The Internet Simulation Football League Newsletter
Volume #12 Issue #10 -- October 27, 2008
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Current League Officers
Commissioner: Mark McNeil (blades99@rochester.rr.com)
League Statistician: Mark McNeil (blades99@rochester.rr.com)
ISFL WWW site: http://www.blades99.com/ISFL/ISFL.htm
ISFL Review Board: Jeff Barricelli, Dave Stewart, Don Antonelli
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LEAGUE NOTES
I. Message from the Commissioner
II. News from Around the League
III. Standings
IV. Results
V. Week 10 Schedule
VI. Transactions
VII. Other News including Players of the Week
I. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER
Just one more week to the trade deadline, remember, all trades must be confirmed by both sides by 10 pm eastern, so please, dont be late as
its not fun when I have to void trades for any parties involved. Also, if you are a new owner, remember, your trades need to be reviewed,
so please dont wait until the last minute as you will hold everyone up and make the commish unhappy :O)
Finally, another reminder, though it only affects one or two teams. Please, immediately upon completion of the game, whoever hosts needs
to send me the .xbx file right away so I dont have to chase after games that I think should be finished. One team or another should then
write up a game summary and send the boxscore to the list (please, dont zip the boxscore, its just easier for everyone to read as they
dont have to open it up).
Week in Review/Preview
The top 5 teams all keep rolling in the NFC as Detroit, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Jacksonville all win games to keep their playoff
push moving in the right direction. New Orleans takes a tough loss to the division leader but they still hold on to the 6th playoff spot
and in the end have the best chance of making the playoffs. That said, Green Bay and Tampa Bay both have teams who will push the Saints and
make it tough and the other teams better not slip up as the Bucs have enough offense to make any of them pay on any given week. This week,
Detroit has the big matchup as they face the Jets who are at the top of the AFC, the winner keeps their top spot, the loser better watch out
for the teams chasing them as things might get a bit tougher (the only good news is it wont be a conference loss). St. Louis gets the pesky
Bucs and Philly gets the Titans, both teams who need wins to keep their playoff hopes from going on life support so they will bring it all
this week before the trade deadline. Atlanta gets the always dangerous Manning with the Giants and Jacksonville has a good chance to make up
some ground as they face the hapless Browns. Could be some teams get pushed into selling mode this week if some games get done early.
Finally, the Saints look to right the ship against the cellar dweller Panthers, but McNabb can cause a team problems, just ask the Jags who
needed a last second win to put him away.
In the AFC, the top 5 teams all won as well as the Jets, Steelers, Cowboys, Texans and Chargers all put the W up to stay atop the playoff
races. All the division leaders have at least a 2 game lead and a win over the teams chasing them, so the divisions could get wrapped up
pretty quickly if they continue to win. Houston and SD have the lead for the wildcards, but Indy, New England, Tennessee and Buffalo are all
within 2 games, so nothing is a lock over here as of yet. Only the Vikings, Niners and Browns are out of the race at this point, will any of
them be sellers this week at the deadline? The Jets have the toughest matchup with Detroit crossing over to give them their toughest test to
date. Pittsburgh finally gets a home game but the Patriots can give them problems and they will have to be careful and make sure they show up
(and find a way to keep Lynch on the field) if they want this win. Dallas can put a tough blow to the Bills playoff chances with a win this
week or Buffalo could play spoiler. Houston can just about finish off the Broncos in a tough divisional game, but Denver will look to stop the
streaking Texans and bring them back to the pack. The Chargers look to have the easiest matchup, but with Moss and Welker, the Vikings can
rise up and bite anyone in any game, so SD will have to play smart to keep pace with the rest of the playoff pack. The Colts look to get back
on track against the Niners in hopes of still catching the Steelers for the Central division.
Offensive Player of the Week is Kurt Warner of the Patriots who passes for 15 completions, 224 yards and 5 TDs which NE needs all of in a
35-30 win over the Broncos.
Travis Laboy has 3 sacks and 3 tackles to help lead Dallas to 27 to 7 win over division rival Tennessee and earn Defensive Player of the Week
honors.
II. News from Around the League
Game of the Week
Detroit Lions at New York Jets
III. STANDINGS
http://www.blades99.com/ISFL/Standings08.htm
IV. RESULTS - SUPER BOWL XI
San Francisco 14 San Diego 28
New York(N) 26 Seattle 20
Denver 30 New England 35
Dallas 27 Tennessee 7
Tampa Bay 31 Arizona 17
Minnesota 10 Chicago 20
St. Louis 30 Miami 13
New Orleans 14 Philadelphia 17
Kansas City 6 Detroit 28
Buffalo 0 Houston 45
Atlanta 31 Green Bay 13
New York(A) 26 Cleveland 13
Carolina 34 Jacksonville 35
Pittsburgh 24 Indianapolis 21
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V. WEEK 10 SCHEDULE
Week 10
Kansas City @ Miami
New England @ Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay @ St. Louis
Jacksonville @ Cleveland
New Orleans @ Carolina
Houston @ Denver
Buffalo @ Dallas
San Diego @ Minnesota
Arizona @ Seattle
Green Bay @ Chicago
Indianapolis @ San Francisco
Tennessee @ Philadelphia
Atlanta @ New York(N)
Detroit @ New York(A)
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VI. TRANSACTIONS
AFC
BUF Returned Trent Dilfer to the FA pool.
- Trade Sammie Parker and BUF #8 09 to Kansas City.
CHI
CLE
DAL Returned John Bradley to the FA pool.
DEN
HOU
IND -
MIN -
NE -
NYJ
PIT
SD - Trade Trey Lewis and SD #2 09 to New Orleans.
SF -
TEN Returned Chris Wienke to the FA pool.
NFC
ARZ Returned Derek Stanley to the FA pool.
ATL -
CAR
DET
GB -
KC - Trade Cleo Lemon to Buffalo.
MIA -
NO - Trade Dan Orlovsky to San Diego.
- Sign Taylor Jacobs to replace Brandon Stokley through week 11.
NYG
PHI Returned Wil Svitek to the FA pool.
- Sign Cory Ross to replace Antoine Winfield through week 15.
SEA
STL
TB -
DRAFT PICKS FORFEITED:
None
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VII. OTHER NEWS:
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
WEEK ONE
OFFENSE: Adrian Peterson, NE 162 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Patrick Willis, TB 19 tackles
WEEK TWO
OFFENSE: David Garrard, PIT 278 yards, 5 Tds, 151.3 QB rating
DEFENSE: LeRon Glover, SF 3 sacks, 4 tackles
WEEK THREE:
OFFENSE: Ladainian Tomlinson, JAX 137 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Adewale Ogunleye, DET 4 sacks, 7 tackles
WEEK FOUR:
OFFENSE: Tarvares Jackson, IND 216 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Dexter Jackson, SEA 2 INTs, 6 Tackles
WEEK FIVE:
OFFENSE: Matt Schaub, ARZ 24/27 for 254 yards, 5 TDs
DEFENSE: Jonathan Joseph, KC 3 INTs, 6 tackles
WEEK SIX:
OFFENSE: Ron Dayne, CAR 157 yards, 1 TD
DEFENSE: Kawicka Mitchell, PIT 4 sacks, 4 tackles
WEEK SEVEN:
OFFENSE: Marion Barber, GB 146 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Roderick Hood, NE 3 INTs, 2 TDs, 7 tackles
WEEK EIGHT:
OFFENSE: Roddy White, HOU 9 catches, 165 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Mario Williams, TEN 4 sacks, 10 tackles
WEEK NINE:
OFFENSE: Kurt Warner, NE 15 of 24 for 224 yards, 5 TDs
DEFENSE: Travis Laboy, DAL 3 sacks, 3 tackles
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