Week 5...In REVIEW!
AI-FLL Week FOUR…In REVIEW

AI-FLL Week FIVE…In REVIEW!!

 

MinP-31 def Dawg-07

...the -2FP performance by Pennington really hurt Chris’ Pounders, but even more, the 61-39 D-Squad advantage for the Profits determined this one…in fact those two showings (D-difference + Pennington’s negative) represented the victory margin in Wk.5…

…the Dawg left 30FP in D-scoring on the bench with the Balty DB (10FP) & the Vikings DT (20FP)…ouch!...

…the Dawg remains our only winless team in 2K6, while the MinP moved to 4-1 and took the lead in the Landry…

Records/Next: 

MinP (4-1) versus Bart (2-3); MyFL spread = Bart by 0.9FP

Dawg (0-5) versus Dude (2-3); MyFL favors Dawg by 2.7FP

 

Sags-23 def Sems-21

...talk about a nail-biter!  this is as close as it gets in the AI-FFL, and it was an Eye-Full to watch it develop…TomC’s fortunes turned on the Sheppard (Phi DB) 102yd TD return, much as the Eaglet’s fortunes turned on that play…

…Woody & Steven actually won the O-scoring (79-70), but the 58FP put up by the Sagueros D-slots won that side of the ball (58-47)…47FP is actually a strong D-showing…but 58FP is simply phenomenal…

Record/Next:

Sags (3-2) versus Terr (2-3); MyFL takes the Sags by 15.5

Sems (1-4) versus MaaM (2-3); MyFL says MaaM by 3.8

 

Bart-22 def MaaM-00

...Bets could’ve used some points from her capable, yet invisible, WRs in this one…the trio of Bryant, Coles, and S.Moss put up only 6FP combined…

…of course, Rich’s Barts dominated both phases of the game, with a 68-55 edge on O and a studly 60-48 edge on the D-side…again, a dominating D contributed significantly to the goose-eggs from the Mammadawgs

...this result put these two squads in a 2-3 deadlock behind the Wallers in the Grant Division…

Record/Next:

Bart (2-3) versus MinP (4-1); MyFL gives Barts a 0.9FP edge

MaaM (2-3) versus Sems (1-4); per MyFL, a slight 3.8FP margin for MaaM

 

Wall-34 def Terr-24

...Paul’s Terriers suffered their 2nd straight decent showing without a “W”…pappasan’s Wallers posted the 2nd highest Wk.5 final score, and moved ahead in the Grant Division…

…it was the 91FP from the O-side that propelled the Wall this week…their 35FP from the D-positions was uninspiring (the Terr had the D-advantage, 57-35, in fact)…but when you put up near-100 on offense, you’re in a decent position

…the non-start of Culpepper, who was in the Terr lineup, might’ve been the difference in this one…gotta watch that NFL Injury Report, eh?...

Record/Next:

Wall (3-2) versus SeoT (4-1); MyFL picks Wall by 1.0FP

Terr (2-3) versus Sags (3-2); MyFL has Sags by 15.5FP (2nd biggest spread of the week)

 

XCar-12 def Dude-00

...a 2nd close victory for FredO, and winning with sub-par productivity is always key in FF…Jim-Dude couldn’t couldn’t overcome his 36-59FP D-disadvantage in this one…

…the X-Cards had four players post nada last week, but the very strong D-showing overcame the meager 51FP posted by the Dudes O-players…since the XCar only posted 48FP on O themselves, this was truly a game won by the defense (as the score can attest)…

…this Madden Division contest put the X-Cards in the driver’s seat in a very tight division…still room for movement in the Madden, but give FredO the early nod…

Record/Next:

XCar (3-2) versus Rott (4-1); MyFL tips towards Rott by 15.6FP

Dude (2-3) versus Dawg (0-5); MyFL sez Dawg by 2.7FP

 

SeoT-41 def Rott-12

...a convincing takedown of the last undefeated AI-FFL franchise by Michael’s Train…it moved his SeoT to #52 in the International Rankings, too…plus it tangles the Noll Division race and makes that worth watching for the rest of the year…

FredH’s Rott didn’t underperform in this one, with 56FP from their O-plays & a rock-solid 51FP from the D-positions…but our South Korean contingency put up 92FP from their offense…that put them over the top in this Noll showdown…

…29FP by the Phi DL (for the Rott) was offset by the 27FP by McNabb (for the SeoT)…the difference was between the RBs (19-5FP advantage for Seoul) and the WRs (33-13FP disparity)…

Record/Next:

SeoT (4-1) versus Wall; MyFL picks (incredibly) Wall by 1.0FP

Rott (4-1) versus XCar; MyFL has Rott by 15.6FP (biggest spread this week)

 

well, that’s edition #3 (for Wk.5) of the Review…hope it’s worth the read…

good games to all!

 
AIFFL Week Four...In REVIEW!
AI-FLL Week FOUR…In REVIEW

AI-FFL Week FOUR…In REVIEW!!

 

MinP-44 def Wall-34

...this Father/Son Showdown ended up with the child becoming the “Daddy”, as the MinP (3-1 record now) got a great day from their O-Squads (84FP) to withstand the -7FP deficit to pappasan’s D-Squads...

…a 10FP difference is fairly close, by AI-FFL standards…and the goose-eggs by Wall (2-2 record) QB A.Smith (SF), TE D.Owens (Hou), and ST Chicago didn’t help the `Flowers’ cause, whatsoever…

…this one kept the Wallers from developing an edge in the standings in the Grant Division…while it allowed such an edge for the Profits…

 

MaaM-25 def Sags-16

...Bets has been benefiting from some lackluster competition the last few weeks…her 2-game win streak has been against teams that posted 16FP (this time out) & 0FP (last time)…

TomC’s Sags (sitting at 2-2), meanwhile, have the 3rd best PF (before D-subtracts) in the AI-FFL, and yet are now resting at that 2-2 record…go figure!...

...Santana’s (WR/Was) 31FP was a clear indicator that Ma’am (also with a 2-2 record) had hope in this one, as he outscored the Cacti receivers by 17FP, on his own…

 

Bart-63 def Sems-42

...a really good AI-FFL contest here, as both teams scored respectably…

…Rich’s Bart’s squad, moving to 1-3 in the standings, just edged the Wood-family in both O-scoring (91-81) and on the D-side (39-28)…if either of those categories had been reversed, this may well have ended up a tie…

...the difference appears to be that Bart’s had 5 positions top 15FP, while the Sems (now at a similar 1-3 record), despite plenty of double-digit scoring (8 positions) had no one hit the 15FP mark…

…every position counts in the AI-FFL, I guess…

 

Rott-40 def Terr-27

...FredH became our lone remaining undefeated squad in 2K6 with this sound victory over a good Bostonian squad…possibly a rivalry developing between our NE dog contingency?...

…plenty of scoring in this one, but it was dominant D-scoring (63-31) for the Rott (4-0 record) that salvaged the victory…FredH actually lost the O-output by a 71-90 margin; but his D-squads were enough to overpower Paul’s Terr (2-2 in the W-L columns), this time around…

…the loss cast the Terriers into a 3-way tie in the Namath Div…the win kept the Rotters ahead of reigning champ Seoul Train in the Noll Div…

 

XCar-38 def Dawg-30

...better scoring by Chris’ Pound, but still not enough as FredO rode strong days from Peyton & Glenn (19FP ea) & had five other slots post 10+FP…

…the Dawg is now 0-4, which is a risky proposition in a 13-game FF season, if you want to make the playoffs…

…the XCar (at a 2-2 record), meanwhile, maintained position in a tightly-wound Madden Div…

…both teams had acceptable AI-FFL performances, but they’ll also both need to be more overpowering to continue to advance…especially in the post-season…

 

SeoT-59 def Dude-25

...D-scoring was even (just a 44-43 advantage for the Train), but Michael put up 101FP from his O-positions…that kind of output is difficult to best by anybody…

…the 34FP from McNabb, plus the 21FP & 19FP from RBs T.Jones & Portis certainly helped the SeoT (3-1 record now) carry the day…

…Jim-Dude only had 3 players reach double-digits, which helped doom the Dude (now at 2-2)…

…still, the season is young…both the Dudes & the Train are in the thick of some intense early-season divisional races…gotta love it!...

 

…ok, there’s edition #2 of the Review for you…I promised they’d be sporadic, and I swear I won’t let you down on that promise (heh!)…

bye4now!

 
AIFFL Week One...in REVIEW!
AI-FLL Week One…In REVIEW

AI-FLL Week One…In REVIEW!!

 

MinP-39 def Sags-35

...the Profits overcame a real strong 50FP showing from the Sagueros D-Squads to eek out the win...

…only 10FP from the Sags WR threesome was hard for Tom to endure...this game ended up turning on the 89FP scored by the FWer's Offense...

…this was a real tight game between Landry Div competitors...it promises some fun when the two teams revisit their rivalry in Wk12...

…and it might show a power surge in the Landry...

 

XCar-37 def Sems-0

...Woody took one of the goose-eggs this past wk'end (just like the Real Deal, we seemed to have more shutouts than you'd expect)

...a remarkable 28FP from the Cincy DL, plus double-figures from Payton, Boldin, Stallworth, Vinatieri, & two of their D-Squads, allowed FredO to win strong

...Woody + Steven got only 20FP from 4 WR plays (a 5FP/avg for the mathematically dis-inclined)...not good...

 

Wall-49 def MaaM-45

...a game where a superb D-performance (55FP from pappasan's `flowers) managed to squelch an impressive O-showing (100FP--!!) from Bets' Ma'am

...D-Squads do make a difference, eh?

...still, the -2FP from the Indy DT prob'ly doomed Bets...pappasan got solid showings across the board (only the ST scored below 5FP, and he had 7 slots

  notch double-figures)

...another example of a highly competitive divisional contest...gotta love those!

 

Rott-6 def Bart-0

...our second shutout was a lot closer...looks like that Seahawks/Lions game, eh?

...these two teams were diametrically opposed:  Rich's Barts had decent O-scoring (53FP) & lackadaisical D-postings (37FP); while FredH gathered 68FP on D & only 43FP on the O-side

...when the dust settled, it was close--excitingly close (as opposed to the Real Deal)--but FredH survived the fracas...

 

Dude-33 def Terr-19

...a solid showing by Jim-dude, topping Paul's Terriers in both scoring categories by just enough to garner the W

...LDT did his usual great job for the Dudes, but it might've been Palmer's measly 3FP that doomed Boston in this one...or "0"s from both Stokely & PK M.Bryant (both with the Terr)

...there were some promising plays by the newbie Bostonians, but the Dudes had the answers in Wk1...

 

SeoT-66 def Dawg-15

...well, Michael is staking his claim for another AI-FFL title early, folks...his 99FP on Off was superlative (as in: our Bowl)...plus he almost hit 50FP with his D-scoring

...Chris found a jewel in Gore, it appears...but a lackluster showing by Cadillac combo'ed with T.Green's harsh hit, put the Pound in the, ah, pound in this one

...the Dawgs appear to have potential on the O-side, but McNabb + 6 others scoring 11+FP apiece kept the Train on track to start the 2k6 campaign...

 

well, there ya go...hope that's worth the

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