NIGHTHAWKS SOAR ....TO 1-3
...leaving only one undefeated team?.
Week Four in the Subsim Fantasy Football League .... and finally, our past champion gets out of the cellar and begin their ascent with the first win. We'll tell you about which team fired the cannons loudly, which team slithered their way to a won and spank your red rump as we go around the grounds on the greatest football, never played.
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Game of the week and we were back in Oregon as the Who Dat Nation started as underdogs to the Guns of Hochuli. The Gunners, who have been a little slow this year to sound off, put that away with a rapid fire assault on the Nation home ground. Casualties abound as the Gunners not only ran for about six miles, they also went through the air for another couple of miles. The Nation, still carrying the Austin Eckler (RB) injury put their team on the shoulder of Justin Field (QB) but you can only carry a dead body so far before you drop it on the ground. With no support form the rest of the team the stadium began to empty early Sunday morning and the only people to see DK Metcalf (WR) were the janitorial staff. This one is a big score folks, the largest as the Gunners put the Who Dat Nation Rises in their place with a 177 - 91 point shellacking.
Across the county, our lowest scoring game of the weekend were the Black Cats hosting the Australian Taipans. the Taipans come into town as one of only two undefeated teams and they were luck to get out of town with the win. Franchise player Patrick Mahonnes (QB) didn't do enough and Tee Higgans (WR) stubbed a two after two catches leaving the door wide open for the cats to sneak in and steal the win. Cats were lead by Joe Burrow (QB) and this week we got the poor man's Joe Burrow who scored less point that tee Higgans (WR). In a race to see who could score the least number of points and win, the Australian Taipans barely hung on to win the game by 113 - 90.
In the upset game of the weekend, we have talked about this year after year - just how good could the Drunk Monkeys be if Coach Thad just showed up. The Monkeys, occupying the bottom of the ladder with 0 wins, welcomed the undefeated Boss team into town. The Bosses were ridding a three game winning streak into the second year and were looking for easy victory over the Monkeys - but not so fast pal, there are never any easy victories in the race to the Torpedo Bowl, especially when your QB gets sacked 10 times. The Monkeys put on a stellar performance swinging from player to player. King Derrick Henry (RB) showed that he still has the crown as he lead the scoring in a lopsided affair that has the bookmakers wondering whether the Boss Team really has the ability to make it to the final. In their first defeat of the year, the Boss Team looses out to the Drunk Monkeys 76-138.
After an abortion of a start to the season, the Helmand Nighthawks finally returned home last week to continue their losing ways. With week four occurring, the Nighthawks were already the subject of whispers as to whether they could return to form and make the playoffs from three games back, let alone dominate their division. With only one TD out of their entire wide receivers, it was left to Isiah Pacheo (RB) to command the running ground and secure the Nighthawks first, and most needed win of the season. Final score at Wembley, the Nighthawks hand the Banter brigade a lesson in football running over them to the tune of 172-126.
A quarter of the season is over and we've got a long way to go, but lets check the pace of our teams.
In the Surface Skimmers division the Australian Taipans remain undefeated at 4-0. The Guns of Hochuli and the banter Brigade sit at 2-2 each, with the Drunk Monkeys scoring their first win of the season to elevate them to.... 1-3.
In the Sub Simmers division, the Boss team sit alone at 3-1. The Who Dat Nation are a game back at 2-w, while the Helmand Nighthawks first win of the game propels them to 1-3 and 6th in the league. The Black cats are equal at 1-3 but drop to 8th in the league on for and against.
Next week, we go back to England for a top of the table battle as the Boss Team hosts the Australian Taipans. The Taipans start the week already underdogs with five players out, so we're expecting Coach Pioneer to make wholesale changes. The Bosses will be smarting from the shock loss to the Nighthawks and will be looking to put the Taipans away and claim an equal share of the #1 position.
Also, next weeks column may be a little late as the broadcast team will be attending the Monday night game.
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.
There was no doubt who it was going to be this week, with the second highest score of the league this year. For the effort of 106 rushing yards and 3 TD's, and 7 receptions for 78 yards and 1 TD, for a total of 54.70 points, the Week Four MVT goes to Cameron McCafferty of the Guns of Hochuli.
