Five by five
Andrew Davie by Tipsterhog (CC)
Hakkapeliitat have five straight victories now.
Last week’s game featured the largest margin of the season - where the duo of running backs outscored the opponent’s by no less than fifty points. Picked multi-year Hakkapeliitat veteran Warrick Dunn off the list of free agents just before the game and slotted him in instead of Maurice Jones-Drew, who was up against the supposedly tight Titans’ defense. Both of them scored, but Dunn picked up more yards. And Brian Westbrook continued almost single-handed demolition of Eagles’ opponents: with three scores and 180+ yards in total he was clearly the key to victory.
The quarterbacks fared equally well: Saints’ Brees engineered an almost successful comeback (marred by a muffed onside kick) after two interceptions in the first half, Browns’ Anderson threw less, but had no picks either. On the defense Dallas put on a good show in the fourth quarter against the Giants, rattling Eli Manning with multiple sacks.
In the league proper the biggest news was Colts’ second loss, following a remarkable rally from 23 points down in San Diego - Peyton Manning’s six interceptions and Adam Vinatieri’s miskicks guaranteed the loss to uneven Chargers. Rex Grossman returned to chair the Bears’ offense (and didn’t suck too bad) and Cincinnati kicked seven field goals. Patriots’ bye meant rest for the team that actually (due to an easy schedule) actually has a decent chance to be the first team in NFL to finish 16-0 (Miami Dolphins, famously undefeated in 1972, played a shorter season).
Bring on week eleven.
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