The Imperial Maulers went into the Week 5 contest against the Jersey Jackers with serious concerns. First, the Jackers stable of RB's Marion Barber and Adrian Peterson, had very good matchups against poor run defenses.. Secondly, the Maulers were not at 100% due to bye week and injury. Thomas Jones was off this week, and the number one WR in fantasy football, Anquan Boldin, had sinus surgery to fix his face after that horrific hit he took to end week 4.
The Maulers didn't throw a pity party, they acted. First they got Bobby Engram off waivers to help provide offense in lieu of Boldin's absence. Second they picked up WR Lance Moore, who is presently number one on the depth chart in New Orleans. Nailing both of these guys actually opened up the possibility of going 3-Wide this week..replacing the void that Jones gave them and also replacing Boldin's spot in the lineup. The end result? Engram chipped in nicely with a 6 point effort and Moore added 3 to help a blowout of the first place and previously undefeated Jackers.
Ben Roethlisberger stepped up and proved why he is the Maulers MVP with a gritty performance vs. Jacksonville. 3OO+ yds, 3 TD's and 27 fantasy points, proving once again why he is the key member of the Maulers machine. Greg Jennings also played like the best #2 WR that he is in the FAA with 14 points. In what was surely the biggest surprise, the D/ST of the Carolina Panthers shut out the Chiefs and scored 20+ points..so everyone stepped up their game in Anquan's absence.
Next week the Maulers finish the first cycle of division games by facing the hot Pittsburgh Ballers, who ride a 2 game winning streak themselves and just came off of a ass-whooping of the defending champion Norfolk Shipmen. Early call for the FAA game of the week, and it should be a great contest.
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