Show Me How to MNF Comeback

It's been a strange wild season, with old stars like Michael Vick rising from the ashes, the top running back (Arian Foster) was a 2010 second round draft pick, and Brandon Lloyd coming out of nowhere to be an impact player. Not to mention Terrell Owens and Hakeem Nicks, who have been top five WRs this year.

And take a look at those standings! Ping's Eagles are sitting pretty at 7-3-1 and two fighting weeks away from winning their first division title. Buffy is also 7-3-1 and with one more win will have the most regular season wins they've had since 2001. As we wind down the season, I wanted to take a look at the Week Ten games, which featured three super close games, and another high scoring matchup.

Chunky Monkeys (98) vs Dirty Birds (94)
Two teams headed in completely opposite directions, the Monkeys came roaring back Monday night and dashed the Birds' playoff hopes. Even though Big Ben had 42 points on the bench, GM Evan wasn't worried that Philip Rivers wouldn't take care of business. With four passing touchdowns, Rivers closed the twenty nine point gap, making up for the lackluster play by both Anquan Boldin and Brandon Marshall. Dwayne Bowe continues his late season surge, as he's been trending way up over the six weeks. For the Birds, a -2 showing by the Patriots defense sunk them, or maybe they just played the wrong receiver as Mario Manningham was weak with only three points, and every other reserve WR would have given the Birds the win.

Ante Up (128) vs Fat Jubas (127)
Jae's team has been clinging to a playoff spot all season and his up and down Ante Up really needed a win this week to push them toward the post-season. Playing Ahmad Bradshaw over LeSean McCoy cost him twenty points, but with Aaron Rodgers exploding for forty one, and a Ravens defense that notched two defensive TDs, Ante Up pulled out the one point victory. If Vernon Davis had scooped up a few more yards on his lone reception, the game could have gone the other way. Heading into the week, the Jubas were in an offensive slump, so this explosion was good to have despite the loss.

Fobsters (117) vs Gang Green (114)
Jimmy and Greg are battling each other for a playoff spot and this game had huge post-season implications. Greg's team has faced the second hardest schedule in the league, while Jimmy has had one of the easier ones. In WK4, the Fobsters punished the Greenies, 125-88, so Greg had even more reason to fire up his troops. Proving once again that he's the waiver wire maestro, Greg's team is led by Peyton Hillis, Brandon Lloyd, and Hakeem Nicks. However, it was another pickup, Buffalo WR Steve Johnson, who cranked out three touchdowns on the way to thirty five points, helping the Greenies to a big lead heading into Monday night.

Of course, Jimmy has been pretty good at cobbling his team together this year too, as his roster has been ripped apart by injuries and uselessness, especially at the RB postion. This team also features three TEs, who are all below average options. But oh the magic of Santonio Holmes, who paced the the Fobsters heading into Monday with his 27 points. While it seemed like too tall a task for a comeback Monday night with just RB Mike Tolbert playing, the feisty Charger had his best game of the season (22 pts) and came up with a huge win in the race of a playoff spot.

• All these fireworks and it was Vu's Battle Angels who had the best score of the week, 134 points, behind Drew Brees and Greg Jennings, who combined for seventy five. His opponent, Roger, had 107 points but wasn't quite within striking distance throughout.