The Internet Simulation Football League Newsletter
Volume #13 Issue #14 November 23, 2009
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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. Week 13 Results
V. Week 15 Schedule
VI. Transactions
VII. Other News including Players of the Week
I. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER
The playoff races are now in full swing and upsets keep showing up all over the place. Lets please keep on top of game contacts
(remember you are required to CC me on all of them) through the rest of the season, even those of you who may be out of the playoff
race, try and keep with us these final 3 weeks of the season. See below for a playoff update race.
Week 14 is a bye week and all players get a rest before the week 15 games. This is a two week block for games due to the holiday,
so enjoy your Thanksgiving and football and get the games in when its convenient for you as there is no requirement to play any
games before the holiday.
A new game update is available dated 11/18, please get it from the ISFL website before you play any games this week.
I got an email from Alex and hes progressing, though slowly. I have assured him that his team is here no matter how long it takes
and that he should just focus on his recovery and that we all hope he can return to us soon. Hank Sienzant has offered to run the
Dolphins until Alex returns and that works for me and is greatly appreciated, so please contact Hank for all Miami games until
further notice. Thanks!
Dont forget, if you lose a player for 2 or more games, you can ask for an injury replacement, but it must be done the same week as
the injury, so dont wait, get those requests in right away and take advantage, especially the teams who are already challenged for
the amount of games they have to work with.
Reminder that you MUST send a boxscore and writeup to the league after each game. The home team is responsible for this, but either
team can do it, as long as it does get done. Also, you MUST send me the game export immediately after the game is complete. It
takes about 30 seconds, so I shouldnt have to chase you down for that file after a game, just get it in right away so I dont have
to guess whether a game has happened or not.
Other that this stuff, just keep up the good work and good luck to all for week 15!
II. News from Around the League
In the AFC, Indianapolis holds off Detroit in the end and wins a tight, 1 point game against the defending champs to go 12-1. The
Jets keep pace beating division rival Buffalo, while Houston also wins a division game over Cleveland to keep pace and division title
hopes alive. New England gets a big, cross conference win over Seattle and Chicago keeps their playoff hopes alive with a win over
Pittsburgh who still stays in that final AFC spot. Dallas beats San Diego to keep pace with Tennessee who get an easy win over Denver
atop the West. San Francisco beats Minnesota to move into a tie for third place in the division.
The AFC playoffs are clearing up at the top as Indy clinches the central, while the Jets are in and need a win over Houston this week
to clinch the division, while the Texans need a win and then some help if they want to keep their division championship hopes alive.
Tennessee clinches a spot with a win out West while Dallas could clinch as well depending on what happens in the standings behind them.
Pittsburgh sits precariously in the final playoff spot and really need a win over NE to stay in that place. Buffalo hosts Dallas,
Cleveland heads to Denver and Chicago hosts Indy with all of them needing a win to try and keep pace for the playoffs. Minnesota, San
Francisco and New England are theoretically alive, but likely will be eliminated this week one way or another and Denver and San Diego
are fighting it out for the #1 lottery position.
In the NFC, Carolina stays in the playoff hunt, moving in a tie for 5th/6th place with a win over Tampa Bay, their 8th in a row.
Detroit loses a tough one at home and are in danger of missing the playoffs coming off their Super Bowl win last year, while St. Louis
wins a big one in the division to clinch it and a playoff spot. Seattle drops a game to New England and Kansas City beats Green Bay to
keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Arizona beats Philly to put them in a deadlock on top of the West, while New Orleans wins over
Jackonsville under new management to keep in the playoff hunt as well. The Giants beat Atlanta for a 2 game lead with 3 to play and
they have a stranglehold on the division.
The NFC playoffs St. Louis has clinched the Central and a playoff spot and are fighting with the Giants for the top spot in the
conference. NY needs a win over Detroit to possibly clinch the division and a playoff spot if Atlanta loses to New Orleans, or things
could get really tight again, so week 15 means a lot in the East. Arizona hosts the hottest team in the league in the Panthers with both
teams needing a win to stay in the playoffs for now and Philly heads to St. Louis, so a ton of big games out West as well. Kansas City
heads to San Francisco needing a win to keep any playoff hopes alive and the Saints need that big win over the Falcons if they want to
have a chance going forward as well. Green Bay, Miami, Jacksonville, Seattle and Tampa Bay are all jockeying for draft position and the
chance to play spoiler over the next 3 weeks.
III. STANDINGS
http://www.blades99.com/ISFL/Standings09.htm
IV. RESULTS Week 13
San Diego 3 Dallas 28
Philadelphia 6 Arizona 19
Minnesota 21 San Francisco 26
Carolina 21 Tampa Bay 13
Indianapolis 35 Detroit 34
St. Louis 31 Miami 13
Seattle 13 New England 27
Jacksonville 16 New Orleans 19
Houston 31 Cleveland 9
Green Bay 24 Kansas City 31
Denver 3 Tennessee 30
Chicago 28 Pittsburgh 21
Buffalo 8 New York(A) 31
Atlanta 10 New York(N) 31
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V. SCHEDULE
Week 14
Bye Week
Week 15
New York(A) @ Houston
Kansas City @ San Francisco
Carolina @ Arizona
Indianapolis @ Chicago
New York(N) @ Detroit
Dallas @ Buffalo
Tennessee @ Minnesota
Philadelphia @ St. Louis
Cleveland @ Denver
Tampa Bay @ Jacksonville
New England @ Pittsburgh
Miami @ Seattle
New Orleans @ Atlanta
San Diego @ Green Bay
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VI. TRANSACTIONS
AFC
BUF Sign Scott Mruczkowski to replace John McCargo through Super Bowl.
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
HOU
IND Returned Ryan Sims and Nate Jackson to FA pool.
MIN Returned Josh Bell to FA pool.
NE - Sign Reggie Hodges to replace Derrick Frost through week 17.
NYJ
PIT
SD -
SF - Returned James Johnson to FA pool.
TEN
NFC
ARZ
ATL -
CAR Sign Shaun Suisham to replace Garrett Hartley through Round 3 of Playoffs.
DET
GB - Returned Quintin Ganther, Tyrone Culver and George Wilson to FA pool.
JAX
KC -
MIA
NO -
NYG Returned Andre Frazier to FA pool.
PHI
SEA Returned Travis Minor and Charlie Frye to FA pool.
STL Returned Hunter Hillenmeyer to FA pool.
TB - Sign Jamar Fletcher to replace Hank Poteat through week 17.
DRAFT PICKS FORFEITED:
None
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VII. OTHER NEWS:
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
WEEK ONE
OFFENSE: Larry Johnson, PHI 16 carries, 106 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Mike Brown, CHI 2 INTs, 5 tackles
WEEK TWO
OFFENSE: Tony Romo, NO 21 of 29, 246 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Chris Gamble, IND 2 INTs, 9 tackles
WEEK THREE:
OFFENSE: Philip Rivers, GB 24 of 32, 267 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: LaMarr Woodley, SEA 2 sacks, 1 INT, 7 tackles
WEEK FOUR:
OFFENSE: Greg Jennings, IND 6 catches, 165 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Patrick Willis, TB 19 tackles
WEEK FIVE:
OFFENSE: Jason Campbell, PHI 22 of 25, 302 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Demarcus Ware, JAX 3 sacks, 4 tackles
WEEK SIX:
OFFENSE: Michael Turner, NYJ 30 carries, 188 yard, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Will Allen, SF 2 INTs, 5 Tackles
WEEK SEVEN:
OFFENSE: Matt Cassel, DAL 20 of 23, 216 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Brandon McDonald, KC 3 INTs, 11 tackles, 1 TD
WEEK EIGHT:
OFFENSE: TJ Houshmanzadeh, TB 11 catches, 168 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Karlos Dansby, DAL 3 sacks, 8 tackles
WEEK NINE:
OFFENSE: Eli Manning, HOU 20 of 26, 264 yards ,4 TDs
DEFENSE: Michael Griffin, PIT 3 INTs, 5 tackles
WEEK TEN:
OFFENSE: Kyle Orton, CHI 36 of 56, 439 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Sean Rogers, PHI 2 sacks, 8 tackles
WEEK ELEVEN:
OFFENSE: Ryan Grant, IND 37 carries, 182 yards, 1 TD
DEFENSE: Terrence Newman, PHI 2 INTs, 6 tackles
WEEK TWELVE:
OFFENSE: Matt Forte, NYG 32 carries, 152 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Demarcus Ware, JAX 3 sacks, 4 tackles
WEEK THIRTEEN:
OFFENSE: Michael Turner, NYJ 26 carries, 147 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Justin Tuck, HOU 3 sacks, 8 tackles
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