(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources - Dec 30, 2007) In a week 17 Paul's Fantasy Football League (PFFL) showdown, The Hip beat a strong Hedfullalicker team by a score of 72.85 to 58.98, silencing a partisan crowd of 72,988.

Larry Fitzgerald

The Hip were led to their 13.87 point victory by a 32.10 point effort from Larry Fitzgerald, who beat the St. Louis Rams defense for 171 receiving yards and 2 receiving tds. With this performance, Fitzgerald was the number 3 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 17. They also got help from a 20.30 point effort from Jay Cutler, who got by the Minnesota Vikings defense for 246 passing yards and 2 passing tds.

"It wasn't pretty but we'll take it," The Hip coach Pat Ives and Rolf Gube said.

Hedfullalicker were helped out in a losing cause by a 15.50 point effort from Josh Brown, who snuck past the Atlanta Falcons defense for 2 field goals made and 5 extra points. With this performance, Brown was the number 1 ranked place kicker for week 17. They also got help from a 15.20 point effort from Wes Welker, who beat the New York Giants defense for 122 receiving yards.

"We shot ourselves in the foot," Hedfullalicker coach Jeff Loomans said.

Causing further embarrassment, Hedfullalicker could have scored 89.61 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but Jeff Loomans left key players like Shaun McDonald and his corresponding 13.10 points on the bench.

This brings the record for The Hip to 5-9, and drops Hedfullalicker to a record of 6-8.