In Week 15 the Black & Blue Attack ended all the . . er . . um suspense by wrapping up the 2002 title. Yes Norm - we do have to turn over the trophy at the Pro Bowl party. We still need to nail down where and when this party will take place. Send me suggestions. If you can live with the web version or if you want to try and receive these notes by e-mail, let me know. It is cheaper and also much quicker. The league's url is http://swffl.50megs.com .

Key Matchups to watch this Week

  The Jelly Beans will try to complete the season sweep against the Bull Dogs. The Dogs are all but out of it. The Beans are just playing for pride. The Sharks will try to complete the season sweep of the Good Fellas and keep their slim Elite hopes alive. The Fellas just want out of the basement. The Black & Blue will try to shake off the champagne hangover and complete the season sweep of the Black Revenge in the second annual Black bowl. The Revenge jumped back above the Elite line and now sees 2nd place as a definite possibility. The Dream Team will try to complete the season sweep of the "NFL Central" partner M. Takers. The Dream Team is trying to end the season on a little winning streak. The Takers dropped below the Elite line but find themselves tied for second. The Quiet Storm will try to complete the season sweep of the Body Shop. A couple of weeks ago both of these teams were serious Title contenders. They are both now in serious danger of dropping below the Elite line.

  Norm was 3/5 this week, making him 27/70 (39%) on the season and he regains top billing (my estimates of his picks are above). Spock was 2/5 on the week, making him 42/70 (60%) on the season. His locks appear below:

  There were 4 games that were technically over by Sunday. One other was more or less up in the air on Monday.

  The Dream Team completed the season sweep of the Jelly Beans and won their 3rd in a row, unfortunately a case of too little, too late. The Dream Team was led by a resurgent running game. It is nice getting points out of running backs. The Beans got a nice game out of their tiebreakers Brunell, Barber and Akers in the losing effort. Unfortunately their tiebreaker total and starters total were the same.

  The Sharks completed the season sweep of the Body Shop. The loss by the Shop, in combination with two other Week 15 results, had some major impact on the standings. The Title has been decided and 2nd place is now wide open (well at least for 4 teams). The Sharks were led by Harrison. The Body Shop keeps pressing the wrong QB button and the Packer RB tandem was slightly successful. The 2 game losing streak has the Shop looking behind instead of ahead.

  The Black Revenge completed the season sweep of Quiet Storm in a battle of ex-partners. The Revenge exploded for 94 points on Sunday which vaulted them into the Elite. In fact the only question on Monday was would Nedney put the Revenge in triple digits (Mason not withstanding). The Revenge got most of their points on a Portis 51. Moss' 21 did not hurt either. The Storm made a last second change at QB. Those last second changes have not fared well lately. Marcell Shipp also threw up a big number on the Storm bench.

  The M. Takers completed the season sweep of the Good Fellas as Brady and Vinatieri could not overcome Antowain Smith and a 36 point deficit. Bettis and Vick led the Takers. Of course giving the events going on in the Standings, the Takers would have loved those extra Culpepper points. The Fellas 6 point Sunday performance was just more of the same this season.

  The "Game of the Week" honors go to the contest between the Black & Blue Attack and the Bull Dogs. The Attack, with the Shop loss in the books and the Storm loss all but assured, wrapped up their 3rd Title in the last 5 years. Alexander and Tomlinson led the Attack to the Title on this day (as they did most of the year). Gannon coasted today as he was not needed. The Bull Dogs only had Janikowski break double digits as Ricky Williams must have lost his "Mighty Mouse" outfit. Congratulations Black & Blue Attack on a brilliant season and a fine Title run.

CHATTERBOX:(Get Quotes in by Monday Night)
Body Shop (Casey): "I choked going for 1st, but I will dominate going for 2nd. Quiet Storm, prepare for a Mets - Austin type beating!!!"

BEST & WORST OF WEEK 15

MVP: Clinton Portis (51) Black Revenge       Best on Bench: D. Culpepper (36) M. Takers      Low Scorers: Good Fellas (17)    Coaching Efficiency: High: Dream Team (100%) Low: Good Fellas (37%)

Top Rostered Players By Position (Rostered Players Only)
QB - Gannon(250),Brady(223),Bledsoe(221),Brooks(195)
RB - Holmes(238),Williams(212),Tomlinson(168),Portis(163)
WR - Owens(153),Harrison(129),Ward(108),Price(99)
PK - Gramatica(141),Akers(134),Hollis(132),Longwell(131)
ST - BUCCANEERS(66),SAINTS(50),RAIDERS(46),PATRIOTS(39)