Week 10

Dirty Birds (146.50) vs Razor Ramon (102.00)
After riding high on his smack talk from last week, Ryan was taken down from behind (from, not "in the") by Jon. It was reminiscent of the time Jon pushed/nudged Ryan from behind in order to prevent him from catching a TD pass during the Galvez co-workers' Turkey Bowl. Just like that day, the Dirty Birds took out the Razors and left Ryan laying on the floor. Dirty Bird QB Carson Palmer blew up with 32 points, mainly to Donald Driver (28 pts) and the rest of the flock contributed enough to put up the Birds into 2nd place in the league. The Ramons put up a fight with Drew Brees (24) and Steven Jackson (22), but the WR crew failed to contribute in a big way -- M Harrison, Plaxico, and Mike Furrey combined for only 11 points. It's okay true believers, the Razors are still a game ahead of everyone else -- for now.

The Dukes of Hazzard (144.00) vs Pizza the Hut (105.50)
Speaking of smack downs, the Dukes put a hurting on the Huts -- plus they beat them on the football field. These little rim shot asides don't even work anymore do they? I need to re-think my comedic timing and train of thought. Anyway, the Dukes rode the fire hot Willie Parker (35 pts!), along with 20+ performances from both Tony Romo and Ben Roethlisberger to a big win. Was the trade for WR Steve Smith (24) the best one ever? Quite possibly. What has Lum gotten out of Rex Grossman? Nothing!

As for the Huts, well, it might be time to sound the alarm and enjoy last year's ring. Or maybe trade some of their pieces to a contender just to you know, mess things up. They did make a move for Damon Huard, but that seemed to not work out. RB Frank Gore (23) is still an animal but the rest of this team seems to have given up after another loss. Only three more weeks and the pain's all over Marcus!

Brown Starz (106.50) vs Jedi Knights (105.00)
Let's talk about some CLOSE games for a change. The Brown Starz edged out the Knights by 0.5 a few weeks ago, and they did it again! This time by 1.5 points. At this rate, a 2.5 blowout win by Galvez is scheduled to occur in the playoffs if these two teams meet up. I guess having the super steady Peyton Manning will win you some close games. Galvez keeps riding the efforts of Manning, the Bears D, and a smattering of help from a cast of Rudi Johnson, Darrell Jackson, or Roy Williams to keep the wins coming.

Lum seems to be the Bad News Bears, as he keeps on losing close matchups. Still, they are looking good as Hiines Ward and Kevin Jones is ready to power this team to a deep playoff run. Can the other RBs Warrick Dunn and Clinton Portis pick it up? Or will the Knights continue to lose these nail biters? Perhaps another trade is on the horizon?

Fobulous (149.50) vs El Nino's (137.00)
This high powered matchup mirrored the Chargers-Bengals game as both teams exploded. Hong was ready to rip shit up -- excuse the language -- and his team came out firing. WR stars Marques Colston (21) and Donte Stallworth (22) led the way for a balanced attack. Donovan, Thomas Jones, Marion Barber, and Muhsin Muhammad all have very nice games. But oh wait, Eli Manning, the Golden Child, had 0 points? What?

Did we mention that Jimmy had LaDainian EXPLODE for 42 points? Although half of Jimmy's team outright sucks, he's got LT and Westbrook (and TO) pulling the chains each week. That'll cover up for a lot of duds. Add in the mercurial Brett Favre and that makes Fobulous a stick of dynamite nobody wants to meet for in the playoffs. The good thing is, Jimmy can't quite put it together to win more than one game at a time, so it looks like Galvez is headed for another win next week -- historically.

Oh Hong, five losses in a row? Who's your fantasy guru now? Marcus?


Next week: Showdown between two former bottom dwellers who are once again #2 and #3 in the standings. Gene versus Jon! If you want to watch this drama unfold over 12 rounds, pony up for pay-per-view baby. Plus you'll get to see a football game.