NBD - Week 8 Review C

It's a race against the clock to see if I can finish Week 8 write-ups before Week 9 starts, and it's a race I intend to win!

Sir Lucious Left Fut (77) defeats Chris Ivory's Black (69)
I can't really figure out how Elliott won this game. Only one of his players, the unstoppable Antonio Gates (18), had what might be called a great day. But his opposing tight end, Marcedes Lewis (15) had nearly as great a day, and had better complements with Drew Brees (17) and Sebastian Janikowski (15). Somehow, though, the little guys of Sir Lucious built enough of an advantage over the little guys of Chris Ivory to eke out a victory, albeit an unimpressive one. The prime culprits here are probably the CIB running tandem of Ivory and Marshawn Lynch, who only managed a combined point and a half. That is pretty bad. I have very little else to say about this game.

Wild Stallions (115) defeat Burke City Giants (81)
This week's Classic Soul Jam High Scorer is DeYoung's Wild Stallions squad, who rocked Burke City as hard as Eddie Floyd and Booker T. and the MGs rocked that crowd of Euro Mods back in '67. Calvin Johnson (28) raised his hand several times last Sunday, and Matt Stafford obliged him by tossing three touchdowns his way. Philip Rivers (20) threw a couple touchdowns as well, and is on pace to set the single-season record for passing yardage by a goofy fucktard. Great days by Rivers and Megatron are to be expected, though. It was the supporting cast that took the Stallions from simple victory to High Scorer of the Week. In addition to solid outings by Rashard Mendenhall (15) and Percy Harvin (12), it was the fill-ins at defense and special teams that defined the Stallions in Week 8: the St. Louis DST (15) and kicker Dan Carpenter (17), both picked up in the week before this contest, out-scored their counterparts by 25 points.
The Giants were not without their outstanding performances, especially at running back, where Michael has built some seriously solid depth. Jamaal Charles (24) and Arian Foster (23) were excellent, and 24 more running back points were left on the bench with BenJarvus Green-Ellis. But too many worthless efforts - Randy Moss (1), Kellen Winslow (1), Hines Ward (2) - left Burke City with little hope of catching up to a Stallion team that was in full gallop during Week 8.