Week 9 Standings
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East Division
DEITRICH 6 3 0 524 482 2 1 0 WAL,OUT, AB,CZ, JK,BST
WALLACE 5 4 0 460 433 1 2 0 OUT, BR, JK,CZ, CJ
OUTLAW 5 4 0 389 400 1 2 0 STP,DB, CJ, AB,CZ
STROUPE 4 5 0 399 395 2 1 0 BUD,WAL,CZ, BM
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Central Division
BARRY 6 3 0 402 343 3 0 0 BR,JK,BST, CZ,BM,DB
RICKER 5 4 0 416 370 1 2 0 JK, BUD,OUT, STP, CZ
BEST 4 4 1 359 397 1 1 1 BR,CJ,STP,WAL
JONES/KLINGMAN 3 5 1 429 433 0 2 1 CJ,DB,STP
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West Division
DAHLIN-BETHEA 5 4 0 417 348 2 1 0 CJ,BM,BST,BUD,STP
MOSES 5 4 0 388 372 1 2 0 CZ, JK, BST,OUT,WAL
JACKSON 4 5 0 292 319 2 1 0 BM,CZ,AB, BR
CZUPRYNA 1 8 0 307 453 1 2 0 DB
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Top two teams in each division qualify for playoffs. The two highest scoring teams not among those six
make the playoffs. Division winners are seeded 1-3 according to record.
The remaining five slots are seeded by record.
Current points leaders (non-top two)
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Week 9 Preview
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Do you think we'll see another week like week 8? Corey Dillon breaks the single game rushing record,
Wallace fails to win despite scoring 68 points. JK loses with 60 and Jackson and Moses
stage improbable Monday comebacks when what was supposed to be a defensive struggle turns into a
40-37 OT game. The highest scoring BRFL week ever.
There's some other prognosticator in the forum who claims to be better. "Chris Berman", huh?
So I had a bad week: 3-3 last week to go to 27-20-1.
Deitrich (5-3) vs Best (4-3-1)
Too bad these guys didn't face off last week. A 77-77 game would have been one for the ages.
Knowing Bud, he's probably obsessing over leaving Lamar Smith on the pine. Smith's 16 points in place of say,
James Allen would have given Bud a league record 92.
The "Trent Green era" begins for Bud. Kurt Warner's broken pinky will sideline him for four to six
weeks. This week it will probably be impossible to tell the difference as the Rams visit San Francisco
where a 77-77 game is possible there.
For Best perhaps he's feeling a little deja vu. Last year, midseason,
he was hovering around the .500 mark
then played Wallace and Bud and saw his team jell to run the table. The Bud game was a loss, but a
59-51 shootout. When does Best take the wraps off Steve McNair? Facing Baltimore last week, McNair
threw only one score. This week, the Titans stay in the mid Atlantic region and face the Redskin D.
It could be another week for Steve Beuerlein. Best is 4-0 against former league champs and winless
against those who haven't won the big one. (Like Bud).
Although these teams were both very potent last week, Bud lives in this neighborhood. Best
was just visiting.
Wallace (5-3) vs Moses (4-4)
Mosey pulled one out of his hindquarters last Monday night. He did it without any points from his
starting New Orleans QB, while his benched QB, the Jets went off with 31 points. Also on the pine was
Albert Connell with 23 points. This week Connell and Tyrone Wheatley meet the team that drafted them
and discarded them after week 2: Wallace. This could be the biggest
fleecing since Jackson weaseled Fred Taylor from a groggy Peil. Ron Dayne takes the field this week.
We shall see if he explodes in the same fashion as his backfield mates Wheatley and James Stewart did after
being acquired by Moses in trades.
Wallace comes off his annual beating by Best with the confidence that if he can continue to score
over 50, he should have no problem advancing to the playoffs. Likely another 68 point week won't
result in a loss. Let's see what Corey Dillon can due for an encore. He faces Cleveland this week.
Not known a a run stuffer. Look for Wallace to prove to Moses that he didn't give up the whole
team.
Stroupe (4-4) vs Jones-Klingman (2-5-1)
There are rivalries in the league and then there is THIS rivalry. In recent weeks Stroupe has been
sinking faster than the stocks we feature on this page. What better than a win over a hated rival
to erase the memory of a three game slide.
Hard luck JK who has lost games scoring 55,56 and 60 this year has a little consulation. He's
scoring enough to make a points slot in the playoffs (as is Stroupe). Marshall Faulk is a little
banged up (other than yakking on the field), so JK SR'ed Justin Watson.
The pick here is Stroupe for no other reason than it is about time. About time to end this
three game slide and about time to beat JK. (He hasn't since 1995).
Outlaw (4-4) vs Czupryna (1-7)
I just can't get whipped into any sort of excitement over this game. Aside from the fact that the
old man has dropped 7 straight. A little reseach shows that the winner of this game has failed to
score over 31 points 8 times. That's good news for Outlaw. Twice he's scored in the 50's
only to be burned in improbable Monday night comebacks.
Barry (5-3) vs Dahlin-Bethea (5-3)
These two first place teams were flying high a couple weeks ago, now they are feeling the heat. AB's
got two teams a half game back. DB's seen one of the three stooges (Moe) come up and make a
challenge. Barry finally got the Redskin QB's on track. Terrell Owens might be able to mop up
some TDs against the Rams. The DB's face a serious bye with Denver and New England. Their "Horse",
Eddie George may stay in the stable this week with a knee sprain. The DB's three losses this season
have been to the three last place teams. Barry first place team. So much for a trend.
Ricker (5-3) vs Jackson (3-5)
Ricker has won four in a row. His Vike combo, following the script of 1998, might find a tough game in
Tampa. That season the 7-0 Vikes lost to the 3-4 Bucs in week 9 in Tampa. With diminished output
from the Vikes, Ricker is pretty worthless.
Jackson has found some success picking up the flavors of the week. This week: Miami QBs and
Leslie Shepard. It's good to see Calvin spending money again. It's the key to success.
Week 9 NFL Schedule
Sunday, October 29
- Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
- Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
- Detroit at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
- Green Bay at Miami, 1 p.m.
- Jacksonville at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.
- Kansas City at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
- Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
- New Orleans at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
- New York Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
- Philadelphia at New York Giants, 4:05 p.m.
- Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
- St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
- Oakland at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, October 30-
Tennessee at Washington, 9 p.m.
(Open dates: Chicago, Denver, New England)
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