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The Monday Night Football game was one for the ages with major BFFL game implications. Will this game have an effect on the standings at the end of the year? We will have to wait and see.

Indianapolis Colts vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lombardi Mania vs. Big Blue WhoseYourDaddies vs Spoilers
Real life battle, Coach Dundy of Indy vs his old team, on his birthday no less. Mania 64 pts scored, with Tampa DT starting. Big Blue 65 pts, no players left. WhoseYourDaddies 63 pts scored, no players left. Spoilers 44 pts, QB Brad Johnson starting.
10:06 left in 1st quarter: Brad Johnson pass across the middle complete to Keenan McCardell for a 74 yard touchdown. Big Blue 65-64, no change. 5 pt pass play for Brad Johnson, he has 6 pts.
Daddies 63-50.
The next time Tampa has the ball Brad Johnson throws an INT to Mike Doss. Doss starts to run it back when he is tackled, fumbles and the ball bounces to Keenan McCardell. McCardell runs 57 yds for a TD. Tampa leads 14-0. The live scoring shows 1pt for fumble recovery and 8 pt defensive TD. Both of these scores are in question. If the offense is on the field, how does the DT/ST score points? This TD later drops from the scoring, but in fact neither should be scored. As far as I was concerned the score is Big Blue 65-64, no change. WhoseYourDaddies 63-50, no change.
Tampa's first position of the 2nd quarter Brad Johnson throws to Reggie Barlow for a 3 yard touchdown. Tampa leads 21-0. Big Blue 65-64, no change. Brad Johnson gets 3 more pts, and has over 100 yds passing (2 pts) Brad Johnson has 11 pts. WhoseYourDaddies 63-55. The Spoilers are in stricking distance.
No more scoring in the first half as a 60 yard field goal attempt by Martin Gramatica is no good. Big Blue 65-64. The Tampa Bay DT has not scored a single sack, int or fumble recovery in the first half.. I not 100% sure, but I believe Brad Johnson had about 140 or so passing yards.
WhoseYourDaddies 63-55.
First drive of the 3rd quarter Peyton Manning throws to Marvin Harrison for a 37 yard touchdown. Tampa leads 21-7. Big Blue 65-64, no change. WhoseYourDaddies 63-55.
01:20 remaining 3rd quarter Brad Johnson passes to Keenan McCardell for a 15 yard touchdown. Are you for real, 3 TD's by McCardell and Brad Johnson's 3rd TD as well. Tampa leads 28-7. Big Blue 65-64, no change, Still no sacks or turnovers for Tampa DT. Rob Johnson over 250 yds passing (5 pts) and has 11 pts for 3 TD's for a total of 16 pts.
WhoseYourDaddies 63-60.
Very next drive for Indy, the other Ricky Williams rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown. Tampa leads 28-14. Big Blue 65-64, no change. WhoseYourDaddies 63-60.
06:42 to go in the 4th quarter, Peyton Manning (IND) sacked for a loss of 5 yards. Tie Game 65-65 Oh MY! WhoseYourDaddies 63-60.
Two plays later, Peyton Manning passes across the middle,intercepted by Ronde Barber and returned for a 29 yard touchdown.
Tampa Bay 35-14 and game appears over.		 Tampa DT puts the game away as they get 7pts on that play, 8 for the game. Lombardi Mania wins 72-65 WhoseYourDaddies 63-60.
On the kickoff Brad Pyatt returns it 90 yards to the Tampa 12 yd line. On 4th and 1 James Mungro rushed up the middle for a 3 yard touchdown. Tampa Bay 35-21. Lombardi Mania wins 72-65 WhoseYourDaddies 63-60.
Indy attempts an onside kick, unbelievalbe, a perfect almost pooch kick by the drunk kicker Mike Vanderjagt recovered by Idrees Bashir (who?) on the fly, no bounces! Lombardi Mania 4-1 second place, Big Blue 2-3, 5th place WhoseYourDaddies 63-60.
Six plays later Peyton Manning pass right side complete to Marvin Harrison for a 28 yard touchdown.
Tampa Bay leads 35-28		 Dale and Ed are asleep by now, but not Al Falcons! Greg has been asleep for hours, Bill is sweating it out.
Tampa Bay trys to run out the clock and they go 3 plays and punt to the Indy 12 yard line, with 1:41 to go in the game ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Brad Johnson has around 273 yds passing, 27 more passing yards and the Spoilers win for the first time this season!

Indy gets the ball back, drives the length of the field thanks to a 52 yd pass play to Marvin Harrison. How does HE get so open with less than 2 minutes to go? Two plays later, Ricky Williams rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown.
Extra point is good we have a tie 35-35 with 00:35 to play

 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ If Brad could throw a few passes to get into field goal range! The Spoilers are starting to boil!
Brad Johnson completes 3 passes for a total of 298 yds and Tampa Bay attempts a 62 yd game winning field goal. NO GOOD, we are going to OT! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Spoilers will get 2 passing yds for sure in OT, right? Unless Indy gets the ball first and wins without giving Tampa a chance? OH NO!
Indy loses the coin toss and Tampa Bay gets the ball. First play from scrimage, Brad Johnson pass right side complete to Jameel Cook for 3 yards. Tampa drives to the Indy 41 yd line, but decides to punt instead of try a 58 yd field goal attempt ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ SPOILERS WIN! SPOILERS WIN! SPOILERS WIN!
Brad Johnson goes over 300 yds passing, worth a 3 pt bonus. He now has 6 pts for yds, 3 pt bonus and 11 pts for TD's for a total of 20 pts.
Spoilers 64, WhoseYourDaddies 63
Indy gets the ball and does what it has been doing the for last quarter of the game, drive the length of the field on the Tampa Defense. They set up for a 39 yd field goal by Mike Vanderjagt, who has not missed a FG all year. HE MISSES! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Spoilers 1-4, tie for 6th place with the 1-4 WhoseYourDaddies
But WAIT, a penalty on the play for jumping up and landing on another player is called against Tampa Bay. What a bogus call!!
Vanderjagt sets up for a 29 yd field goal try, no way he misses this one, it is PARTIALLY BLOCKED, doinks of the right upright and GOES IN!! Game over Indianapolis Colts 38, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35.		    
Replays of the last kick show that if it had not been partially blocked it had a excellent chance of missing as well.    
After the game in the Fantasy Football world everywhere, debates rage about the Keenan McCardell fumble return for a TD. Was it a DT/ST touchdown? Was it a DT/ST fumble? In the BFFL it is decided that the Tampa Bay DT/ST was not on the field for that play, therefore received 0 pts for that play.