Washington, Chicago continue to dominate

The Washington Braves took their undefeated record into a battle with the Boston Inferno, a team projected to have a legitimate shot at the NFFL Bowl this year. The Chicago Goodfellas squared off against the Fairfax Foxes, a team that scored 179 points in Week 3 and seemed to be on the rise. These two games, along with a matchup of two AFC division leaders, were in the national spotlight this week, though only one of the games ended up being a close contest.

GAME of the WEEK

Chicago 121, Fairfax 114

Despite struggling to score points this week, the Goodfellas were able to hang onto victory due to the underperformance of the Foxes' best players. Fairfax RB Brian Westbrook was in the starting lineup but didn't play in the Sunday night game, and his absence clearly affected Fairfax QB Donovan McNabb, who scored only three points in the game. Fairfax rookie WR led all players in this game with 22 points, but the inability of the rest of the offense to score doomed the Foxes. Four Chicago offensive players scored a dozen points or more in the victory, including WR Braylon Edwards with a team-leading 15 points.

California 116, Cincinnati 109

California has scored the fewest points in the NFFL, leading to a 1-3 start, but struck a huge blow to Cincinnati's 3-1 start in this big upset. With Xtreme QB Drew Brees off this week, the team was able to put his poor play on hold for a week and started QB Daunte Culpepper, who scored five TDs and 35 points to lead California to victory. Cincinnati had only one offensive player in double-digits and got only two points from QB Phillip Rivers. The Keepers' Week 3 breakout WR Kevin Curtis also had only two points.

Washington 178, Boston 124

The Braves continue their dismantling of the NFFL with a 54-point win over one of the better teams in the league. Washington DL Osi Umenyiora notched six sacks and finished the day with 38 points to lead the team. Three Washington offensive players scored at least 19 points, including 21 each from QB Matt Hasselbeck and RB LaDanian Tomlinson. Boston QB Peyton Manning was his usual spectacular self, scoring 31 points in the defeat, but the rest of the team couldn't keep up with him. No one else on the team scored over 13 points and only three other players were in double digits.

Anglia 138, Austin 93

The first game of the post-Frank Gore era is a success for Anglia as they destroyed the defending champion Austin Predators in Week 4. Seven Dark Knights were in double digits, with QB Jon Kitna's 19 leading the team. While none of the Anglia players had huge games, the team got solid efforts from almost everyone on the team to score the win. The Austin offense scored only 34 points, with RB Ronnie Brown getting 26 of them. QB Marc Bulger had another off day with two points and the Austin WR crew combined for one sole point.

Lower Saxony 155, Halifax 142

Eight Lower Saxony players, including all three WRs, scored double digits as they took sole possession of second in the NFC East in Week 4. The Patriots WRs scored 46 points, led by Santonio Holmes' team-high 24. Patriot LB Derrick Johnson led the defense with 17 points. Halifax also played very well but fell in this tough matchup. QB Tom Brady led the team with 25 points. The Armada scored only two points between their two DL.

New Mexico 138, Greenville 128

The Raiders staved off a hungry Greenville team to leave Week 4 with a ten-point win and the AFC West lead. New New Mexico QB Brett Favre scored 23 points to lead the team and new RB Frank Gore added nine points. Raider WR Jerry Porter caught two TDs and finished with 17. The top three Greenville performances were all on defense, with LBs Julian Peterson and Ernie Sims combining for 45 points and DB Marcus Trufant scoring 19. Seven Storm players scored four points or less.

Glasgow 117, Utica 89

Utica's tough season continues as the Devils score the least amount of points in Week 4, giving the Warriors an easy win. The breakdown for Utica's 89 looks like this: 37 from the league's best player, QB Tony Romo; 13 from LB Michael Boley; two players with nine points each; two players with five points each; one player with three points; two with two points; four with one point; two with zero points. The Warriors only had three players in double digits, but most of the team scored in the five to nine points range. Glasgow DL Darnell Dockett led the team with 22.

Bertrand 135, Carson City 98

The Ground Force dealt Carson City its fourth consecutive loss and moved to 3-2 with a 37-point victory. Bertrand WR Patrick Clayton exploded for 30 points and easily led all players in this game. Bertrand DB Antoine Winfield added 14 and Carson City LB D.J. Williams scored 13. The rest of the players on both sides had a dozen points or less. Carson City DL Trent Cole struggled, scoring only two points, and was traded to Austin after the game for a package including DL Luis Castillo and draft picks.