WEEK 3 REPORT

COUGARS EXTRA CRISPY

IN WIN OVER GATORS!

Adrian Peterson rushed for 160 yards and 2 TDs, including an 80-yarder for 43-points on the day and a 155-121 win over the Allie-Gators in our Game of the Week. Mark Sanchez scored 36-points on an exciting night in Miami for the Jets. Looks like he's avoiding the sophomore jinx and is blossoming into a bonafide star QB: 256 passing yards and 3 TDs (24, 12, and 67 yards).

Another major contributor for the Cougars in Week 3 was tight end, Antonio Gates who racked up 109 receiving yards and caught a 12-yard TD pass in San Diego's road loss to Seattle. Eli Manning (15) and Frank Gore (14) also were major contributors in the Cougars big win. They now take over first place in the Extra Crispy Division with a 2-1 record.



The Gators were led by RB Cedric Benson in Week 3 with 26-points. He rushed for 81 yards in a win over the Panthers and scored twice: once rushing (1-yard) and once receiving (7-yards). The Steelers DST continues to dominate the fantasy points and had another amazing week in a big win over Tampa Bay with 24-points on 4 sacks, DFR, 13 PA, and a 79-yard touchdown.

The breakdown for the Gators in Week 3 came at the hands of the receiving corps. Reggie Wayne had an off week with 6-points. Austin Collie seems to be blowing up for Indy which may explain the lack of production on Wayne's part. Wes Welker also had an off week with 4-points, and basically the Gators had just one WR who caught a TD in Greg Jennings, but only 18-receiving yards from the Green Bay playmaker.

Cutler (18) and Smith (15) had decent weeks at QB, but it simply wasn't enough to overcome the Cougars' efforts to secure the victory. The Gators will now move on to face the defending champions in Week 4 as they battle the Predators. For the Cougars, Week 4 is The Megatons.  Good luck to both squads!

PREDATORS REMAIN UNDEFEATED!

The most recent victim in the path of the Predators was the Houston Fuzz in Week 3. Peyton Manning threw for 325 yards and 3 TDs (5, 9, 23) in a win over Denver, leading the way to a 122-88 pasting of the Fuzz. The Predators #1 draft pick has been sensational through the first three weeks of play.

Brandon Marshall came through with a Sunday night performance that included an 11-yard TD reception and 166 receiving yards for Miami. Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for a 10-yard TD and 19-points.

I'd like to point out that the #1 DST, SF 49ers, have been in the Predators line-up twice and have totaled -1 points. So much for that. The Predators added the K.C. defense this week. Meanwhile, D's Steelers DST have been tearing up the league.

Jermichael Finley also had a nice weekend with 115 receiving yards without a TD for Green Bay. Shut down this week after a huge game against Philadelphia, Jahvid Best was good for just 3-points.

The Fuzz didn't come up with any spectacular numbers this week. The team was led by four players who scored in double-figures, including Kevin Walter (pictured above) with 13-points, Marion Barber (13), Matt Schaub (14), and Carson Palmer (11). Everything else came in single-digits and did not amount to much in a tough loss to the defending champions.

The Fuzz move on to face the Delta Marauders while the Predators host the Allie-Gators in Week 4 as they look to extend their winning streak to four in a row this season.

GAUCHOS THUMP THUGS, 163-127!

Anquan Boldin caught 3 TDs in the Ravens win over Cleveland and led the Gauchos to their first win this season, 163-127, over the Parking Thugs. It was Boldin's breakout game for his new team as he caught TD passes of 8, 12, and 27 yards on top of 142 receiving yards.

Also coming up HUGE for the Gauchos was their QB Chad Henne, acquired via trade from the Predators in Week 1. Henne threw for 363 yards, 2 TDs, and 28-points in Miami's loss at home to the Jets on Sunday night.

Matt Hasselbeck continues to show progress. He threw for 220 yards and a TD in Seattle's home win over San Diego. And Randy Moss is shining for New England for the second straight week, catching 2 TDs (7, 35) as New England defeated Buffalo. Looks like his whining about wanting to leave New England may have resulted in increased attention at the WR spot.

One big miss for the Gauchos was yet another remarkable outing from Austin Collie in Indianapolis who caught 171 yards and 2 TDs for 37-points. I doubt he'll see much more bench time. Jeremy Shockey was also missing in action with 17-points on the bench.

The Thugs had great outings from their top two picks as Tony Romo and Philip Rivers both had 32-points in Week 3. They threw for 739 yards and 4 TDs (15, 63, 3, 12). Zach Miller (16) Sebastian Janikowski (14), and the Eagles DST (13) were the other major contributors for the Thugs.

The trouble was that their RBs (Jackson, McCoy and Williams) combined for 14-points, which pretty much killed their chances. Mason and Sims-Walker were good for a combined 6-points at WR.

This team will look to recover from the Week 3 performance as they face one of the two 3-0 teams in the league in Week 4, The Spoiler. Meanwhile, the Gauchos move on to face this week's $10 top score team, the Backdoor Bandits and evening their record at 2-2.

BANDITS WIN BIG OVER MEGATONS!

The Backdoor Bandits got their first win on the season with an emphatic 219-point outburst over the Megatons. The new-and-improved Michael Vick let the dogs out (so to speak) on his way to a 49-point virtuoso performance in Jacksonville. He ran for a TD, passed for 3 more, and threw a total of 291 yards. Looks like Kevin Kolb may be collecting unemployment soon at this rate.

With 219-points, you can guess that pretty much everyone else contributed in this big win for the Bandits. McNabb was hot (17) in Washington's defeat on Sunday. DeSean Jackson (35) and Santana Moss (22) did in fact benefit from the two QBs in the Bandits line-up. Tony Gonzalez also had an outstanding day for Atlanta (21) in their win over New Orleans.

The league's top draft pick Chris Johnson rushed for 125 yards and 2 TDs (1,8) in Tennessee's win over the Giants. And Michael Turner rushed for 114 yards and a TD (1) for Atlanta. Darren McFadden had 105 rushing yards and a TD in Oakland's 24-23 loss to Arizona.

The Bandits also had 71-points on the bench. This was certainly their week to score big and they took full advantage of it in a 219-113 win over The Megatons.

The Megatons got a great game out of Drew Brees (38-points) on 365 passing yards and 3 TDs (2, 80, 16). Matt Ryan was good for 25 points. Beyond the production of the QBs, it was a down week in all respects for The Megatons. They came up with single-digits in all areas except for Steven Jackson (11).

This weekend the Megatons will face the Cougars while the Bandits take on the Gauchos.

THE SPOILER IMPROVE TO 3-0!

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers came up short against Chicago, but his 316 passing yards and a TD for 29-points, helped lead The Spoiler to a 3-0 record and an impressive 151-92 victory over the Delta Marauders.

Kyle Orton was also huge in Week 3, throwing for 476 yards and a 48-yard TD in Denver's loss to the Colts. Rashard Mendenhall continues to shine for Pittsburgh (22-points) and Jeremy Maclin had a big day for Philadelphia (28-points).

The Bears DST were major players with 18-points on 17 PA, a 62-yard punt return courtesy of Devin Hester, an Int, and a DFR.

The Delta Marauders dropped their second in a row in Week 3, but did enjoy solid games from Tom Brady (30-points) on 252 passing yards and 3 TDs, and "Rowdy" Roddy White of Atlanta, with 16-points on 69-receiving yards and a 22-yard TD.

It was a tough week for the DMs' RBs as McGahee (2) and the white hot Matt Forte (2) were slowed down considerably. Major points left on the bench in Week 3 included C.J. Spiller who returned a kick 95-yards against the Patriots and racked up 29-points, and Mike Wallace, who had a 100-yard receiving day and two TDs (46, 41) for 30-points.

The DMs host the Houston Fuzz in Week 4 and The Spoiler will take on The Parking Thugs.

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HEAD TO HEAD:

EXTRA CRISPY vs ORIGINAL DIVISION

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ORIGINAL DIVISION LEADS

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Congratulations to all winners in Week 3 and best of luck to all owners as we prepare for more excitement in Week 4!