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I am loving how things are shaping up, coming down the stretch, for my fantasy football league. We’ve got some real battles coming up with a slew of divisional games coming up. There’s no money involved, but pride is on the line, along with bragging rights. My league is divided into 2 5-team divisions. Let’s break them down:

Division 1 (aka the AFC): I sit on top of the division (Colts) with a clinched playoff spot. The next 3 teams are trying to separate themselves from each other (Pats, Broncos, etc) and the 5th team is some combination of the Texans and Raiders.

Division 2 (aka the NFC): All 5 teams are mathematically alive. The last place team is only 3 games back from the first place team, with 3 weeks to go. I’m not positive, but I think the schedule is backloaded with lots of divisional games, so any team that runs the table should control its own destiny.

My team (9-1) has 3 divisional games to end the season. I play the 2nd, 4th and 3rd place teams (in the division) the next 3 weeks. Despite my record, I’m tense. I desperately want to win my division and thus get a first-round bye. If I beat the Commish this weekend, I’ll clinch the division. If I lose, I’ve got to win out or get some help.

Finally, in the last couple of weeks I’ve made some trades/pickups that I hope will propel me through the playoffs and into the Championship game:

• I plucked Tony Romo off the waiver wire
• I traded Ronnie Brown and Anquan Boldin for Javon Walker and Deuce
• I traded Shockey and Darrell Jackson for Shaun Alexander and Driver

My starters (assuming health) down the line: Romo, Larry Johnson, Shaun Alexander, Javon Walker, Marques Colston, Desmond Clark. SICK!