Cantrell's 27 points on Sunday was not too impressive. The bulk of his points, 12, came from kicker Olindo Mare. The Jets QBs had a score as the did the Bear Defense, an OT interception return for the second straight week.

Down 27-8, McCowan's rally looked doubtful. Sebastian Janokowski scored 8 points as Oakland built a big lead. Denver was out of the game most of the evening. Rod Smith had a TD and a 2 pointer. The question was would there be another score in "garbage time", and if so, who would get it: Hank's Mike Anderson or DMC's Rod Smith. Just under two minutes to go, the TD went to Smith. However, Mike Anderson ran in the two point conversion. At that point, it came down to bonus points and Smith had a slight edge. McCowan pulled out a memorable one, 31-30.

The win was key for McCowan as the entire West division won. At 5-2-1, he remains a half game head of Jackson and Moses who are 5-3.

Nander's Sunday got him TDs from Marty Booker and Troy Brown. Down 15 going into Monday night, he needed a couple TDs from, Oakland, perhaps one to Tim Brown. He didn't have to wait long as Gannon and Brown hooked up early. Then near half time Gannon threw another. Gannon and Brown hooked up again in the second half as this cake was iced.

Browns win was key as the rest of the East division lost. This was due to the East being heavily dependant on Vikings, Rams and Bengals, three teams that were on a bye this week. Brown has a game lead over Best and a two game lead over Ricker and Cantrell.

JK wasn't going to match the 52 he put up on Ricker in last years Super Bowl, but he did get TD's from Priest Holmes and Ike Hilliard. Joe Horn SHOULD have gotten him a TD on a goal line stretch (see B-Mo), but it was the Saints D following up that score with a safety that won this game. Orginially reported as a 34-34 tie, the safety went unnoticed until a myFL scoring glitch was discovered by Klingman. MyFl corrected the problem and JK lead 36-34.

There was still the matter of Tyrone Wheatley. After Charlie Garner ripped off a couple runs, ABC's cameras caught a glimpse of Wheatley, in street clothes on the sideline. Although listed as questionable, Wheatley, like Edgerrin James and Emmitt Smith did not play. Because this was a Monday game, Ricker did not have the benefit of pre-game information to make a lineup change.

The win was big for JK as it widened the gap between them and the rest of the division. R-Mo and Bud both lost. At 7-1 JK has a 4 game lead.

Best pretty much "cleared his bench" to fill out a roster. The 23 points matched a season low, only scoring TDs from Miami's D and SR QB Seattle. A couple TDs were taken off the board from James McKnight and Amani Toomer.

The Saints started slowing in that game. A long pass to Joe Horn that should have been a TD, set up New Orleans on the one. Rick dodged a bullet there, but the next one got him. Ricky banged it in and little brother got a long overdue win.

Bud's Sunday was nothing to get excited about. "Rent-a-back" Dominic Rhodes scored, but the bulk of Bud's point came from Denver QBs on Monday night. A couple of Denver drives stalled early, and Jason Elam kicked field goals. Then Denver started scoring on passing TD and going for two. That got Jackson slightly nervous as Elam was not used. Bud did make it close, but Jackson prevailed.

1. Ricker's Rejected Blowhards waiver Tue Nov 6 11:24:38 p.m. EDT 2001
   • dropped Buccaneers, Tampa Bay TBB TMQB
2. You Don't Know JACK, Son! waiver Tue Nov 6 2:25:42 p.m. EDT 2001
   • dropped Dwight, Tim SDC WR
3. You Don't Know JACK, Son! waiver Tue Nov 6 2:25:14 p.m. EDT 2001
   • dropped Droughns, Reuben DET RB
4. Bud's Bastards waiver Tue Nov 6 10:49:42 a.m. EDT 2001
   • dropped Warren, Lamont DET RB
5. Bud's Bastards waiver Tue Nov 6 10:49:13 a.m. EDT 2001
   • dropped Kennison, Eddie DEN WR
6. Cantrell waiver Tue Nov 6 9:43:25 a.m. EDT 2001
   • dropped Gary, Olandis DEN RB
7. BossStangs waiver Tue Nov 6 8:16:44 a.m. EDT 2001
   • dropped Pinkston, Todd PHI WR
8. BossStangs waiver Tue Nov 6 8:09:58 a.m. EDT 2001
   • dropped Moreau, Frank JAC RB
9. BossStangs waiver Tue Nov 6 8:09:32 a.m. EDT 2001
   • dropped 49ers, San Francisco SFO TM
10. R-Mo's Traveling Circus waiver Tue Nov 6 7:54:26 a.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Buckhalter, Correll PHI RB
11. R-Mo's Traveling Circus waiver Tue Nov 6 7:53:57 a.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped White, Dez CHI WR
12. Simply the Best waiver Tue Nov 6 6:25:54 a.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Redskins, Washington WAS TMQB; Seahawks, Seattle SEA TMQB; Mathis, Terance ATL WR
13. Margaritaville Parrotheads waiver Tue Nov 6 12:49:37 a.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Lewis, Chad PHI TE
14. Margaritaville Parrotheads waiver Tue Nov 6 12:48:57 a.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Steelers, Pittsburgh PIT TM
15. Margaritaville Parrotheads waiver Tue Nov 6 12:48:42 a.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Fletcher, Terrell SDC RB
16. B-Mo's Drunken Stupor's waiver Mon Nov 5 3:28:50 p.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Green, Mike TEN RB
17. B-Mo's Drunken Stupor's waiver Mon Nov 5 3:28:20 p.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Hicks, Skip TEN RB
18. BossStangs waiver Mon Nov 5 2:57:49 p.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Jones, Thomas ARI RB
19. Bud's Bastards waiver Sun Nov 4 10:24:35 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Warren, Lamont DET RB
    • dropped
20. B-Mo's Drunken Stupor's waiver Sat Nov 3 4:46:06 p.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Steelers, Pittsburgh PIT TMQB
21. B-Mo's Drunken Stupor's waiver Sat Nov 3 4:44:59 p.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Joseph, Elvis JAC RB
    • dropped
22. JonesKlingman waiver Fri Nov 2 4:50:30 p.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Carney, John NOS PK
    • dropped
23. You Don't Know JACK, Son! waiver Fri Nov 2 1:12:46 p.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Joseph, Elvis JAC RB
24. You Don't Know JACK, Son! waiver Fri Nov 2 1:11:27 p.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Droughns, Reuben DET RB
    • dropped
25. Ricker's Rejected Blowhards waiver Fri Nov 2 9:16:49 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Buccaneers, Tampa Bay TBB TMQB
    • dropped
26. BossStangs waiver Fri Nov 2 7:52:54 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Pinkston, Todd PHI WR
    • dropped
27. Margaritaville Parrotheads waiver Thu Nov 1 11:41:34 p.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Minor, Travis MIA RB
    • dropped
28. You Don't Know JACK, Son! waiver Thu Nov 1 9:13:22 p.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Joseph, Elvis JAC RB
    • dropped
29. Simply the Best waiver Thu Nov 1 4:27:15 p.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired McKnight, James MIA WR
30. Bud's Bastards waiver Thu Nov 1 3:04:58 p.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Clark, Desmond DEN TE
    • dropped
31. You Don't Know JACK, Son! waiver Thu Nov 1 12:04:53 p.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Crockett, Zack OAK RB
    • dropped
32. Cantrell waiver Thu Nov 1 10:50:20 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Wycheck, Frank TEN TE
    • dropped
33. BossStangs waiver Thu Nov 1 9:40:36 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired 49ers, San Francisco SFO TM
    • dropped
34. BossStangs waiver Thu Nov 1 9:03:37 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Jones, Thomas ARI RB
    • dropped
35. BossStangs waiver Thu Nov 1 8:52:53 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Moreau, Frank JAC RB
    • dropped
36. B-Mo's Drunken Stupor's waiver Thu Nov 1 7:50:56 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Green, Mike TEN RB
    • dropped
37. B-Mo's Drunken Stupor's waiver Thu Nov 1 7:49:28 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Hicks, Skip TEN RB
    • dropped
38. R-Mo's Traveling Circus waiver Thu Nov 1 7:44:27 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Buckhalter, Correll PHI RB
    • dropped
39. R-Mo's Traveling Circus waiver Thu Nov 1 7:43:53 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired White, Dez CHI WR
    • dropped
40. Margaritaville Parrotheads waiver Thu Nov 1 7:16:23 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Richardson, Tony KCC RB; Price, Peerless BUF WR
    • dropped Chapman, Doug MIN RB; Muhammad, Muhsin CAR WR
41. You Don't Know JACK, Son! waiver Thu Nov 1 7:15:04 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Westbrook, Michael WAS WR
    • dropped Graham, Jeff SDC WR
42. R-Mo's Traveling Circus waiver Thu Nov 1 7:13:45 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Cortez, Jose SFO PK
    • dropped Stover, Matt BAL PK
43. Bud's Bastards waiver Thu Nov 1 7:12:50 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Rhodes, Dominic IND RB
    • dropped Allen, James CHI RB
44. Simply the Best waiver Thu Nov 1 7:11:36 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Redskins, Washington WAS TMQB; Seahawks, Seattle SEA TMQB
    • dropped
45. Ricker's Rejected Blowhards waiver Thu Nov 1 6:53:49 a.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Bengals, Cincinnati CIN TM
46. Margaritaville Parrotheads waiver Thu Nov 1 4:33:57 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Fletcher, Terrell SDC RB
    • dropped
47. Margaritaville Parrotheads waiver Thu Nov 1 4:15:20 a.m. EDT 2001
    • acquired Steelers, Pittsburgh PIT TM
    • dropped
48. You Don't Know JACK, Son! waiver Wed Oct 31 10:49:14 p.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Steelers, Pittsburgh PIT TM
49. You Don't Know JACK, Son! waiver Wed Oct 31 10:38:44 p.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Hayes, Donald CAR WR
50. You Don't Know JACK, Son! waiver Wed Oct 31 10:37:41 p.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Bradford, Corey GBP WR
51. R-Mo's Traveling Circus waiver Tue Oct 30 6:03:05 p.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped White, Dez CHI WR
52. R-Mo's Traveling Circus waiver Tue Oct 30 6:02:44 p.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Buckhalter, Correll PHI RB
53. Simply the Best waiver Tue Oct 30 1:28:43 p.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Brown, Kris PIT PK
54. BossStangs waiver Tue Oct 30 11:31:09 a.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Westbrook, Michael WAS WR
55. Margaritaville Parrotheads waiver Tue Oct 30 11:30:02 a.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Gramatica, Martin TBB PK
56. Margaritaville Parrotheads waiver Tue Oct 30 11:29:35 a.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Graham, Jay SEA RB
57. Simply the Best waiver Tue Oct 30 9:47:48 a.m. EDT 2001
    • dropped Chamberlain, Byron MIN TE

This week should be interesting as we have a very potent trio of teams having byes; St Louis, Minnesota and Cincinnati. There is trouble for teams in the East as the four top players picked were 2 Rams and 2 Vikes. Additionally, Ricker and Best chose to feather their nest with more players from these teams: they'll will both have their top three draft picks off this week.

Bye weeks do have an effect on scoring. The 18 week 1993 season, which featured as many as 8 teams off at various times was the BRFL lowest scoring year in history. Fortunately, the TV networks complained that the NFL was not providing enough good games and the double bye idea was scrapped. Next year will see a return to divisional byes when the NFL expands to 32 teams. The "Cleveland Schedule" that we have used to last three years has been favorable to scoring in the BRFL. This is where that in the middle part of the season, at the maximum three teams have been off. Scores in the BRFL have been higher the last couple years because more teams were at full strength. If you need further proof, look at what happened when the NFL scheduled five teams off in week four. The scores were 10 points lower than the season average. There should be a drop off this week, but maybe not as dramatic as the fantasy impact players are concentrated among the four East teams.

I've become the "R-Mo" of prognosticators. After a great start, I've gone 2-4 the last three weeks. 22-19-1 for the season.

JK was bounced from the unbeatens last week by McCowan. They didn't have a bad game, they scored 56 points; however, McCowan had the horses to score a lot more. Ricker usually has this same potential to score in bunches, but not this week. St Louis is on a bye. Ricker will be very feeble this week, but he knew that. Too bad the game was against JK, the one team he would like to beat and beat bad.

Hank's problem has been finding a QB to score. He starts the Jets at New Orleans. DMC had the luxury of having his two QBs scores three TDs last week. He has a better matchup. McCowan should win easily.

This should be the most entertaining game of the week. It's a very tough game to call. In looking at the starting lineups, something tells me these guys will be playing close attention to the pregame shows. It expect R-Mo to prevail: his little bro' is taking an awful gamble with his starters that may not pay off.

Things look good for Jackson as he should reap some points for his Niner QBs against the winless Lions. The Lions do not lie down easily, so they have been statistical bonanzas for the teams they face. Throw Terrell Owens in the mix and you have the makings of a rout fed by a couple combo TDs. Jackson also quietly aquired Anthony Thomas a couple weeks before the hype kicked in. The A-Train has rejuvenated Jackson's running attack. Calvin should win easily.