SOFA Auction Fantasy Football League Fantasy Recaps

(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources - Dec 22, 2008) In a week 16 SOFA Auction Fantasy Football League classic, The Huddle squeaked by a tough RotoWorld team by a score of 124.40 to 116.16, silencing a partisan crowd of 65,939.

Visanthe Shiancoe

The Huddle were led to their 8.24 point victory by a 32.60 point effort from Visanthe Shiancoe, who beat the Atlanta Falcons defense for 136 receiving yards and 2 receiving TDs. With this performance, Shiancoe was the number 2 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 16. They also got help from a 23.90 point effort from Hines Ward, who beat the Tennessee Titans defense for 109 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD.

"This MVP award belongs to the whole team," The Huddle coach David Dorey said.

RotoWorld were helped out in a losing cause by a 26.66 point effort from Peyton Manning, who tore apart the Jacksonville Jaguars defense for 364 passing yards and 3 passing TDs in addition to 1 rushing yards. With this performance, Manning was the number 5 ranked quarterback for week 16. They also got help from a 19.30 point effort from Pierre Thomas, who got by the Detroit Lions defense for 77 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD in addition to 26 receiving yards.

"We didn't get the big breaks today," RotoWorld coach Chris Wesseling said.

Adding salt to the wound, RotoWorld could have scored 146.16 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but Chris Wesseling left key players like Stephen Gostkowski and his corresponding 17.00 points on the bench.

This brings the record for The Huddle to 8-5, and drops RotoWorld to a record of 8-5.