WEEK 9 RE-CAP
Sorry for the delay with the Recap fellas. I had to put the final touches on this from a pub in the Vegas airport. Here’s how things played out Week 9 in the ICLAFF…
Our closest match of the week was between 3RD AND LONG and the STAND ALONE AMERICAN which also turned out to be the lowest scoring. Through Sunday, neither team had a player score into the 20’s. It was a disappointing week for Rick’s QB Lemar Jackson who was kept out of the end zone and held to just 12 points. In the same game, Ryan’s QB Geno Smith had an even tougher week only collecting 3 points, while his target DK Metcalf caught just one pass. 3&L led this one just 68-66 after Sunday, setting the stage for Monday night. Rick had two players in action - Quentin Johnston for the Chargers, and Breece Hall for the Jets - who together scored 14 points… but the first place Beer Bottles were not to be denied. Their star RB Austin Ekeler became the first player of the match to score 20 on Monday, helping them steal this one away from Rick 89-79. Ryan - that lucky son of a gun - hangs on and escapes with another win! He’s now 8-1 and remains on top of the ICLAFF.
The DARTH RAIDERS finally snap their 4 game losing streak with a 139-106 victory over ERIC’S E-EALLS. Eric got out to a 26 point lead on Thursday thanks to Steelers QB Kenny Pickett and RB Najee Harris. On Sunday his backup TE Cole Kmet scored twice and put up 24, and then Keenan Allen added 16 on Monday night. That wasn’t enough to hang with the D-Raiders who looked like a completely different team, scoring 7 touchdowns and tallying up 139 points - the highest of any ICLAFF team this week. Howie was happy to see Josh Jacobs run all over the Giants for 22, Jonnu Smith had 21, and Aaron Jones chipped in 18. There is now some life for D-Raider Nation! They’re now 2-6, and just two games out of a playoff position with 5 weeks to play in the regular season. Eric on the other hand in watching his good season slip away. That’s now 4 losses in a row and next week he’ll have to try and stop his steak against the league’s highest scoring team.
STRAIGHT OUTTA COUGHLIN gets shut down on the lake, losing 120-94 to the CRYSTAL LAKE SLASHERS. Glen got the breaks he needed and was finally rewarded with a win, snapping a mini two game losing streak. Jalen Hurts was reliable as usual with 26 points, Joe Mixon scored 18, and Chris Olave 17. It was an embarrassing effort for the defending champs… the Baltimore Defence was actually their highest scorer of the week with 15, while wide receivers Tank Dell and Amari Cooper combined for 55 points on the bench. This match was pretty much decided after the Germany game where Matt was expecting to get 80-100 points with Tua, Waddle, Mostert and Kelce all in action… but they managed just 40. The “Frankfurt Choke” drops SO-CO down to fifth place at 5-4, while Crystal Lake fans were waking up Tuesday morning feeling great!
MARC’S FUNKY BUNCH has now lost 4 in a row after falling at home to J-OSHAWA ALLEN 116-85. Mike got a great start in the Thursday night game from WR Dionte Johnson who scored 22 points, and his veteran kicker Nick Folk helped out with 11. Then on Sunday Gus Edwards added 17, followed by another great Josh Allen performance in prime time… he had 2 touchdowns and 25 points putting this one out of reach. For Marc the Cleveland Defence was huge scoring 23, but the rest of his lineup only managed 1 touchdown. The streets in Funky Town were dead quiet after yet another disappointing loss, while the party on Simcoe Street raged on until at least Tuesday. The J-Oshawa Mafia is celebrating three in a row!
HOOKED ON A THIELEN does it again, this time with a 138-104 victory over the LAS VEGAS SUN WORSHIPERS. Newly acquired quarterback Sam Howell filled in nicely for Don scoring 18 in his Hooked-T debut, but the real story for this team was RB Rachaad White and WR Stefon Diggs who put up 28 and 23 points. The Worshipers pickup loss number 6 despite scoring at least 100 points for the fourth straight week. Perhaps they would’ve done better if they had remembered to start a player in their Flex spot who was not on a bye, and Michael Mayer really let Rich down this week. The Raiders’ tight end scored only 3 points while Dalton Schultz who was not in the starting lineup had 27. They will need to get over this loss quickly, they go on the road to face the top team in the league next week.
PURDY GOOD drops another one, falling to the OTTAWA ROSS RIDERS by 40 points - 127-87. Derrick Henry got Ross out to a lead with 19 points on Thursday, one of five players to score at least that many for him in Week 9. By the time it was over the Riders juggernaut offence would score 7 total touchdowns. PG on the other hand did not find the end zone at all this week, and now players in his lineup not named Justin Herbert have only scored one touchdown for Shawn in the last 3 weeks. I heard the Bay can get cold this time of year, but this is getting purdy fucking ridiculous. Ross continues to be like a wrecking ball - he’s now got 7 wins in a row, just two back of the longest all time record… Shawn has dropped 5 in a row and is now just a couple more losses away from a record himself - he is close to making into the ICLAFF Hall of Shame with the longest losing streak ever!
