Great Lakes Gurus 2

(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources - Dec 22, 2008) In a week 16 Great Lakes Gurus 2 battle, *Packer Guru squeaked by a tough *Inch and a Halfers team by a score of 102 to 100, behind the support of 73,094 faithful fans.

Dallas Clark

*Packer Guru were led to their 2 point victory by a 19 point effort from Dallas Clark, who beat the Jacksonville Jaguars defense for 105 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD. With this performance, Clark was the number 2 ranked tight end for week 16. They also got help from a 16 point effort from Eli Manning, who snuck past the Carolina Panthers defense for 181 passing yards and 1 passing TD.

"We feed off the energy of our fans," *Packer Guru coach John Kastenbauer said.

*Inch and a Halfers were helped out in a losing cause by a 21 point effort from Maurice Jones-Drew, who got by the Indianapolis Colts defense for 91 rushing yards in addition to 71 receiving yards. With this performance, Jones-Drew was the number 4 ranked running back for week 16. They also got help from a 17 point effort from Stephen Gostkowski, who snuck past the Arizona Cardinals defense for 4 field goals made and 5 extra points.

"They out-hustled us," *Inch and a Halfers coach Brandon Massey said.

Adding salt to the wound, *Inch and a Halfers could have scored 112 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but Brandon Massey left key players like Marc Bulger and his corresponding 16 points on the bench.

This brings the record for *Packer Guru to 12-3, and drops *Inch and a Halfers to a record of 12-4.