ISFL NEWLETTER |
The
Internet Simulation Football League Newsletter
Volume #20 Issue #21 – February 1, 2017
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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.
Conference Championship Results
V.
Super Bowl XX Schedule
VI.
Transactions
VII.
Other News including Players of the Week
I.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER
Both
games hold to form as Indianapolis and Dallas play a tight one while the
Seahawks fly high and crush the Panthers.
Game files are located on the website for the final round of the
playoffs, please get the files and go ahead and get your games set up
and play the Super Bowl at your leisure.
I am
now accepting ballot props per the separate email I have sent out, feel
free to discuss anything you would like over the list and then provide
me with fully fleshed out proposals by Sunday, February 5th so I can do
a preliminary ballot and we can try and have voting complete by the end
of the playoffs. Remember as always, if you do not plan to return next
season I would ask that you please refrain from the ballot discussion.
Thanks.
Final awards ballot is coming soon.
I
can’t stress enough that you need to IMMEDIATELY send me your game
export when the game is complete.
Send your write up later on, that’s fine, but I MUST have the
game export as soon as the game ends or I’ll have to sim the game to
keep things moving along if it is missing at the deadline.
Don’t
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
don’t 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.
Also, be sure you give me enough names as the more injuries the more
likely someone else already grabbed the guy you want.
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 shouldn’t have to chase you down
for that file after a game, just get it in right away so I don’t have to
guess whether a game has happened or not.
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II.
News from Around the League
In
the AFC Indianapolis keeps on rolling as they down the Cowboys in a
close one 22-17 with a pair of 4th quarter FG’s from Prater
and a big defensive stand in the final 2 minutes to preserve the win and
head back to the Super Bowl.
Indy goes to their 3rd
Super bowl in 5 years, after winning a close one against visiting
Cowboys, who were shorthanded at the QB position. The game was close
throughout, with Dallas getting on board first with a 6 yards TD run
from Langford. Indy answers back with a FG on the ensuing drive. This is
when the trouble starts for cowboys, as they fumble the kick return at
their own 12 yard line (first of three special teams miscues from
Cowboys). Indy takes advantage of the short field position to score a TD
and goes up 10-3. Indy adds one more FG to close the half at 13-3.
Cowboys fumble one more
kick return at their own 11 yard line to start the second half, cowboys
defense bails their special teams by holding Indy to a FG to make it
16-7. After exchanging punts on the next four possessions, cowboys get
the ball at their own 17 yard line. On 3rd and 4th, seeing Indy's LB's
blitzing, Langford slips behind the offensive line for a screen pass and
takes it to the house for 77 yard TD, to make it 16-14. On the ensuing
drive, Indy mounts a 9 play 52 yard drive to score a FG and gives some
breathing room for its defense. 14 minutes left in the game at this
point.
Disaster strikes for
Cowboys special teams again on the next possession as the punt is
blocked by Wilkerson at Cowboys 28 yard line. Cowboys defense again
bails their special teams by holding Indy to a FG, to make it 22-14.
Cowboys get a good return on the ensuing kickoff to the Indy 44 yard
line. After a 22 yard gain by Snead, Indy defense tightens up and holds
Cowboys to be a FG to make the score 22-17 with 9 minutes left on the
clock. Indy burns 3:30 off the clock on the next possession and punts
the ball back to Cowboys and pins them down at 13 yard line. Do or die
drive for the Cowboys, 5:38 left on the clock , 83 yards to go with one
time out. Cowboys get four first downs on bunch of short passes to Gates
and solid runs by Lanford. With 1:56 left on the clock, Cowboys were on
Indy 43 yard line, first play after 2 minutes warning was a short pass
to Andre Johnson for 3 yards, next two passes to Snead and McCoy were
incomplete, 4th down and Cowboys need 7 yards, Indy defense playing
zone, Cassell throws a medium hitch to gates, pass is completed, but is
short of first down marker by 1 yard. Indy goes through the formalities
and kills the clock to eke out a close one.
I would like to tip my hat
to Dan for calling an outstanding game, he knew exactly what to do
coming in with a second string QB. He tried to slow the game down and
gave himself a great chance to win the game. His defensive calls were
excellent, if not for those three special teams mistakes, the end result
would have been completely different. -----
In an NFC
Championship matchup Seattle is able to defeat visiting Carolina
Panthers. Seahawks were obsessed with stopping Antonio Brown and
Seahawks get the breaks and move on to
their first Super Bowl.
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III. STANDINGS
http://www.blades99.com/ISFL/Standings16.htm
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IV.
RESULTS – Conference Championship Results
Dallas
17 Indianapolis 22
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V.
SCHEDULE
VI.
TRANSACTIONS
AFC
BUF –
CLE –
DEN –
HOU –
IND –
Returned Trevor Robinson to FA pool.
MIN – NE
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NYJ –
PIT –
SF
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TEN –
NFC
ARZ –
ATL -
CAR –
Returned Mitch Unrein to FA pool.
DET -
GB
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KC
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MIA –
PHI –
SEA –
STL –
DRAFT
PICKS FORFEITED:
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VII.
OTHER NEWS:
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
WEEK
ONE
OFFENSE: Derek Carr, CAR – 29 of 45 for 416 yards, 4 TDs
WEEK
TWO
OFFENSE: Ryan Fitzpatrick, TAM – 18 of 33 for 196 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Calaise Campbell, NO – 2 sacks, 6 tackles
WEEK
THREE:
OFFENSE: Antonio Brown, CAR – 11 catches, 245 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Desmond Trufant, STL – 2 tackles, 2 INTs
WEEK
FOUR:
OFFENSE: Odell Beckham, Jr, MIN – 11 catches, 144 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Whitney Mercilus, CHI – 3 sacks, 4 tackles
WEEK
FIVE:
OFFENSE: Johnny Manziel, PHI – 31 of 41 for 367 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Tony Jefferson, CAR – 3 sacks, 10 tackles
WEEK
SIX:
OFFENSE: Carson Palmer, SEA – 26 of 44 for 380 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Von Miller, NYG – 5 sacks, 8 tackles
WEEK
SEVEN:
OFFENSE: Julio Jones, SF – 7 catches, 168 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Demarcus Lawrence, SD – 3 sacks, 3 tackles
WEEK
EIGHT:
OFFENSE: Blake Bortles, SD – 24 of 30 for 249 yards, 4 TDs
WEEK
NINE:
OFFENSE: Mark Ingram, PIT – 17 carries, 159 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Jenorice Jenkins, PHI – 2 INTS, 4 tackles
WEEK
TEN:
OFFENSE: Russell Wilson, NO – 16 of 24 for 321 yards, 5 TDs
DEFENSE: Kwon Alexander, PIT – 2 INTs, 8 tackles
WEEK
ELEVEN:
OFFENSE: Aaron Rodgers, IND – 21 of 33 for 407 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Julius Peppers, SEA – 4 sacks, 8 tackles
WEEK
TWELVE:
OFFENSE: Antonio Brown, CAR – 15 catches, 161 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Melvin Ingram, CAR – 5 sacks, 5 tackles
WEEK
THIRTEEN:
OFFENSE: Derek Carr, CAR – 43 of 67 for 495 yards, 6 TDs
DEFENSE: Melvin Ingram, CAR – 6 sacks, 6 tackles
WEEK
FIFTEEN
OFFENSE: Ben Roethlisberger, DET – 14 of 20 for 342 yards, 5 TDs
DEFENSE: Marcus Peters, NE – 2 sacks, 4 tackles
WEEK
SIXTEEN
OFFENSE: James Jones, MIA – 10 catches, 177 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Dan Skuta, STL – 3 sacks, 11 tackles
WEEK
SEVENTEEN
OFFENSE: Philip Rivers, TEN – 25 of 38 for 397 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Earl Thomas, SEA – 2 INTs, 3 tackles
WILDCARD ROUND
OFFENSE: Philip Rivers, TEN – 32 of 43 for 436 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Tony Jefferson, CAR – 2 INTs, 8 tackles, forced fumble
DIVSIONAL ROUND
OFFENSE: Antonio Brown, CAR – 15 catches, 220 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Julius Peppers, CAR – 3 sacks, 5 tackles, forced fumble
CONFERENCE FINALS
OFFENSE: Carson Palmer, SEA – 17 of 25 for 378 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Cliff Avril, DAL – 3 sacks, 8 tackles, 1 stuff, 2 hurries |