Haverford Trust Week 7 Game Recaps

by Andrew Mishler

Shake n’ Bake vs. Mutley
There might not have been anyone angrier or the controversial touchdown-turned-fumble call late in the fourth quarter of the Steelers and Dolphins game that Mutley. Had Ben Roethlisberger scored the go-ahead touchdown instead of fumbling the ball away at the half-yard line, Mutley would have scored 8 more points than he did this week and squeaked out a close victory over Shake n’ Bake. Unfortunately for him, he found out the hard way that football really is a game of inches. Shake n’ Bake racked up 122 points in this contest, led by four 20-point scores in Adrian Peterson (28), Philip Rivers (22), Steve Smith of the Giants (21), and Knowshon Moreno (20). He improved to 4-3 with the win to keep pace with the rest of his division. Mutley still had a respectable week, scoring 116 off of Hakeem Nicks (27) and Thomas Jones (23). He too is now 4-3 and still tied for the lead in his division.

Executioners vs. Lethal Weapons
Darren McFadden comes out of nowhere and runs wild against the Broncos for 48 points and you kept him on the bench? Your opponent started Roddy White and got 39 points from him? Not a problem for Executioners, who somehow won by a score of 105-103 against Lethal Weapons in that exact fashion. To make up for McFadden’s huge absence, Dwayne Bowe (20), Ahmad Bradshaw (18), Todd Heap (17) and Rob Bironas (17) all came through with some great scores. The win gives him two in a row and puts him in a two for second in the division at 4-3. While Lethal Weapons did have a great game from White as well as Maurice Jones-Drew (17) and Percy Harvin (16), an injury to Tony Romo (5) early in the game against the Giants cost ultimately cost him a win. He’ll move to 3-4 and second to last in his division.

King Cobra vs. Boyertown Crackers
Prior to the match, King Cobra decided to put all of his faith in the Patriots offense by starting Tom Brady (10), BenJarvus Green-Ellis (8), and Deion Branch (3). It didn’t end well, and the rest of King Cobra’s team didn’t do much else either. Boyertown Crackers easily dispatched him, scoring 112 points. His team was led by some WRs who were revived from the fantasy graveyard in Hines Ward (24) and Marques Colston (19). With the win, his overall record is now 4-3 with a tie for first in the division. King Cobra now falls back to 4-3 with the loss to fall to a tie for second in the other division.

D-Money vs. Iced
Say hello to the sleeper of the year, at least so far: Steve Johnson. Although the Bills lost a close game to the Ravens, Johnson still piled up 158 yards and a touchdown, giving him 26 points. It was enough to lead D-Money and push 90 points to claim the victory over Iced. Aaron Rodgers (20) added to Johnson’s score with another great game, which is becoming the norm for him this season. D-Money now leads his division at 5-2, one game ahead of the rest of the pack. While Drew Brees (27) had an impressive fantasy score in defeat to the Browns, Iced got nothing of value from the rest of his team and ended with 56 points. This loss was his fourth consecutive, dropping him to a dismal 1-6 record.

conVICKs vs. 3 & Out
It's not often that you'll see a kicker and a defense lead a team in scoring. But that's what happened for 3 & Out this week, as Dan Carpenter and the Raiders defense both scored 20 points, helping him to 91 points total. Aside from them, Mike Williams (14) of Seattle had his second solid game in a row and is proving to be Matt Hasselbeck's favorite target with the departure of Deion Branch. 3 & Out moves to 4-3 and is now red hot with a 3 game winning streak, which is the longest active streak in the league. With a few players on bye and another few nursing injuries, convicks was forced into a hole from the beginning of this match. While he managed to get some decent production out of Beanie Wells (11) and Zach Miller (12), he also left every single on of Kenny Britt's 45 points on the bench, as did many other fantasy owners. Convicks is now sitting at 1-6 and is 4 games back of the lead in his division, which should all but eliminate him from playoff contention.

Client 9 vs. Dancing Bears
Right team, wrong time. While Dancing Bears didn’t receive many points from Jeremy Maclin (5) this week, his bench was loaded with other WRs who would have given him the victory in this matchup against Client 9, included Johnny Knox (14), Terrell Owens (14), and Santata Moss (12). While Client 9 went through some similar strggules with his team, he still managed to win 90-85 with the help of Michael Turner (31) and Anquan Boldin (15). Luckily for Dancing Bears, he could afford the loss, as he only dropped to 4-3 and still is tied for the lead in his division. Client 9 matched his record with the victory but is still trailing the leader of his division by one game.