Fantasy Recap – Game Of The Week
The Hellfish (89) at Twee Twerps (80)
(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources – Oct 11, 2010) In a week 5 UFFLE intra-divisional matchup, The Hellfish beat a strong Twee Twerps team by a score of 89 to 80, silencing a partisan crowd of 74,231.
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The Hellfish were led to their 9 point victory by a 30 point effort from Matt Forte, who beat the Carolina Panthers defense for 166 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs in addition to 22 receiving yards. With this performance, Forte was the number 1 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 5. They also got help from a 19 point effort from Drew Brees, who got by the Arizona Cardinals defense for 279 passing yards and 2 passing TDs in addition to 2 rushing yards.
“This was a confidence booster,” The Hellfish coach Wade Iverson said.
Twee Twerps were helped out in a losing cause by a 28 point effort from Philip Rivers, who tore apart the Oakland Raiders defense for 431 passing yards and 2 passing TDs in addition to 14 rushing yards. With this performance, Rivers was the number 3 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 5. They also got help from a 22 point effort from Josh Scobee, who snuck past the Buffalo Bills defense for 5 field goals made and 3 extra points.
“We didn’t maintain the intensity for the entire 60 minutes,” Twee Twerps coach Bob Filipy said.
This brings the record for The Hellfish to 3-3, and drops Twee Twerps to a record of 4-2.
Coming up in week 6, the 5-1 Vinny’s Gang are at Twee Twerps, where Twee Twerps are an early 3.0-point underdog, while The Hellfish are at the 2-4 The Slim Shaggys, where The Slim Shaggys are an early 8.8-point favorite.