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Final playoff league standings

1. MC's Hammer: 230
2. Playing in (Mc)Coy: 192
3. Hendonburg Disaster: 181
4. Schrock and Awe: 152

Super Bowl standings

The standings and players remaining entering the Super Bowl of our fantasy playoff league.

1. MC's Hammer (204 pts., Tom Brady and Laurence Maroney)
2. Hendonburg Disaster (168 pts., Wes Welker and Donte Stallworth)
3. Playing It (Mc)Coy (161 pts., Randy Moss, Brandon Jacobs, Plaxico Burress, Kevin Faulk and Stephen Gostkowski)
4. Schrock and Awe (152 pts., Did not wish to taint his team with any Patriots or Giants)

Results entering the Super Bowl

Here are the results after Week 3. Starters are in bold. Eliminated players are crossed out.

MC's Hammer

Owner: Michael Currie, Assistant Sports Editor/Design

1. Tom Brady, Patriots, QB (14)
2. Terrell Owens, Cowboys, WR
3. Reggie Wayne, Colts, WR
4. Ryan Grant, Packers, RB (2)
5. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars, RB 
6. Laurence Maroney, Patriots, RB (19)
7. Hines Ward, Steelers, WR
8. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers, QB
9. Terry Glenn, Cowboys, WR
10. Reggie Williams, Jaguars, WR
11. LenDale White, Titans, RB
12. Roydell Williams, Titans, WR
13. Nick Folk, Cowboys, K 
14. Josh Scobee, Jaguars, K

Week 1: 67
Week 2: 102
Week 3: 35
Total: 204 (2 players left)

Hendonburg Disaster

Owner: Scooter Hendon, Design Editor

1. LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers, RB (0)
2. Brett Favre, Packers, QB (17)
3. Wes Welker, Patriots, WR (11)
4. Clinton Portis, Redskins, RB
5. Greg Jennings, Packers, WR (1)
6. David Garrard, Jaguars, QB
7. Marvin Harrison, Colts, WR
8. Deion Branch, Seahawks, WR
9. Santana Moss, Redskins, WR
10. Shaun Alexander, Seahawks, RB
11. Julius Jones, Cowboys, RB
12. D.J. Hackett, Seahawks, WR
13. Adam Vinatieri, Colts, K
14. Donte Stallworth, Patriots, WR (1)

Week 1: 62
Week 2: 76
Week 3: 30
Total: 168 (2 players left)

Playing It (Mc)Coy

Owner: Scott McCoy, Copy Editor/Writer

1. Tony Romo, Cowboys, QB 
2. Randy Moss, Patriots, WR (3)
3. Marion Barber, Cowboys, RB
4. Brandon Jacobs, Giants, RB (13)
5. Donald Driver, Packers, WR (20)
6. Plaxico Burress, Giants, WR
7. Santonio Holmes, Steelers, WR
8. Earnest Graham, Buccaneers, RB
9. Vince Young, Titans, QB
10. Chris Chambers, Chargers, WR (9)
11. Kevin Faulk, Patriots, RB (9)
12. Anthony Gonzalez, Colts, WR
13. Patrick Crayton, Cowboys, WR
14. Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots, K (3)

Week 1: 51
Week 2: 58
Week 3: 57
Total: 166 (5 players left)

Schrock and Awe

Owner: Seth Schrock, Design Editor

1. Peyton Manning, Colts, QB
2. Joseph Addai, Colts, RB
3. Fred Taylor, Jaguars, RB
4. Jason Witten, Cowboys, TE
5. Antonio Gates, Chargers, TE (1)
6. Najeh Davenport, Steelers, RB
7. Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks, QB
8. Joey Galloway, Buccaneers, WR (0)
9. Dallas Clark, Colts, TE
10. Bobby Engram, Seahawks, WR
11. Maurice Morris, Seahawks, RB
12. Philip Rivers, Chargers, QB (4)
13. James Jones, Packers, WR (0)
14. Nate Kaeding, Chargers, K (12)

Week 1: 51
Week 2: 84
Week 3: 17
Total: 152 (no players left)

Week 3 starting lineups

Here are the lineups for Week 3. Starters are in bold. Eliminated players are crossed out.

MC's Hammer

Owner: Michael Currie, Assistant Sports Editor/Design

1. Tom Brady, Patriots, QB
2. Terrell Owens, Cowboys, WR
3. Reggie Wayne, Colts, WR
4. Ryan Grant, Packers, RB
5. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars, RB 
6. Laurence Maroney, Patriots, RB
7. Hines Ward, Steelers, WR
8. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers, QB
9. Terry Glenn, Cowboys, WR
10. Reggie Williams, Jaguars, WR
11. LenDale White, Titans, RB
12. Roydell Williams, Titans, WR
13. Nick Folk, Cowboys, K 
14. Josh Scobee, Jaguars, K

Hendonburg Disaster

Owner: Scooter Hendon, Design Editor

1. LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers, RB
2. Brett Favre, Packers, QB
3. Wes Welker, Patriots, WR
4. Clinton Portis, Redskins, RB
5. Greg Jennings, Packers, WR
6. David Garrard, Jaguars, QB
7. Marvin Harrison, Colts, WR
8. Deion Branch, Seahawks, WR
9. Santana Moss, Redskins, WR
10. Shaun Alexander, Seahawks, RB
11. Julius Jones, Cowboys, RB
12. D.J. Hackett, Seahawks, WR
13. Adam Vinatieri, Colts, K
14. Donte Stallworth, Patriots, WR

Schrock and Awe

Owner: Seth Schrock, Design Editor

1. Peyton Manning, Colts, QB
2. Joseph Addai, Colts, RB
3. Fred Taylor, Jaguars, RB
4. Jason Witten, Cowboys, TE
5. Antonio Gates, Chargers, TE
6. Najeh Davenport, Steelers, RB
7. Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks, QB
8. Joey Galloway, Buccaneers, WR (0)
9. Dallas Clark, Colts, TE
10. Bobby Engram, Seahawks, WR
11. Maurice Morris, Seahawks, RB
12. Philip Rivers, Chargers, QB
13. James Jones, Packers, WR
14. Nate Kaeding, Chargers, K

Playing It (Mc)Coy

Owner: Scott McCoy, Copy Editor/Writer

1. Tony Romo, Cowboys, QB 
2. Randy Moss, Patriots, WR
3. Marion Barber, Cowboys, RB
4. Brandon Jacobs, Giants, RB
5. Donald Driver, Packers, WR
6. Plaxico Burress, Giants, WR
7. Santonio Holmes, Steelers, WR
8. Earnest Graham, Buccaneers, RB
9. Vince Young, Titans, QB
10. Chris Chambers, Chargers, WR
11. Kevin Faulk, Patriots, RB
12. Anthony Gonzalez, Colts, WR
13. Patrick Crayton, Cowboys, WR
14. Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots, K

Standings after Week 2 of playoffs

Here's how the teams stack up after the divisional round of the playoffs. Starters are in bold. Eliminated players are crossed out.

MC's Hammer

Owner: Michael Currie, Assistant Sports Editor/Design

1. Tom Brady, Patriots, QB (28)
2. Terrell Owens, Cowboys, WR (10)
3. Reggie Wayne, Colts, WR (13)
4. Ryan Grant, Packers, RB (38)
5. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars, RB (6)
6. Laurence Maroney, Patriots, RB
7. Hines Ward, Steelers, WR
8. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers, QB
9. Terry Glenn, Cowboys, WR
10. Reggie Williams, Jaguars, WR (2)
11. LenDale White, Titans, RB
12. Roydell Williams, Titans, WR
13. Nick Folk, Cowboys, K (5)
14. Josh Scobee, Jaguars, K

Week 1: 67
Week 2: 102
Total: 169 (3 players left)

Hendonburg Disaster

Owner: Scooter Hendon, Design Editor

1. LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers, RB (4)
2. Brett Favre, Packers, QB (24)
3. Wes Welker, Patriots, WR (12)
4. Clinton Portis, Redskins, RB
5. Greg Jennings, Packers, WR (19)
6. David Garrard, Jaguars, QB
7. Marvin Harrison, Colts, WR (2)
8. Deion Branch, Seahawks, WR
9. Santana Moss, Redskins, WR
10. Shaun Alexander, Seahawks, RB (9)
11. Julius Jones, Cowboys, RB
12. D.J. Hackett, Seahawks, WR
13. Adam Vinatieri, Colts, K (6)
14. Donte Stallworth, Patriots, WR

Week 1: 62
Week 2: 76
Total: 138 (5 players left)

Schrock and Awe

Owner: Seth Schrock, Design Editor

1. Peyton Manning, Colts, QB (30)
2. Joseph Addai, Colts, RB (11)
3. Fred Taylor, Jaguars, RB (4)
4. Jason Witten, Cowboys, TE (8)
5. Antonio Gates, Chargers, TE
6. Najeh Davenport, Steelers, RB
7. Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks, QB
8. Joey Galloway, Buccaneers, WR
9. Dallas Clark, Colts, TE (15)
10. Bobby Engram, Seahawks, WR (12)
11. Maurice Morris, Seahawks, RB
12. Philip Rivers, Chargers, QB
13. James Jones, Packers, WR
14. Nate Kaeding, Chargers, K (4)

Week 1: 51
Week 2: 84
Total: 135 (4 players left)

Playing It (Mc)Coy

Owner: Scott McCoy, Copy Editor/Writer

1. Tony Romo, Cowboys, QB (13)
2. Randy Moss, Patriots, WR (1)
3. Marion Barber, Cowboys, RB (19)
4. Brandon Jacobs, Giants, RB (17)
5. Donald Driver, Packers, WR (1)
6. Plaxico Burress, Giants, WR (0)
7. Santonio Holmes, Steelers, WR
8. Earnest Graham, Buccaneers, RB
9. Vince Young, Titans, QB
10. Chris Chambers, Chargers, WR
11. Kevin Faulk, Patriots, RB
12. Anthony Gonzalez, Colts, WR
13. Patrick Crayton, Cowboys, WR
14. Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots, K (7)

Week1: 51
Week 2: 58
Total: 109 (7 players left)

Just an observation

Receivers/Tight ends who have outscored Randy Moss during the postseason:
Terrell Owens
Reggie Wayne
Marvin Harrison
Dallas Clark
Patrick Crayton
Legedu Naanee
Kevin Boss
Terry Glenn
Anthony Gonzalez
Ben Utecht
Marcedes Lewis
Matt Jones
Dennis Northcutt
Reggie Williams
Ernest Wilford
Donte Stallworth
Wes Welker
Jabar Gaffney
Ben Watson
Santonio Holmes
Hines Ward
Heath Miller
Ben Troupe
Chris Chambers
Vincent Jackson
Antwaan Randle El
Santana Moss
Chris Cooley
D.J. Hackett
Antonio Gates
Nate Burleson
Bobby Engram
Amani Toomer
Plaxico Burress
Steve Smith
Michael Clayton
Ike Hilliard
Alex Smith
Ben Obomanu
Receivers/Tight ends who outscored Randy Moss during the regular season:
None coming to mind.

Not bitter at all,
Scott McCoy

Spotting a trend on my team

I started Donald Driver, Randy Moss and Plaxico Burress at receiver, leaving Chris Chambers, Anthony Gonzalez and Patrick Crayton on the bench.

Driver caught three balls for 18 yards. Moss caught one for 14. Chambers had three for 67 yards and a TD and Gonzalez had four for 79 and a TD.

This bodes very well for Crayton and Burress can apparently expect a day of 15 or so yards.

This owner clearly should have hired a good football man to be the GM. I've set a modest goal for my team today: top 100 points for the playoffs. I flew in Marty Shottenheimer for the pregame pep talk. We'll see how it works out. This team needs to get the gleam before it's too late.

-- Scott McCoy

Standings after Saturday's games

MC's Hammer extended his lead over Hendonburg Disaster with big games from Tom Brady and Ryan Grant. Schrock and Awe and Playing It (Mc)Coy are in desperate need of huge games from their quarterbacks Sunday.

MC's Hammer (Michael Currie)

• Tom Brady, Patriots, QB (28)
• Ryan Grant, Packers, RB (38)
• Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars, RB (6)
• Terrell Owens, Cowboys, WR
• Reggie Wayne, Colts, WR
• Reggie Williams, Jaguars, WR (2)
• Nick Folk, Cowboys K

Week 1 points: 67
Saturday: 74
Total: 141

Hendonburg Disaster (Scooter Hendon)

• Brett Favre, Packers, QB (24)
• LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers, RB
• Shaun Alexander, Seahawks, RB (9)
• Wes Welker, Patriots, WR (12)
• Greg Jennings, Packers, WR (19)
• Marvin Harrison, Colts, WR
• Adam Vinatieri, Colts, K

Week 1 points: 62
Saturday: 64
Total: 126

Schrock and Awe (Seth Schrock)

• Peyton Manning, Colts, QB
• Joseph Addai, Colts, RB
• Fred Taylor, Jaguars, RB (4)
• Jason Witten, Cowboys, TE
• Dallas Clark, Colts, TE
• Bobby Engram, Seahawks, WR (12)
• Nate Kaeding, Chargers, K

Week 1 points: 51
Saturday: 16
Total: 67

Playing It (Mc)Coy (Scott McCoy)

• Tony Romo, Cowboys, QB
• Marion Barber, Cowboys, RB
• Brandon Jacobs, Giants, RB
• Randy Moss, Patriots, WR (1)
• Donald Driver, Packers, WR (1)
• Plaxico Burress, Giants, WR
• Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots, K (7)

Week 1 points: 51
Saturday: 9
Total: 60 (Or 14 points less than MC's Hammer had on Saturday. Ouch.)

Huge hits and a huge miss

Tom Brady did as expected (28 points, unofficially).  Ryan Grant surpassed expectations (38 pts., unofficially). And Maurice Jones-Drew performed well under expectations (6 pts., unofficially). This hurts two-fold considering I was choosing between him and Laurence Maroney and went with Jones-Drew to reward him for last week's performance (19 pts., officially). Maroney? He went off for 162 combined yards and a TD. That would be 22 pts., unofficially. Looking forward, the Brady-Maroney combo could be lethal. 

-- Michael Currie

If ...

Very simply, if Randy Moss finishes this game with one catch for 14 yards, I'm benching him next week out of spite.

-- Scott McCoy