[center][img]http://xenaero.googlepages.com/SuperChargers-small.png[/img] [size=15pt]-vs-[/size] [img]http://xenaero.googlepages.com/BrokeBackCowboys-small.png[/img]<br />[color=red][size=3][u][b]RALPHIS&#039; GAME OF THE WEEK[/b][/u][/size][/color][/center]<br /><br />	Late season match up between the two top teams in the league? Both captains were partnered on last season&#039;s MB squad? Potential MB VIII matchup? The NFL wishes they could schedule like this.<br /><br />[center][img]http://xenaero.googlepages.com/SpreadEagles-small.png[/img] [size=15pt]-vs-[/size] [img]http://xenaero.googlepages.com/FlagSteelers-small.png[/img][/center]<br /><br />	A Play-In game with one week to go? A win by either team here clinches the wildcard for them so this is the most important game for both teams this regular season. In the case of a tie, the wildcard spot could still be up for grabs in week 9 depending on who wins. A tie this week would require SPE to win and FLS to lose week 9 for an Eagles playoff berth, otherwise the Steelers will likely meet the #2 seed.<br /><br />	Unfortunately for the Spread Eagles, the Flag Steelers have a potent offense built for maps like this. Expect LordBritish to perform some high flying moves while Ladna and RussianDumbass hold off the Eagles&#039; relatively grounded offense. If SPE can score early and then hold off FLS&#039; defense, they have a shot.<br /><br />[center][i]Mantis-X&#039;s 100% playoff berth streak in the IDL ends this season after the Steelers clip the Birds&#039; wings.[/i]<br />[b]SPE 0-2 FLS[/b][/center]<br /><br />[center][img]http://xenaero.googlepages.com/ElectricBills-small.png[/img] [size=15pt]-vs-[/size] [img]http://sites.google.com/site/xenaero/DoomRaiders-small.png[/img][/center]<br /><br />	What once looked like DMR&#039;s easiest game of the season now looks like the nail in the coffin. The Raiders traded #2 overall pick, Hatred, to the Bills right around the deadline and now this might come back to haunt them. For the Raiders to make a playoff berth, they have to defeat the Bills this week, win over the Eagles in week 9, and hope that the highly ranked Berserker Packers can fend off the Bills as well. If these conditions are met, Goatface and his Raiders may pull off one of the most heroic runs into the playoffs in IDL history.<br /><br />	This is unlikely of course. The Bills got a shot in the arm and haven&#039;t lost since Hatred has joined their roster (1-0-1). With a squad poised for a potential championship run now, it is likely the Bills will simply overpower the Raiders this week. In order for the Raiders to win, they&#039;ll have to have Acolyte show up and support the defense while they pound a heavy offense. <br /><br />[i]The Raiders need the perfect storm for an upset and it doesn&#039;t look like it&#039;s in the forecast, but weather men have been known to be wrong before.[/i]<br />[center][b]EBL 2-0 DMR[/b][/center]<br /><br />[center][img]http://xenaero.googlepages.com/BerserkerPackers-small.png[/img] [size=15pt]-vs-[/size] [img]http://xenaero.googlepages.com/KillingBrowns-small.png[/img][/center]<br /><br />	On the surface, this game looks like the least meaningful game of this week. However, for both of these teams, it is anything but. If the Browns can win one more game and have the Bills lose one more, they will win the division (also if the Browns win out). The Packers can still capture the #1 seed under very specific conditions. For the Packers to get homefield advantage through the playoffs, they&#039;ll have to win their final two games while the Brokeback Cowboys lose both games.<br /><br />[i]The Berserker Packers are on the second longest winning streak in the league (3 wins) and will likely extend that by one more this week as they look to enter the playoffs hot.[/i]<br />[center][b]BSK 2-0 KGB[/b][/center]