Fantasy Recap – Game of the Week
Vinny’s Gang (76) at Twee Twerps (71)
(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources – Dec 5, 2011) In a week 13 UFFLE intra-divisional battle, Vinny’s Gang squeaked by a tough Twee Twerps team by a score of 76 to 71, extending the winning streak for Vinny’s Gang to 6 games.
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Vinny’s Gang were led to their 5 point victory by a 24 point effort from LeSean McCoy, who got by the Seattle Seahawks defense for 84 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD in addition to 49 receiving yards. With this performance, McCoy was the number 6 ranked running back for week 13. They also got help from a 23 point effort from Matthew Stafford, who tore apart the New Orleans Saints defense for 408 passing yards and 1 passing TD.
“This team shows a lot of resiliency,” Vinny’s Gang coach Jon Steffan said.
Twee Twerps were helped out in a losing cause by a 17 point effort from Ryan Mathews, who beat the Jacksonville Jaguars defense for 112 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD in addition to 2 receiving yards. They also got help from a 15 point effort from Mike Wallace, who snuck past the Cincinnati Bengals defense for 38 receiving yards and 2 receiving TDs.
“We had our chances but we let them slip away,” Twee Twerps coach Bob Filipy said.
Causing further embarrassment, Twee Twerps could have scored 81 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but Bob Filipy left key players like Reggie Bush and his corresponding 16 points on the bench.
This brings the record for Vinny’s Gang to 11-5, and drops Twee Twerps to a record of 4-12.