Weeks 4 and 5 Action Reports

Nothing like a family holiday to get in the way of stuff that really matters, like Madden. Well, I guess it didn’t really get in the way of us playing Madden, but I’m now quite a bit behind on the reports. The last report was for week 3 and I believe we’re now all but finished with week 6. To catch up, I’m going to combine weeks 4 and 5 in this report. Week 6’s should follow soon.

Week 4:

San Diego (Eric) – After a bitter week 3 loss to the New York Jets, the Chargers returned to their mistake-free approach and walloped their division rivals, the Oakland Raiders, 31-3.

Cleveland (Mike) – The Browns completed their 3-week sweep of their NFC North Rivals with a 35-14 win over Cincinnati. They head into their bye week at (4-0).

Minnesota (Sam) – Minnesota was unable to continue their impressive run in weeks 2 and 3 and fell to the Titans, 14-27. They face Coach Bill’s New Orleans Saints in week 5.

New Orleans (Bill) – The Saints find their first win of the season in overtime against the 49ers. They’ll look for win #2 in week 5 against the Vikings.

Houston (Brian) – The Texans conquer division rivals the Jaguars in their biggest win of the season so far, outscoring their opponents 35-14.

St. Louis (Brandon) – Scoring a season high 52 points against the Bills, the Rams head into their bye week with a perfect (4-0) record and plenty of momentum.

New England (Mark) – Bye.

Spotlight, NE: Just minutes before their week 3 matchup against the Miami Dolphins, the New England Patriots found themselves without Head Coach Magnus Anglebergellichtenstein. Anglebergellichtenstein was apprehended moments before kickoff when authorities from the Deported Albanian Natives Administration (D.A.N.A.) surrounded the stadium. The coach was held in custody overnight until arrangements for his release could be made. After negotiations, the D.A.N.A. agreed to release Angelbergellichtenstein on the condition that he Americanize his name to sever his association with his once beloved country. A tearful Anglebergellichtenstein agreed, though he did not lament his decision to abandon his country to pursue his dreams as a head coach in the Madden League. Coach Mark Angleberger returned to his team over the bye week and resolved to get them ready for their week 5 matchup against the 49ers.


Week 5:

San Diego – The Chargers looked to be right back on track after their week 3 debacle, dominating the Miami Dolphins 42-20 and cementing themselves as the highest scoring team in the league. They face stiff competition in week 6 against the Patriots (Mark).

Cleveland – Bye.

Minnesota & New Orleans – Week 5 saw the first user vs user meeting of the season between Coach Sam’s Vikings and Coach Bill’s Saints. The sibling rivalry caused quite a stir before the game, with much speculation as to its outcome. Favored 4-1 by our voters, Coach Sam’s Vikings appeared to be in the driver’s seat. But week 5 saw the first game this season without a Phillip Rivers interception by the Saints. The game remained close throughout, but with several costly misjudgments by Vikings QB Eli Manning, the Saints were able to capitalize and win, 26-17. Both teams head into week 6 with (2-3) records.

Houston – Houston was unable to extend their 3-game winning streak against division rivals the Indianapolis Colts this week. The Colts were only able to muster 13 points against the stingy Texans, but they were able to hold the Texans to just 10 points of their own.

St. Louis – Bye.

New England – Coach Angleberger’s first game following his brief altercation with Albanian authorities proved to be a stunner. The Patriots were able to gain over 300 yards rushing in their 59-14 win against San Francisco, with running backs Marion Barber and Darren McFadden each carrying the load. Barber also had 5 of the team’s 7 rushing touchdowns in the game. They look great, but week 6 won’t be an easy one when they face the rolling San Diego Chargers (Eric).

Find the updated standings and schedule (with latest scores) in the "league notes and information" section on the right.