Behind them are three 4-2 squads that appear to be headed in different directions; The Pawnee Pride are surging upward, the league's highest scoring team looking strong and deep. The Savannah Petes, hard luck losers in week six, but still a steady squad with the sheen of a playoff competitor, and New York's Finest, who performed admirably in their first game in the post-Beckham era but lost- their WR needs are well documented as "#1" Sammy Watkins has been a bust outside of week three. All three are in good position, but this midseason stretch will determine if they are contender or pretender.
Four 3-3 squads are jockeying for the six seed that is the line of playoff demarcation. At present Phoenix holds the key, on a run of four straight 200+ scores, but Oakwood is pressing and South Park is coming up strong after reeling off three wins in a row. And don't count out Mar-A-Lago! It's always a bad idea to do that. They've been competitive each and every week, and a foray into the QB market could really establish their second half run.
Then we have the teams for whom the first half of the season has been a poor experience: At 2-4 we again see three teams heading in different directions, Binghamton winning two straight, LTP having their own two game streak snapped, and VIII Champion Hill Valley having lost four weeks in a row. At 1-5 the glutton for punishment South Philly squad, and a moribund Manitoba team that hopes to break the 1,000 point threshold early in week seven.
NOTE: SPC vs RUM was decided by 3 points, and with TFL being the most adjusted stat, the result is up in the air til Thursday AM.
SCOREBOARD:
Week 6 Matchups
- SPC 228: After spending the first five weeks in the bottom half, the Cows break out: Cam Jordan led the way, but Evans, McKinnon, and Telvin and everyone not named Vic Beasley contributed.
- RUM 225: Not fair, but really exciting: Philly drops a fifth game close despite a huge game from linebackers John Simon and Kyle Van Noy, Kicker Ryan Succop, and secret superstar RB Chris Thompson coming SO CLOSE.
- DVH 220: The team took a zero at the RB2 slot and it DIDN'T EVEN MATTER. If anyone is built to withstand Zeke, it is this team- though all things considered they'd prefer having Melvin Gordon back now.
- HCM 212: The Lead Farmers have put an up and down past behind them and established themselves as legit- Le'Veon, Gronk, and Golden Tate are really clicking. Tate's injury dampens the party a bit.
- PHX 212: Evening up their record, substantiating their QB (Watson) and getting an incredible week one out of Adrian Peterson's Rejuvenation tour, the Uprising have to be pleased at this juncture.
- BIN 209: Two wins in a row and the Snipers are team nobody wants to see coming up on their schedule- their defense has come together now, and Mark Ingram and Jordan Howard showed themselves to be an elite one-two punch.
- PAW 208: In a 'down' week for them, the Pride still eclipsed 200 for the fifth time in six games. Injuries have hit their WRs (Diggs, Matthews) but a strong bench and a willingness to take chances are Pawnee's game.
- SAV 192: The win streak snaps, but the team has hung tough since week one, and showcased the best secondary in the league. They could really use help at TE, where they've stopgapped all year with uninspiring results.
- OAK 185: HLosing Emmanuel Sanders is a gut punch to a thin group of mostly undersized WRs. Tom Brady, Devonta Freeman, and a willing defense will mask a lot of flaws, but the trade rumblings have begun.
- MAL 183: 3-3 is acceptable for a team that could have won four or five. If they can figure out their RB situation in the next few weeks their second half should exceed their first and the nomads should find playoff providence.
- NYF 179: No team could withstand the losses at WR in stride, but the Finest showed a lot of fight in a high scoring week: Gurley/Martin is a great RB duo and the heart of the offense, while Engram's upside is huge.
- LTP 166: With Fournette and McCoy starting, and big Derrick Henry as a formidable third this team's RB group is set, and Sterling Shepard should return from injury to a much bigger role. All that said, Jesse James is just not a starting TE.
- MMC 160: The Moose looked adequate this week, but not ready to reel off the wins they need to make the 2017 anything but a lost season. Most of the blame has to go to the D, where Myles Garrett is the only guy who showed up in week six.
- HVM 134: Four weeks, four losses, and the championship hangover reaches bottom. TE Ertz & LB Wagner notwithstanding, every player has severely underperformed over the past month, and now the team needs to shape up or shake up.
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