Refugees of 21 League Fantasy Recaps

(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources - Dec 22, 2008) In a week 16 Refugees of 21 League intra-divisional classic, *Eagle eye #21 squeaked by a tough *Thundering Herd team by a score of 113.75 to 112.50, extending the winning streak for *Eagle eye #21 to 3 games.

Philip Rivers

*Eagle eye #21 were led to their 1.25 point victory by a 36.35 point effort from Philip Rivers, who got by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense for 287 passing yards and 4 passing TDs. With this performance, Rivers was the number 2 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 16. They also got help from a 18.90 point effort from Hines Ward, who beat the Tennessee Titans defense for 109 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD.

"This team shows a lot of pride," *Eagle eye #21 coach Mark Grochowski said.

*Thundering Herd were helped out in a losing cause by a 26.20 point effort from Brandon Jacobs, who got by the Carolina Panthers defense for 87 rushing yards and 3 rushing TDs in addition to 5 receiving yards. With this performance, Jacobs was the number 2 ranked running back for week 16. They also got help from a 17.90 point effort from Brandon Marshall, who beat the Buffalo Bills defense for 129 receiving yards.

"The best team won today," *Thundering Herd coach Thane Obijeski said.

Adding salt to the wound, *Thundering Herd could have scored 138.00 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but Thane Obijeski left key players like Jeff Garcia and his corresponding 28.10 points on the bench.

*Thundering Herd drew the short straw with their schedule this week, as their point total would have resulted in a win against 9 out of 10 other potential opponents in week 16.

This brings the record for *Eagle eye #21 to 10-6, and drops *Thundering Herd to a record of 9-7.