3 division matchups, an inter-division battle of 3-1 teams, a few long all-time series and a battle for first place in the West are all on tap in week 5. All that and more as we move past the 1/3 mark of the season.

Week 5 Matchups

• DDT (3-1) battles SaaBB (3-1) for the 11th time. DDT leads the career series 7-3, and won the last meeting, in week 13 last season, earning a season split of their 2007 division doubleheader.
• The 2-2 Jedi Masters take on 1-3 SIAP for the 13th time. The Jedis have owned this series of late, winning the last 3 meetings overall (and 4 straight in the regular season) to take an 8-4 series lead. In fact, SIAP’s last win over the Jedis was in the 2004 championship game.
• Kramerica (2-2) and Tappa Kegga Day (3-1) meet in a division matchup. The all-time series is tied at 2 wins each, with Kramerica winning the last meeting, in round 1 of the playoffs last season.
• Double D and Winning Beer Money square off in a matchup of 1-3 teams looking to get back in the hunt. DD has the all-time advantage at 4 wins – 2, but WBM beat DD last year in week 10.
• In a key West division game, undefeated Post Mortem battles 3-1 Turd Ferguson for the 14th time in PFFL history. PM leads that career series, 7-6, but has lost the last two meetings with Turd. Interestingly, PM owns the postseason lead in the series 2-0, meaning that Turd actually has the regular season advantage, 6-5.
• Hedfullalicker (3-1) is a big favorite in their non-division meeting with CSPJ (0-4). After winning the first three all-time meetings, CSPJ has lost four straight to Hedfullalicker.
• In another division matchup, two 1-3 teams meet for the fourth time overall, and second this season. The Hip beat Camel Toe back in week 1, 72.93 – 49.53. That is The Hip’s only win thus far this season. Camel Toe got their first win last week with a dominant performance.

Milestone Watch

• SIAP is only one loss away from 75 career regular season defeats.
• Hedfullalicker is 103 away from 14,000 career regular season points.
• The Jedi Masters need only 54 to reach 13,000 career regular season points.
• CSPJ can extend their losing streak to 8 games.
• Post Mortem looks to extend their streak of wins to start the season to 5.

Preview Babe

Gemma Atkinson is back with photos from her 2009 calendar. As opposed to Keeley, Gemma seems to actually enjoy wearing her bikini tops, which is slightly unfortunate.

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• A Maurice Jones-Drew fumble was changed to not a fumble. This means that Jones-Drew gets 2 points added back to his score (benefitting SIAP) and the Buffalo defense loses 2 points for the fumble recovery (hurting Post Mortem)
• SIAP now scored 101.7. Post Mortem now scored 116.42.

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Gemma Atkinson hotly supports all stat changes.

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In week 7 action:

• Double D won a fourth straight game, defeating Kramerica, to improve to 6-1. DD is 6-1 all-time against Kramerica.
• SaaBB prevailed over Winning Beer Money in a high-scoring affair, settling both division leaders’ records at 5-2. WBM still leads the career matchup, 5-4-1.
• CSPJ picked up their second win of the season over hapless The Hip. CSPJ now leads this all-time matchup 3-2.
• Hedfullalicker extended their season-best win streak to two games by handing Camel Toe a 6th straight defeat. Hed leads the all-time series, 2-1.
• Don’t look now, by TKD has won three straight. A win this week over DDT has both clubs at identical 3-4 marks. DDT still leads the career matchup, 6-3.
• The Jedi Masters won their fifth straight to improve to 6-1, handing Turd Ferguson a fifth consecutive loss. Turd still leads the career series, 5-3.
• SIAP improved to 5-2 with their second straight win, handing Post Mortem a second consecutive loss in the process. SIAP leads what has been a back-and-forth career series, 7-6.

Records and Milestones

• WBM’s 118.86 points this week is the 6th most ever in a losing effort. Interestingly, three of the top 10 marks in this category have occurred this season.
• Camel Toe’s current 6-game losing streak is tied for 4th longest single-season losing streak in PFFL history.
• Tom Brady’s 44.7 point day was the 10th highest point total for a starter in the PFFL player stat era.
• The Seattle Seahawk’s 32.42 point day is the 6th most ever by a defense on someone’s roster in the player stat era. Unfortunately, the effort was wasted on Hedfullalicker’s bench.
• SaaBB’s kicker, Rob Bironas had the best day ever by a kicker on a team’s roster, with 29.5 points. Hedfullalicker’s Josh Brown notched the 9th best kicker performance ever with 20.4 points this week.

PFFL Survivor

SaaBB’s high point week earns them immunity for week 8. Meanwhile, time is up for DDT, eliminated after a 73.58 point week. We are now down to the final 7, four of whom scored over 100 points this week.

Division Races

• SaaBB (5-2) appears to be in control in the East, as they are the only team in the division with a winning record, and have a win over each of their division foes.
• In the Central, SIAP has moved into a tie with Winning Beer Money at 5-2. WBM owns the tiebreaker on a head-to-head win, but this looks to be a two-horse race in the second half of the season. Turd and The Hip are each 1-6 and will need a miracle to challenge for the division.
• After Post Mortem’s second straight loss, The Jedi Masters and Double D have ascended to the top of the West, PFFL’s most competitive division. At 6-1, DD and TJM share a one-game advantage over Post, and a three-game lead over surging Hedfullalicker and TKD.

Wildcard/Playoff Race

• Six teams have only 1 or 2 losses and are currently resting comfortably in the driver’s seat as far as postseason chances go.
• After that, there are four 3-4 teams – two of which would currently make the playoffs.
• At 1-6, Camel Toe, The Hip and Turd Ferguson are only 2 games out of a playoff spot right now.
• SaaBB has the easiest remaining schedule, playing opponents who are a combined 14-35.
• TKD and Hedfullalicker, by virtue of playing in the league’s toughest division, have the toughest remaining strength of schedule. Their opponents are a combined 32-17.

This week’s recap babe is Gemma Atkinson. These pictures are from her 2008 calendar. I’m pretty sure she can float.