46 MOS MIN Q 12, SEA D 1, TPedersen 4, Freeman 16, DAlexander 0, MFaulk 1, RSmith 6, DBennett 6
44 WAL *KC Q 0, VanderJagt 5, *Det D 2, RdSmith 0, TDavis 14, NKauffman 0, CJohnson 23, AReed 0

Despite such inspired moments, Waldo did himself in again by trying to do too much. For this week, he brought back the Kansas City QBS on special reserve, and sat the Giants QBs, his nominal QB team. The Giants scored, the Chiefs did not.

52 CJ BUF Q 18, ATL D 1, ADelGreco 11, FTaylor 15, JMorton 1, RMoss 0, CWay 0, JRice 6
17 JK DET Q 0, SF D 3, NJohnson 1, JLewis 6, RBrooks 6, ARison 0, SSharpe 0, BSanders 1

The loss drops 5-4 into a tie without Outlaw. It's been a rough 5 weeks for JK and Outlaw. After 4 weeks, they were 4-0 and on top of the league. They'll meet twice before the end of the season.

37 TAL SF Q 12, ESmith 7, RWatters 7, MEdwards 0, TMathis 0, MWestbrook 0, RCunnigham 10, TB D 1
25 BST GB Q 18, ASmith 0, KJohnson 0, CPickens 2, MChmura 0, BEmmanuel 0, PStoyanovich 5, MIN D 1

The loss ended Best's five game winning streak. Each of Best's three losses came after he was finished but winning going into a Sunday or Monday night game where his opponent was needing a score to win.

58 OUT SEA Q 6, RLongwell 11, Arizona D 6, GHearst 7, JAnderson 21, HMoore 0, EMcCaffery 7, ISmith 0
42 STP TEN Q 18, CDillon 1, CCarter 0, WChrbet 1, MHarrison 0, CGarner 0, GAnderson 6, DAl D 16

The game will go into the books as a shootout, but it was well over by Monday when Stroupe's Dallas D scored 16 points. Stroupe would have had to have broken his own record for defensive points (30 with Denver in 97) to win.

40 BAR DEN 12, Kasay 8, NYG D 7, REdwards 7, JBettis 0, TOwens 0, JJett 0, BCoates 7
37 CZ Jax Q 12, JHansen 11, NE D 1, JGalloway 0, KAJAbber 7, JSmith 6, CCalloway 0, SJefferson 0

Despite the loss, which sends him to worst record in the league, 2-7, CZ is still hanging on the the last playoff spot. He leads Wallace in points 330-329. He will play Wallace twice down the stretch.

35 BUD ATL 12, CMartin 0, PHolmes 0, MIrvin 6, Rmoore 7, TMartin 6, AVinateri 3, KC D 1
28 DP OAK 12, Elam 9, DEN D 1, TBrown 6, KMcCardell 0, AMurrell 0, T Allen 0, JStokes 0

Peil leads the league in players in street clothes. So far this year, he's started Issac Bruce, Lamar Smith and now Adrian Murrell on weeks where they did not play. Next week, Terry Allen and Keenan McCardell could join them.

• Player of the Week: Jamal Anderson, OUT
• Rookie of the Week: Fred Taylor, CJ
• Sleeper of the week: Charles Johnson, WAL
• Splinter Squad: NYG QBs WAL, Eric Moulds CZ
• Put me in Coach: Pit Qbs CJ, Jake Reed, TAL
• Nice Threads: Michael Westbrook TAL, Adrian Murrell DP

East Division
JACKSON          7   2    0  365  283    1     1    0 MOS        CZ, STP,BUD,OUT,DP,BAR
BEST             6   3    0  351  296    1     1    0 JK         WAL,BAR,STP,MOS,OUT, BUD,JK\
WALLACE          4   5    0  329  330    1     1    0 BUD        CJ,STP,BAR,OUT
CZUPRYNA         2   7    0  330  361    1     1    0 OUT        BST,STP

Central Division
OUTLAW           5   4    0  311  304    2     0    0 CZ         BAR,DP,MOS,TAL,STP
JONES/KLINGMAN   5   4    0  301  316    2     0    0 BST        DP,BAR,WAL,STP
PEIL             3   6    0  259  301    0     2    0 TAL         BST,WAL,CZ
BARRY            3   6    0  336  427    0     2    0 STP        BUD,TAL,CZ

West Division
MOSAKOWSKI-HALE   7   2    0  440  348    2     0    0 CJ         BUD,TAL,CZ,BAR,JK,DP,WAL
TALBOT            5   4    0  402  401    0     2    0 DP         CZ,WAL,CJ,JK,BST
DEITRICH          4   5    0  279  317    0     2    0 WAL        JK,OUT, CZ, DP
STROUPE           3   6    0  298  317    2     0    0 BAR        TAL,BUD,DP

I lost my train of thought... remember that you can still Special Reserve two players each week, even though the bye weeks are over. It's a new rule this season since we reduced the roster size to 12. I know that will bother Wallace. He'd SR 7 guys to go with Terrell Davis if he could.

We've really had some great weather this fall. Not the kind to be inside glued to the set waiting for the 10 minute ticker. Now that the leaves are falling, and you have to be outside, you can listen to the updates on radio. Grab a rake, strap on the headphones and tune in:

ESPN GAMEDAY 620 AM Sunday 1-7. There are rotating hosts, but usually one of them is Merrill Hoge. Remember him, ex-Steeler, ex-Bear, he retired from football a few years back after getting too many concussions. I think he retired just in time. Sometimes he loses himself in the conversation and takes forever to make his point.

They have field correspondants at the games who give you details on who scored. They don't recap the scoring at lot of times, so sometimes you'll miss scores unless you are listening all day. Every 20 minutes there is a Sportcenter (except at the top of the hour when WDNC does news). Don't rely on this guy, "Stash", for information, as sometimes he'll see a guy score on a monitor, and report it but get it wrong. Wait for the correspondants to confirm. The program drags after 4:00 as participants in the 1:00 games are interviewed. A dull coach interviewed by Merrill Hoge is downright tedious.

One on One Sports 850 AM Sunday (times vary depending on the Redskins). This is clearly the better of the update programs. The hosts, Bob Berger and Bruce Murray are fantasy players, so their information is geared towards a fantasy perspective. Like ESPN, they have field correspondants, and you can get a recap of scoring. They have a 20/20 sports update as well (no news at the top of the hour). One on One will mix in a lot of radio calls from team announcers in their program while the game is going on. It is too bad the Redskins prempt these guys. These guys used to be on full time, and the Redskins would prempt ESPN.

The Panthers 101.5 FMThere are two choices if you'd rather listen to a live game. The Panthers are probably the less interesting and less informative of the two. They will break in with "NFL scoreboard update" and "injury update", but they are sponsered, and not frequent. The scoreboard updates do not usually give scoring details, and if they do, I've known them to be wrong.

The Redskins 850 AM Boy, do we have some bad teams on the radio here, but the Redskins are entertainingly bad. "Frank, Sonny and Sam" are hilarious when the Skins stink. They give NFL scoring updates, and they go back to the studio to a guy that will give scoring details. At halftime, they use radio calls from the other games to give updates. I love the guy from the Jets, Howard David... "Testaverde under center, takes the snap throws a fade pattern into the end zone...To KEYSHAWN JOHNSON. Touchdown Jets! KEYSHAWN JOHNSON!" (Of course it helps to have Keyshawn Johnson on your fantasy team).

I was 4-2 last week to go to 26-28 for the season.

Bud was so impressed that his 3 receivers each scored last week, that he decided to parlay that luck by starting 4 this week. However, if you average out his receiver performance of the course of the season, only one will score every other week.

Terrell will do his thing and Wallace will win. Not that he cares what happens with Bud... he'll be too busy scoreboard watching. The best track for Wallace to make the playoffs will be as a points leader. So, he may be playing Bud, but he really cares what's up with AB and the old man.

Sitting in coach, in a middle seat, is CZ. He may be 2-6, but he is headed to Disney World. The old man has a playoff spot... as long as he can hold off Wallace. Look for Joey Galloway to keep Moon covered, and Jamal Anderson to be bottled up by CZ's New England D.

There has been one constant in this series: Talbot usually romps. I expect it to happen again.

• BARRY 336
• CZUPRYNA 330
• WALLACE 329 (Bob, not Rusty)
• STROUPE 298
• DEITRICH 279
• PEIL 259 (Dick Peil, not Trickle)

I lost my train of thought... remember that you can still Special Reserve two players each week, even though the bye weeks are over. It's a new rule this season since we reduced the roster size to 12. I know that will bother Wallace. He'd SR 7 guys to go with Terrell Davis if he could.

We've really had some great weather this fall. Not the kind to be inside glued to the set waiting for the 10 minute ticker. Now that the leaves are falling, and you have to be outside, you can listen to the updates on radio. Grab a rake, strap on the headphones and tune in:

ESPN GAMEDAY 620 AM Sunday 1-7. There are rotating hosts, but usually one of them is Merrill Hoge. Remember him, ex-Steeler, ex-Bear, he retired from football a few years back after getting too many concussions. I think he retired just in time. Sometimes he loses himself in the conversation and takes forever to make his point.

They have field correspondants at the games who give you details on who scored. They don't recap the scoring at lot of times, so sometimes you'll miss scores unless you are listening all day. Every 20 minutes there is a Sportcenter (except at the top of the hour when WDNC does news). Don't rely on this guy, "Stash", for information, as sometimes he'll see a guy score on a monitor, and report it but get it wrong. Wait for the correspondants to confirm. The program drags after 4:00 as participants in the 1:00 games are interviewed. A dull coach interviewed by Merrill Hoge is downright tedious.

One on One Sports 850 AM Sunday (times vary depending on the Redskins). This is clearly the better of the update programs. The hosts, Bob Berger and Bruce Murray are fantasy players, so their information is geared towards a fantasy perspective. Like ESPN, they have field correspondants, and you can get a recap of scoring. They have a 20/20 sports update as well (no news at the top of the hour). One on One will mix in a lot of radio calls from team announcers in their program while the game is going on. It is too bad the Redskins prempt these guys. These guys used to be on full time, and the Redskins would prempt ESPN.

The Panthers 101.5 FMThere are two choices if you'd rather listen to a live game. The Panthers are probably the less interesting and less informative of the two. They will break in with "NFL scoreboard update" and "injury update", but they are sponsered, and not frequent. The scoreboard updates do not usually give scoring details, and if they do, I've known them to be wrong.

The Redskins 850 AM Boy, do we have some bad teams on the radio here, but the Redskins are entertainingly bad. "Frank, Sonny and Sam" are hilarious when the Skins stink. They give NFL scoring updates, and they go back to the studio to a guy that will give scoring details. At halftime, they use radio calls from the other games to give updates. I love the guy from the Jets, Howard David... "Testaverde under center, takes the snap throws a fade pattern into the end zone...To KEYSHAWN JOHNSON. Touchdown Jets! KEYSHAWN JOHNSON!" (Of course it helps to have Keyshawn Johnson on your fantasy team).

I was 4-2 last week to go to 26-28 for the season.

Jackson is venerable, but is he vulnerable. Perhaps only if he screws around too much. With the addition of Doug Flutie, he has the best everyday lineup in the league. MO-HO has the "big three", but his lineup is a little frayed at the edges with nicked up Donnell Bennett and unproductive Irving Fryar and Derrick Alexander.

I think for inspiration, I have to go back to CJ's last good year, 1996. It was right here in week 10 that Calvin edged MOS 58-53. I can see a little history repeating itself...Freeman dropping one on Monday night.

Bud was so impressed that his 3 receivers each scored last week, that he decided to parlay that luck by starting 4 this week. However, if you average out his receiver performance of the course of the season, only one will score every other week.

Terrell will do his thing and Wallace will win. Not that he cares what happens with Bud... he'll be too busy scoreboard watching. The best track for Wallace to make the playoffs will be as a points leader. So, he may be playing Bud, but he really cares what's up with AB and the old man.

Sitting in coach, in a middle seat, is CZ. He may be 2-6, but he is headed to Disney World. The old man has a playoff spot... as long as he can hold off Wallace. Look for Joey Galloway to keep Moon covered, and Jamal Anderson to be bottled up by CZ's New England D.

There has been one constant in this series: Talbot usually romps. I expect it to happen again.

• BARRY 336
• CZUPRYNA 330
• WALLACE 329 (Bob, not Rusty)
• STROUPE 298
• DEITRICH 279
• PEIL 259 (Dick Peil, not Trickle)