Wild Card game - Bears54 Corsairs Vicenza (105) at Step Falcons Avellino (126.3)
(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources - Dec 7, 2009) In a week 13 NFI Dinasty League showdown, Step Falcons Avellino beat a strong Bears54 Corsairs Vicenza team by a score of 126.3 to 105.0, silencing a partisan crowd of 74,960.
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Step Falcons Avellino were led to their 21.3 point victory by a 35.6 point effort from Tony Romo, who tore apart the New York Giants defense for 392 passing yards and 3 passing TDs. With this performance, Romo was the number 1 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 13. In addition, Romo entered the NFI Dinasty League Hall Of Fame with this performance as the 20th-ranked individual weekly player score in league history. They also got help from a 20.3 point effort from Larry Fitzgerald, who beat the Minnesota Vikings defense for 143 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD.
"This win is for all the fans," Step Falcons Avellino coach stepmarbury3 said.
Bears54 Corsairs Vicenza were helped out in a losing cause by a 18.6 point effort from Jonathan Stewart, who beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense for 120 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD in addition to 6 receiving yards. With this performance, Stewart was the number 5 ranked running back for week 13. They also got help from a 15.6 point effort from Brandon Marshall, who got by the Kansas City Chiefs defense for 94 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD in addition to 2 rushing yards.
"We didn't maintain the intensity for the entire 60 minutes," Bears54 Corsairs Vicenza coach bears54 said.
Causing further embarrassment, Bears54 Corsairs Vicenza could have scored 134.8 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but bears54 left key players like Earl Bennett and his corresponding 13.4 points on the bench.
Bears54 Corsairs Vicenza drew the short straw with their schedule this week, as their point total would have resulted in a win against 22 out of 30 other potential opponents in week 13.
This brings the record for Step Falcons Avellino to 9-3, and drops Bears54 Corsairs Vicenza to a record of 8-4.
Coming up in week 14, Step Falcons Avellino are at the 9-3 Deltha Tigers Bari, where Deltha Tigers Bari are an early 19.4-point favorite.