MONKEYS DOMINATE THE NIGHTHAWKS
Maybe....they are the real deal.
Week Five in the Subsim Fantasy Football League, and this report is a first.
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It was billed as the marquee match, it was our match of the weekend which would clearly identify if the Drunk Monkeys were potential champions or just pretenders. The Monkeys did not disappoint, traveling across the pond to met the Helmand Nighthawks. Nighthawks RB Alvin Kamara has decimated teams in the first four weeks but this week, he went to sleep, handing the backfield over to Mark Ingram (more on that later). With Matt Ryan (QB) only throwing for one TB and getting sacked about 600 times, not a lot of points were scored in the traditional Helmand Nighthawks infantry. The Monkeys however, saw the opportunity and capitalized to run out a convincing win. The win by the Monkeys gives them sole ownership of the league. Final score in Wembley, the Drunk Monkeys shock the Helmand Nighthawks 136 - 119.
Oregon, and the Who Dat Nation are hosting the Australian Taipans. The Taipans cannot buy themselves an ounce of luck this year. They can still run out one of the highest scores this week and still loose by the narrowest margin. With three QB on their team the Taipans opted to start Jarred Goff this week against the Nations Phillip Rivers (QB). This game went back and forth in scores until late Sunday when the Nation just pulled ahead. It was in the running game that the Nation saw the return of Mark Ingram (RB) who late on Monday night was able to put the game out of reach for the Nation with two touchdowns. Final score - The Nation defeats the Taipans 171 - 156.
Vegas had the line on the Black cats and Guns of Hochuli and nobody, nobody had any money on the Gunners this week. Boy were they in for a rude shock. When the Cats entire wide receiving corp failed to score a touchdown, the window to thieve this game away opened. The Gunners, who had quietly been stunned, were not going to let the opportunity pass by and despite starting a RB on vacation and playing a man down, were still able to pull out a much needed victory to keep the Gunners on track to return to their powerhouse glory. Final score Guns of Hochuli 169 - 130 - a huge blow out and once again raising those questions about the Black Cats.
The mixed board of results has scattered most of the league. At the top of the table the Drunk Monkeys own the league at 4-1, a game clear of the followers. It's in the next level of rankings that the scattering has occurred. The win over the Taipans elevates the Who Dat Nation to 3-2, tieing with the Black cats with the same record. One game black the Helmand Nighthawks are in trouble at 2-3 as they share that step of the podium with the Guns of Hochuli. The Taipans bring up the rear at 1-4 knowing that they could be 4-1 but for the odd touchdown.
The structuring of the Subsim season always tries to make the highlights the best game on paper each week. With the shattered positioning, the selection of games becomes slightly harder, but next week there is only one game that really stands out as the best game. The Drunk Monkeys welcome the Helmand Nighthawks to town and we'll be there to catch the coverage. The Monkeys with just a couple more wins can sew up the divisional title (are you kidding we're talking about this in week 6?) while the Helmand Nighthawks can turn their season around to reach .500%. A must see game for the squirrels out there.
Each week, the Associated Subsim Writers (ASW) will nominated their Most Valuable Torpedo (MVT) of the week, the single player who proved decisive in their teams performance.
For the effort of 6 receptions for 101 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns, for a total score of 34.10 points, the ASW are proud to present Antonio Brown of the Who Dat Nation the Week Five MVT.
