Fantasy Recap – Game Of The Week
(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources – Sep 28, 2009) In a week 3 UFFLE intra-divisional showdown, Hot Buttered Moose Nuts squeaked by a tough The Wondrful Gazonks team by a score of 95 to 93, behind the support of 73,055 faithful fans.
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Hot Buttered Moose Nuts were led to their 2 point victory by a 30 point effort from Peyton Manning, who tore apart the Arizona Cardinals defense for 379 passing yards and 4 passing tds. With this performance, Manning was the number 2 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 3. They also got help from a 16 point effort from Brent Celek, who beat the Kansas City Chiefs defense for 104 receiving yards and 1 receiving td.
“I want to thank my Lord and Savior,” Hot Buttered Moose Nuts coach Jeremy Griffith said.
The Wondrful Gazonks were helped out in a losing cause by a 22 point effort from Ben Roethlisberger, who got by the Cincinnati Bengals defense for 276 passing yards and 1 passing td in addition to 3 rushing yards. They also got help from a 18 point effort from Willis McGahee, who snuck past the Cleveland Browns defense for 67 rushing yards and 2 rushing tds.
“They own us,” The Wondrful Gazonks coach Josh Vadnais said.
Causing further embarrassment, The Wondrful Gazonks could have scored 101 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but Josh Vadnais left key players like Kevin Walter and his corresponding 16 points on the bench.
The Wondrful Gazonks drew the short straw with their schedule this week, as their point total would have resulted in a win against 11 out of 12 other potential opponents in week 3.
This brings the record for Hot Buttered Moose Nuts to 2-2, and drops The Wondrful Gazonks to a record of 2-2.
Coming up in week 4, the 3-1 The Slim Shaggys are at The Wondrful Gazonks, where The Wondrful Gazonks are an early 13.5-point favorite, while the 3-1 Z-Squad are at Hot Buttered Moose Nuts, where Hot Buttered Moose Nuts are an early 1.8-point underdog.
