NBD - Week 8 Review A

A few of our games are still up in the air going into tonight's Monday Night game between the Colts and Texans. Here's what to watch for fantasy-wise while you're enjoying the game, leftover Halloween candy, and perhaps a beverage or two:

Sir Lucious Left Fut vs. Chris Ivory's Black
With these two teams, the likelihood of a defensive battle or grind-it-out ground battle are extremely low, but Haller finds himself praying for just such a miracle. SLLF holds an eight-point advantage with Reggie Wayne and Kevin Walter looking to pad that lead over CIB's Mike Hart.

The Bro Montanas vs. Matt Ryan Loves Dogs
MRLD has hung up the pads for the week with a tenuous 10-point lead, which Derek's Bro Montanas will try to overcome with the help of Andre Johnson and Donald Brown.

While those results remain pending, others are already in the bag. Let's take an early look at two of them:



Worthless (82+) defeats Sex with a Pharaoh (80)
Several weeks ago, I wondered aloud (if "aloud" is what's it's called when you do it in a blog post) about Colly's then-recent acquisition of Kenny Britt off the waiver wire. Since then, we've seen an absolutely tremendous Britt in Week 7 (41 pts), followed by his disappearance (0 pts) in Week 8. And now that his injury has been described alternately as "day-to-day" and "hopefully not season-ending," the questions persist as to whether Britt will end the season as a fantasy stud or a flash in the pan. One thing is certain: SwaP really could have used any kind of production from him this week, as he was locked in an otherwise tight contest with Papkin's Worthlessness. The other Sexers put up some decent numbers: Adrian Peterson (20) had his typical 100-something all-purpose yards and a touchdown, and Jason Witten (16) appeared to be John Kitna's favorite receiver (on his own team, that is). But zeros from the kicker and wide receiver position left the door open for Papkin's boys. Walking through the door? The return of the Orton-to-Lloyd combo that served Worthless so well earlier in the season. Their 40 combined points were complemented by the Packers surprising shutout of the Jets, earning the D/ST 18 points and a victory for Papkin.

Finga Sniffs (69+) defeat McClusterfuck (51)
In various leagues over the past few weeks, I've found myself investing in LeGarrette Blount. The fantasy talking heads have been calling for him to take over for Cadillac Williams, he'd been getting more and more touches each week, and I was generally desperate for potential home runs on the free agent market. NBD was the last place I picked him up, snagging him for $11 this past Wednesday. Sure enough, Blount came through, notching 120 rushing yards and two touchdowns, good for 23 fantasy points. And that concludes the story of things that went right for McClusterfuck this week. Everything else was absolute shit. When low-scoring teams like Manning's and mine face off, each of us has a chance for a cheap win. Kex paid bottom dollar for this week's victory, having snaked a decent performance from Chris Johnson (14) and little else. Perhaps Matt Schaub will blow up tonight and make the winning total a respectable one, but if he does it'll be entirely unnecessary thanks to my squad's disgusting ineptitude. Woof.