(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources - Jan 1, 2012) In a week 17 AcksFFL:Baltic rivalry, The Blast beat a strong Mavericks team by a score of 138.54 to 108.84, silencing a partisan crowd of 65,714.
The Blast were led to their 29.70 point victory by a 30.40 point effort from Calvin Johnson, who tore apart the Green Bay Packers defense for 244 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD. With this performance, Johnson was the number 2 ranked wide receiver for week 17. They also got help from a 22.40 point effort from Aaron Hernandez, who beat the Buffalo Bills defense for 138 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD in addition to 26 rushing yards.
"This team shows a lot of pride," The Blast coach Mike Gustafson said.
Mavericks were helped out in a losing cause by a 33.24 point effort from Eli Manning, who beat the Dallas Cowboys defense for 346 passing yards and 3 passing TDs in addition to 14 rushing yards. With this performance, Manning was the number 5 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 17. They also got help from a 22.80 point effort from Rob Gronkowski, who beat the Buffalo Bills defense for 108 receiving yards and 2 receiving TDs.
"We came up a little short," Mavericks coach Geri Biermann said.
This brings the record for The Blast to 9-5, and drops Mavericks to a record of 10-4.
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