Thayer Thomas caught an 18-yard TD pass from MJ Morris to bring NC State all the way back from 21-3 to beat the Virginia Tech Hokies 22-21. Thomas finished with 10 catches for a 110 yards. Morris completed 20-29 with 3 TDs. In the NFL, the Ravens also rallied in the second half, then hung on to beat the Bucs 27-22, handing Tampa Bay and Tom Brady his first 3-game losing streak since 2002.
The GridCard surrendered some high scores, including three TallBoys. After three Top 10s in very limited action, The Dust (43) earned his first King of the Mountain this year. Ricco1947 (40) and Offroad stocked the other TBs, Ricco's earning him the ProGrid Tour win. Eight other players posted Qualifying Scores: KaitMac (37), Lim Lamb (37) mac (37), Jeep Lover 2 (36), JD (35), Guy Green (33), EricCinTexas (32) and Rico (31). Offroad (83) put up a huge King Kong.
The two highest scores in Team GridCard went head-to-head, Team Collins coming away with the 79-77 win over TMac, The Dust (43) and Jeep Lover 2 (36) leading the way. The OG lost to Fictionasy 68-61 behind JD and Guy Green. Team Detwiler's Top2 were Lim Lamb (37) and amcmayonnaise (28) as they swept LFL 65-54. VBar and the PGT finished dead even 66-66, but mac (37) and LD (29) were lifted by Barry (26) on the tiebreaker.
Team GridCard
GridCard Football Season
Standings Record GB
1. PGT 10-4 --
2. VBar 10-4 --
3. Team Detwiler 9-5 1
4. Team Collins 8-6 2
5. Fictionasy 8-6 2
6. LFL 6-8 4
7. TMac 6-8 4
8. OG Gridders 3-11 7