#5 Montcalm Panthers (+1) @ #4 Real Charleston Galacticos

The Galacticos beat Montcalm in week 10, 28-14. The Panthers made it 20-14 with 6:26 left but Real Charleston put it away with 2:00 left with a 13 screen pass from QB Kurt Warner to 2nd string WR Malcom Floyd.   Montcalm Offense vs Real Charleston Defense   The Panthers offense boasts the talent of QB Dree Brees, WR Wes Welker and RBs Matt Forte and Willie Parker fronted by an excellent offensive line. Brees tossed 27 scoring passes, 10 of them to Welker. Forte punched in 9 touchdowns on the ground. No wonder this squad ranked 4th in scoring, averaging 24.5 points a game. When these guys get in the red zone, they score more often (61.7%) than any other team in the TTFBA. Brees is rarely sacked, throws few picks and completes 70% of his passes. The flaws are nitpicky - a low rushing average (3.7) and a low yards per completion 10.3.   But Real Charleston can shut down the pass, among the tops in the league, and they aren't too shabby in stopping the run either. They like to pick (20), sack (37) and keep offenses out of the endzone (16.6 points per game, 3rd in the league). DT Marcus Stroud and DE Robert Mathis on the line, Jon Beason back at LB and CB Cortland Finnegan on the top receiver.   Real Charleston Offense vs Montcalm Defense   The Panther offense against the Galacticos defense was a great matchup but on this side, Real Charleston has the edge. QB Kurt Warner could pick apart a defense that is among the worst in the league against the pass. The average QB rating of opposing QBs against Montcalm : 91.7. Very bad. They are much better against the run which is not a strength of Real Charleston. Chris Johnson (1088 yds, 4.1 avg, 7 tds) leads the attack but it is the 15th ranked rushing offense against the 7th. Basically, the Galacticos should use Johnson to keep Montcalm from going all pass defense but just keep calling Warner to WR Greg Jennings and Warner to WR Muhson Muhammad.