PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DeMarco Murray's 144-yard, 4-TD performance this week helped keep Denver in the playoff hunt, with the win vaulting the Gold into the 6th playoff spot at 7-6.
PLAYOFF PICTURE: A big week for the playoff scene, with 3 more clubs locking up a playoff spot. Washington, Oakland, and Chicago all join the Wranglers and Stars in the postseason party. In addition to locking up playoff berths, the Wranglers and Machine now have a lock on division titles. Chicago is still a game behind Oakland for the coveted 2nd seed and the bye week that comes with it, but with a 3 game lead over St. Louis and a much better division record the title of Central Champions is theirs.
We also saw the first official playoff eliminations this week with 6 teams now officially out of the running. That includes the four 3-win teams (Jacksonville, Memphis, Seattle, and Dallas) as well as the two 4-win clubs, New Jersey and Michigan.
