodland creature staring into the beaming brightness of a monster machine bearing down on him... and the Redskins defense isn't even good. What's he going to do when he faces teams like the Packers, Bears, and Giants? That young man needs to grow up quickly (in a football sense).

In what was supposed to be a nice divisional matchup between the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins the Patriots managed to score on a kickoff return, blocked fg return, interception return, and the more traditional methods of running and passing with the offense. Oh, yeah, they also had a blocked punt. At the half the score was 7-6, Miami. At the end the score was 41-14, New England... and Randy Moss had ZERO catches. There's even only one time that I can remember he was targeted (tuck that away in the back of your mind).

The Game of The Week lived up to its hype, as the Steelers and the Ravens usually do. And, as usual, the game was a clash of the defensive Titans. The score was 10-7, Ravens, at halftime, and neither team scored in the third quarter. In the fourth, Charlie Batch marched the Steelers 93 yards, converting several key 3rd downs, for a touch down. On the next drive the Ravens moved the ball well and on 4th and goal from the two yard line tried to throw a fade to Anquan Boldin in the back of the endzone but it fell incomplete out of bounds with just over 2:00 left. The Ravens D was able to come up with a stop and the Steelers had to punt it away. For some reason the Steelers, on the next drive, backed down into a sort-of quasi-prevent defense and 3 plays later the Ravens were back in the redzone with just over 30 seconds left. On the next play Joe Flacco found a wide open TJ Houshmandzadeh in the end zone for what would end up being the game-winning touchdown. The Steelers had one more chance to move the ball but Charlie Batch, on the first play of the drive, tried to force a throw and Ray Lewis made a diving catch for the interception to ice the game. It was a great game, but the Steelers now get Big Ben back after serving his 4 game suspension for being an idiot and he will most likely be there on December 5th when the Steelers go into Baltimore with revenge on their minds.

In other league news, Michael Vick will be out indefinitely as he as an injury to his rib cartilidge (which just doesn't sound like it feels very good), Ray Rice is still using his knee fairly gingerly, Ben Roethlisberger is coming back (after the Steeler's BYE week), The 49ers fired their offensive coordinator (although that happened last week), and the Patriots have traded Randy Moss to the Vikings. That should help them out a lot, and New England will the plug the hole as they usually do.

The Frenzy standings have been updated to reflect the results of these games and this early in the season there's a lot of jockeying for position. Week 5 is now here and it kicks off Sunday at 1:00pm. You all have until then to make your pick for week 5. Enjoy.