Week 12 Recap

R-E-S-P-E-C-T
The Beavers were tired of hearing about how their last place team was pulling horseshoes out of their ass week after week to somehow score just enough to beat the opposition. The Beavers decided to flex their tail this week, unleashing a deadly combination of Randy Moss and rookie Matt Forte. The two combined for 45 of a new FFLA offensive scoring record 92pts. While they only scored 27pts on defense, they didn’t even need one, as Las Vegas scored less points total (79) than the Beavers offense. After losing to the Beavers, Las Vegas has been officially eliminated from playoff competition. Their season of bad luck continued this week, watching a Boston team put up triple digits for only the 3rd time all season, twice against them, both resulting in Vegas losses. Even with Romo and Willie Parker finally healthy again, they were no match for lady luck.

Butts in the Toilet
The game Compton needed to win came at a good time. Only posting a measly 83pts would’ve only been good enough to beat the two last place teams—fourtunatly they were playing one of them this week in Monee. Despite Frank Gore’s 26yds rushing and LenDale White’s -1yd rushing, they were able to score 49pts on offense and grind out a much needed win against the battered Monkey Butts. This win vaults them into a tie (for now) for 2nd place with the Heat and only one behind the division leading Bunnies. As for Monee, a week after being eliminated from the playoffs they appeared to mail in the game this week. Only 2 players were in double digits and they had a combined 3pts from their receiving group. Monee ended up with more points on defense than offense, and their players appear to have packed it in for the winter.

Bunnies Get Burnt
This matchup pitted the #1 Bunny offense against the #1 Toast defense, but in the end it was the other side of the ball that made the difference. The Toast were able to hang with Carson City’s powerhouse offense, led by Michael Turner’s 4TDs, to match their output at 72. Each team had 4 men in double digits. However, on the defensive side the Toast hit their average with 54pts, but the Bunnies could not match that total, scoring just 22pts. Urlacher led the Bunnies with 7pts, but got little production from everyone else. The Toast, on the other hand, were led once again by Trent Cole’s 11pts and had no member of its defense with less than 6pts.

New Look, Same Result
Once upon a time, this game would’ve been the rematch of rivals Tom and Steve. There would’ve been 14 people dropped and picked up during the week and 5 players stolen at 9:59pm on Thursday night. This week however was strangely quiet on the free agent front, but despite the new looks for each team, the game played out to the same result: a Gila Monster victory. The Heat attempted a new strategy for this week, starting 2nd year man Brady Quinn and benching team captain Brian Westbrook. Unfourtunatly for the Heat, Brady looked about as bad as his old college team, ending up with -2 offensive points. On the bright side, their decision to bench Westbrook in favor of their other RBs paid off as Jones and Williams led the scoring, but they were just outmatched by Cal City. Going into Monday Night the Gilas needed 13pts from their QB and WR. So the went out and got 34pts to make certain they got the win, and kept a hold on their lead in the division. Anyone is capable of being upset at any time, and a loss like that could’ve shifted the balance of power in both conferences. The final two weeks could play out as scripted, but watch out for an unexpected upset or two to completely throw everything up for grabs.