Highest Scoring Team ($15)
The Mexi Turbo
Coach Curtis
155.22 pts
(Curtis also had the highest scoring player, Deshaun Watson - 35.54 pts, but as you can only win one weekly award per week, that award falls to Drew.)
Highest Scoring Player ($7.50)
Ghost of Stonewall Jackson
Coach Drew
Melvin Gordon - 34.30 pts
Pickup of the Week
(of pickups that were started)
The Mexi Turbo
Coach Curtis
Will Fuller - 22.16 points
Picked up from waivers
Bench of the Week
Scallon Express
Coach John
Jerick McKinnon - 28.64 points
Benched for Jamaal Williams - 0.10 points
The mighty have fallen. For the 2nd year ever, the IFL does not have a 5-0 team.
That reality come courtesy of the Doc himself, and the #10 power ranked Bellhops. Despite the #3 Mr. Ziemann with69 Kush Eunuchs coming in hot to start the week, and entertaining a 55 point lead into the early games Sunday, Jack's boys did not relent, getting a clutch peformance from Aaron Jones off the waivers and surpassing Nelson with a 27.2 pt performance from DeAndre Hopkins in Sunday Night Football and nearly grabbing the highest score of the week at 154.54 pts. The Kush Eunuchs' 116.62 pts was not enough. Ever the underdog, the Bellhops were overlooked yet again.
Our closest Pick 'Em Poll turned out to be just as close as predicted, with Aaron Rodgers making an epic comeback for both the Packers and Brat10. His 24.04 pts, propelled him to take the lead heading into Monday Night, but it was a touchdown catch from Zach Miller in the MNF that sealed TC's 0-5 fate. TC rough welcome to the IFL continues, making history as the 2nd ever 0-5 team, and first ever in the IFL's 16-team era.
The Battle of the Bros was a real doozy, with an absolutely insane TEN LEAD CHANGES.
You can't plot two lines much closer than that. Joe's Nut Grabbing 9 Year Olds ultimately could not keep up with the 78.86 combined points from Davante Adams, TY Hilton, and the Jaguars DEF. Rougher than losing this shootout, Joe also lost his #1 pick Odell Beckham Jr. due to a truly horrific leg-snapping. I wouldn't wish that fate on my worst enemy. Not even my brother. But the 9 Year Olds don't appear to be worried. With Cam, Fournette, and Jimmy Graham hitting stride, they have no shortage of weapons. And if Brady's proof of anything, it's that you can lose your best, and still finish the season with a ring.
Shoutout to Curtis "The Mexi Turbo" Guzman, who despite having three byes this week, has made some legendary moves in trades and on the waiver to put up a league-high 155.22 pt performance and absolutely level Hunt, who couldn't overcome the Broncos and Redskins being on bye (6 players from those two teams). The Mexi Turbo is looking HOT. 🔥🔥🔥
Nelson and Herzog remain in lead of their respective divisions, with Herzog now up 2 games after the Birds of WAR put up a goose egg against The Ghost of Stonewall Jackson.
Curtis and Zach remain tied in the Cul-de-Sack, with Hansen falling out of what was a 3-way tie, losing a heartbreaker to the reigning champ.
Ewoldt takes control of X-IA, thanks to the pounding Hunt received.
Week 6 will be nuts. But what else is new?
The Cul-de-Sack goes 45-15 this week, separating themselves from the pack, as Dirty Doc and the Boys gain ground on the BSC, and X-IA falls further behind.
Division Overall W-L:
CdS: 181-119
BSC: 150-150
DD&B: 147-153
X-IA: 122-178
Curtis bests everyone this week, even realizing that TC would get denied in the Monday Night Question, and his 3 correct picks lands him a tie for first with Chris. Jesse finally falls from his throne, going 2 for 8 in the last two weeks, after starting off the season 9 for 12. Jordan continues to claw his way up the rankings, going 5 for 8 in the last two weeks.
Shoutout to Jack and Drew for being the only two to see that the Bellhops would be victorious.
Stay lit, my friends. 🔥🔥🔥