(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources – Dec 15, 2008) In a week 15 UFFLE showdown, Elvis Impersonators squeaked by a tough Twee Twerps team by a score of 74 to 68, silencing a partisan crowd of 71,597.
Elvis Impersonators were led to their 6 point victory by a 24 point effort from Michael Turner, who beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense for 152 rushing yards and 1 rushing td in addition to 30 receiving yards. With this performance, Turner was the number 4 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 15. They also got help from a 16 point effort from Kurt Warner, who got by the Minnesota Vikings defense for 270 passing yards and 1 passing td.
“We’re going to use this win as a building block,” Elvis Impersonators coach Brandon Mannie said.
Twee Twerps were helped out in a losing cause by a 22 point effort from Steve Smith, who beat the Denver Broncos defense for 165 receiving yards and 1 receiving td in addition to 9 rushing yards. With this performance, Smith was the number 2 ranked wide receiver for week 15. They also got help from a 18 point effort from Steven Jackson, who got by the Seattle Seahawks defense for 91 rushing yards and 1 rushing td in addition to 36 receiving yards.
“Turnovers killed us,” Twee Twerps coach Bob Filipy said.
Causing further embarrassment, Twee Twerps could have scored 97 points and gotten the win with their best lineup, but Bob Filipy left key players like Antonio Bryant and his corresponding 16 points on the bench.
This brings the record for Elvis Impersonators to 11-4-1, and drops Twee Twerps to a record of 10-5-1.
Coming up in week 16, the 12-3-1 Squishy Fuzz are at Elvis Impersonators, where Elvis Impersonators are an early 3.3-point underdog.