Erie League 5 Fantasy Recaps

(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources - Dec 22, 2008) In a week 16 Erie League 5 battle, *DoCoMo5 squeaked by a tough *Playaction team by a score of 108.35 to 105.80, silencing a partisan crowd of 70,688.

Drew Brees

*DoCoMo5 were led to their 2.55 point victory by a 28.55 point effort from Drew Brees, who tore apart the Detroit Lions defense for 351 passing yards and 2 passing TDs. They also got help from a 17.80 point effort from Reggie Wayne, who beat the Jacksonville Jaguars defense for 108 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD.

"I'm speechless," *DoCoMo5 coach David W. Wang said.

*Playaction were helped out in a losing cause by a 32.30 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 18.10 point effort from Matt Forte, who snuck past the Green Bay Packers defense for 73 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD in addition to 28 receiving yards.

"They stepped up and made the plays," *Playaction coach John Schlick said.

Adding salt to the wound, *Playaction could have scored 128.00 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but John Schlick left key players like Le'Ron McClain and his corresponding 22.30 points on the bench.

This brings the record for *DoCoMo5 to 11-4, and drops *Playaction to a record of 12-3.

(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources - Dec 22, 2008) In a week 16 Erie League 5 intra-divisional matchup, *MUSCLEHEDZ squeaked by a tough *PackerBacker team by a score of 139.40 to 132.75, extending the winning streak for *MUSCLEHEDZ to 4 games.

Tyler Thigpen

*MUSCLEHEDZ were led to their 6.65 point victory by a 37.70 point effort from Tyler Thigpen, who beat the Miami Dolphins defense for 320 passing yards and 2 passing TDs in addition to 57 rushing yards. With this performance, Thigpen was the number 1 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 16. They also got help from a 17.90 point effort from Hines Ward, who beat the Tennessee Titans defense for 109 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD.

"It was a workman-like effort," *MUSCLEHEDZ coach Buddy Stotler said.

*PackerBacker were helped out in a losing cause by a 29.35 point effort from David Garrard, who beat the Indianapolis Colts defense for 329 passing yards and 1 passing TD in addition to 9 rushing yards. With this performance, Garrard was the number 6 ranked quarterback for week 16. They also got help from a 20.10 point effort from Cedric Benson, who beat the Cleveland Browns defense for 171 rushing yards.

"These guys have nothing to be ashamed of," *PackerBacker coach John Kastenbauer said.

Compounding the issue, *PackerBacker could have scored 141.65 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but John Kastenbauer left key players like Derrick Ward and his corresponding 22.50 points on the bench.

*PackerBacker drew the short straw with their schedule this week, as their point total would have resulted in a win against 10 out of 10 other potential opponents in week 16.

This brings the record for *MUSCLEHEDZ to 8-8, and drops *PackerBacker to a record of 7-8.