ISFL NEWLETTER 


 

 

The Internet Simulation Football League Newsletter

Volume #24 Issue #21 – January 27, 2021

 

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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:  Hank Sienzant, Don Antonelli, Ed Minshull

 

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LEAGUE NOTES

 

I.   Message from the Commissioner

II.  News from Around the League

III. Standings

IV.  Championship Round Results

V.   Super Bowl XXIV Schedule

VI.  Transactions

VII. Other News including Players of the Week

 

I. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER

 

A pair of defensive struggles in the Championship games with defense all around and very little offense to be found.  New Orleans will look to defend their Super Bowl XXIII tile from last season after they throttle the NY Giants offense for a 20-6 win in the NFC Championship game.  Tennessee makes a long awaited return to the big game and they win a battle of field goals over Houston, 19-16 in the AFC Championship and will try and dethrone the Saints in the big game.  Super Bowl XXIV is now ready, you can get the game files on the website. Please remember this is a neutral site game, so before you play, make sure you set the stadium to Hard Rock Stadium and home field advantage to zero before you guys get the game started. Looks like both teams are at full strength, so good luck and may the best team win!

 

For those who may have missed it, the ballot is now available for you to vote and can be found at the link below.  So far we have 13 votes in, so almost halfway there, so make sure you get your vote in by Sunday night at midnight please!

 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6SFCNFK

 

Also it is time for awards voting as one of the last things I need from each of you before the end of the season. I would really appreciate if you could take the time and complete the survey based on this past seasons results and statistics and once completed I will update the website to show the winner of each award.  Voting will close on Sunday, January 31st at midnight. Link is below.

 

https://kwiksurveys.com/s/kgqqcUWa

 

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.

***There is a new game update available on the website, dated 11/20/20 *** 

 

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 

 

TEN – 19, HOU – 16

 

As expected, this turned out to be a defensive battle from start to finish. And wasn't resolved until less than a minute left. 

The first quarter saw the host Titans have to settle for two FG's and were up 6-0. Then the two teams traded TD's on the next two drives. These were the only two TD's of the game. Halftime score saw the Titans up 13-7.

Titans managed a FG early in the 3rd quarter to be up 16-7, but Texans later matched it to pull back to within one score at 16-10. That was the score going into the 4th quarter. Titans had a 6 pt lead and had the ball after a Houston punt going into the 4Q.

On the 2nd play of the 4th quarter, things started to get shaky for the Titans. The Texans picked off QB Rivers and returned the ball to the Titans 13 yard line. Texans couldn't punch it in and had to settle for a short FG after the Titans D stiffened up. Score was 16-13. The teams then traded punts.

On the Titans next possession, Philip RIvers had a ball batted at the line and Texans CB Butler picked it off and returned it down to the Titans 8-yd line. Once again, the Titans Defense was stiff and forced another short FG. Texans have tied it at 16-16 and seem to have everything going their way. 

Titans start ensuing drive and go on a managing 10-play drive that ends with a tough decision. 1:30 left on clock and 4th and 1. Titans coach though long and hard about going for it and trying to run the clock, after forcing Houston to use 2 timeouts already. Titans take the points and a 19-16 lead and kickoff to the Texans. 

Houston only manages to pick up one first down then Tennessee's defense rises again and forced the turnover on downs with :45 left on the clock. Titans advance to the Super Bowl for only the 2nd time under the current coaching staff. 

 

NO – 20, NYG – 6

This was a game where running yards were tough to get and passing yards even tougher.  A defensive game that was controlled by the Saints only allowing the Giants 8 first downs for the game.  Dean stated after the game that a team with 2 QB's doesn't have a QB lol.  Lock played the first half going 2 for 12 for 14 yards.  Dean benched Lock at half time and Goff started out the second half with 2 completions and then threw a pick.  Goff ends up 8 for 17 for 59 yards and a INT.  So you can imagine how Dean's night went.  There were a few highlights for the Giants intercepting Russell Wilson once and blocking a FG.  

 

The Saints took the opening kickoff for a FG and the Giants answered to tie it up at 3's.  New Orleans managed to get another field goal in the second quarter to take a 6-3 half time lead.  After Goff's INT Phillip Lindsey takes a pitch for a 13 yard TD and a 2 score lead.  NY answers with a FG and the 3rd quarter ends with NO driving up 13-6.  The second play of the 4th quarter Russell Wilson connects with Davante Adams for a 20-6 lead.  The Giants drive to the 13 yard line and are a yard short on 4th down.  The Saint go on to win and punch their ticket for a trip to the Superbowl.   

 

 

 

* Playoff * 01-15-2021 Superdome  Temp:70 Wind:   *Internet* No Line  MVP:Wilson  HFA: ON(3)        

                                                                                                    

                                 1   2   3   4       Tot                                            

2019 New York (N) (2-1)          3   0   3   0         6                                            

2019 New Orleans (2-0)           3   3   7   7        20                                            

                                                                                                    

Scoring Summary                                                                                     

1  8:00  New Orleans     FG Tucker 34 (11-59-6:57)                                  0-3             

1  3:33  New York (N)    FG Boswell 46 (10-47-4:22)                                 3-3             

2  3:10  New Orleans     FG Tucker 38 (7-31-3:11)                                   3-6             

3  9:32  New Orleans     TD Lindsay 13 run (Tucker,J) (6-58-3:41)                   3-13            

3  6:15  New York (N)    FG Boswell 29 (5-64-3:12)                                  6-13            

4 14:02  New Orleans     TD Wilson 15 pass to Adams (Tucker,J) (9-75-4:24)          6-20            

                                                                                                    

Drive Summary                                                                                       

 1 New Orleans     NO  25 11 plays  59 yards  6:57   Field Goal, NYG 0 NO 3                         

 1 New York (N)    NYG 25 10 plays  47 yards  4:22   Field Goal, NYG 3 NO 3                         

 1 New Orleans     NO  25  6 plays  34 yards  2:04   Fumble                                         

 1 New York (N)    NYG 36  5 plays  11 yards  1:35   Turnover on downs                              

 2 New Orleans     NYG 47  6 plays  12 yards  1:48   Blocked Field Goal                             

 2 New York (N)    NYG 42  3 plays   0 yards  2:01   Punt                                           

 2 New Orleans     NO  11  4 plays  25 yards  1:40   Interception                                   

 2 New York (N)    NO  39  4 plays   3 yards  0:48   Missed Field Goal                              

 2 New Orleans     NO  44  3 plays   0 yards  0:19   Punt                                           

 2 New York (N)    NYG 7   3 plays  -3 yards  1:22   Punt                                           

 2 New Orleans     NO  49  7 plays  31 yards  3:11   Field Goal, NYG 3 NO 6                         

 2 New York (N)    NYG 25  3 plays   2 yards  0:55   Punt                                           

 2 New Orleans     NO  28  3 plays  -4 yards  1:02   Punt                                           

 2 New York (N)    NYG 38  3 plays -14 yards  0:22   Punt                                           

 2 New Orleans     NO  28  2 plays   2 yards  0:35   End Half                                       

 3 New York (N)    NYG 28  3 plays  23 yards  1:36   Interception                                   

 3 New Orleans     NO  42  6 plays  58 yards  3:41   Touchdown, NYG 3 NO 13                         

 3 New York (N)    NYG 25  5 plays  64 yards  3:12   Field Goal, NYG 6 NO 13                        

 3 New Orleans     NO  25  5 plays  18 yards  1:27   Punt                                           

 3 New York (N)    NYG 22  3 plays   7 yards  1:15   Punt                                           

 3 New Orleans     NO  25  9 plays  75 yards  4:24   Touchdown, NYG 6 NO 20                         

 4 New York (N)    NYG 32 12 plays  55 yards  5:31   Turnover on downs                              

 4 New Orleans     NO  13  3 plays   2 yards  2:08   Punt                                           

 4 New York (N)    NYG 45  4 plays   7 yards  1:36   Turnover on downs                              

 4 New Orleans     NO  48  3 plays  -2 yards  2:11   Punt                                           

 4 New York (N)    NYG 18  4 plays   3 yards  0:19   Turnover on downs                              

 4 New Orleans     NYG 21  3 plays  -2 yards  1:57   Game Over                                      

                                                                                                    

                   NYG         NO                                                                   

First Downs          8         19                                                                   

Rushes          28-136     27-108                                                                   

Passes        29-10-73  37-20-201                                                                   

Sacked            1-14       3-16                                                                   

Fumble               0          2                                                                   

Penalties         3-30       2-20                                                                   

Turnovers            1          2                                                                   

Missed Tackles      10          7                                                                   

Dropped Passes       0          2                                                                   

Bad Passes           3          2                                                                   

Passes 25+           0          0                                                                   

Runs 10+             3          5                                                                   

Blitzers            51          5                                                                   

Challenges         2-2        0-0                                                                   

Time             25:58      34:02                                                                   

Third Down        1-15       3-12                                                                   

Fourth Down        1-5        0-0                                                                   

Red Att/Td/Fg    2/0/1      4/2/2                                                                   

Net Offense        195        293                                                                   

                                                                                                    

Not Available Due To Injury:                                                                        

NYG: Campbell, Okafor                                                                               

 NO: Ross III, Haynes                                                                               

New York (N)                                New Orleans Saints                                      

Passing    Att Cmp Yds 25 In Td Sk  Rate    Passing     Att Cmp Yds 25 In Td Sk  Rate               

Goff        17   8  59  0  1  0  0  31.3    Wilson       37  20 201  0  1  1  3  67.5               

Lock        12   2  14  0  0  0  1  39.6                                                            

                                                                                                    

Rushing    Att Yds  Avg FD 10 Lg TD         Rushing     Att Yds  Avg FD 10 Lg TD                    

Mostert     15 110  7.3  3  3 59  0         Drake        10  47  4.7  2  2 19  0                    

Mack,M      10  23  2.3  1  0  6  0         Wilson       11  37  3.4  2  1 19  0                    

Smith,V      1   7  7.0  0  0  7  0         McKenzie      1  13 13.0  1  1 13  0                    

Lock         2  -4 -2.0  0  0  0  0         Lindsay       5  11  2.2  1  1 13  1                    

            28 136  4.9  4  3 59  0                      27 108  4.0  6  5 19  1                    

                                                                                                    

                                                                                                    

Receiving   No Dp Att Yds  Avg FD 25 Lg TD  Receiving    No Dp Att Yds  Avg FD 25 Lg TD             

Hopkins      3  0   9  16  5.3  1  0  7  0  Adams,D       6  1  17  70 11.7  5  0 23  1             

Thomas       2  0   2   7  3.5  0  0  4  0  Drake         6  1   9  43  7.2  2  0 15  0             

Smith,J      2  0   4  27 13.5  2  0 16  0  Hooper        3  0   5  24  8.0  1  0  9  0             

Brown        1  0   7   8  8.0  0  0  8  0  Tate          3  0   4  50 16.7  3  0 19  0             

Mostert      1  0   4   7  7.0  0  0  7  0  Thomas        1  0   1   4  4.0  0  0  4  0             

Smith,V      1  0   2   8  8.0  0  0  8  0  Vitale        1  0   1  10 10.0  1  0 10  0             

Mack,M       0  0   1   0  0.0  0  0  0  0               20  2   0 201 10.1 12  0 23  1             

            10  0   0  73  7.3  3  0 16  0                                                          

                                                                                                    

Fumbles       No Rec TD                     Fumbles        No Rec TD                                

Ward           0   1  0                     Austin          1   0  0                                

                                            Wilson          1   0  0                                

                                            Littleton       0   1  0                                

                                                                                                    

Kick Returns  No Yds  Avg  Lg TD            Kick Returns   No Yds  Avg  Lg TD                       

Ervin          2  64 32.0  36  0                                                                    

                                                                                                    

Punt Returns  No Fc Yds  Avg  Lg TD         Punt Returns   No Fc Yds  Avg  Lg TD                    

Ervin          4  0  48 12.0  15  0         Austin          3  2  12  4.0   6  0                    

                                                                                                    

Kicking         Fg  Lg   Xp  Pts            Kicking          Fg  Lg   Xp  Pts                       

Boswell        2-3  46  0-0    6            Tucker          2-3  38  2-2    8                       

                                                                                                    

Punting       No Yds  Avg Tb 20 Bk Lg       Punting        No Yds  Avg Tb 20 Bk Lg                  

Cooke          5 245 49.0  0  1  0 53       Long            5 246 49.2  0  2  0 52                  

                                                                                                    

Defense    Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF   INT      Defense     Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF   INT                 

Jackson      7  0   0   0   0  0   0-0      Campbell      8  0   1   3   0  0   0-0                 

Miller       7  0   0   1   0  0   0-0      Amukamara     6  0   1   0   0  0   0-0                 

Williams     6  0   2   0   0  0   0-0      Robinson      6  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                 

Walker       5  1   0   1   0  0   0-0      Adams,J       5  0   2   0   0  0   0-0                 

Ioannidis    5  0   2   3   1  0   0-0      Haden         4  0   0   0   0  0   1-3                 

Wallace      5  0   1   0   0  0   0-0      Littleton     4  0   1   0   0  0   0-0                 

Ward         4  1   0   0   0  0   0-0      McCourty      3  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                 

Armstead     4  0   0   0   2  0   0-0      Cockrell      3  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                 

Mack,K       3  1   0   1   1  0   1-0      Jordan        2  1   1   0   1  0   0-0                 

Sieg         2  0   0   0   0  0   0-0      Fowler Jr.    2  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                 

Thornhill    1  0   0   0   0  1   0-0      Hill          1  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                 

Banogu       1  0   0   0   0  1   0-0      Beck          1  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                 

Sheard       1  0   0   0   0  0   0-0      Hankins       1  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                 

Canady       1  0   0   0   0  0   0-0      Jenkins       0  0   2   0   0  0   0-0                 

Burks        1  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                                                              

Joseph,L     0  0   0   0   2  0   0-0                                                              

Purcell      0  0   0   0   2  0   0-0       

 

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III. STANDINGS

 

http://www.blades99.com/ISFL/Standings20.htm

 

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IV. RESULTS – Divisional Round Results 

Houston 16 Tennessee 19
New York (N) 6 New Orleans 20           

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V. SCHEDULE
 

Super Bowl XXIV

 

New Orleans vs Tennessee


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VI. TRANSACTIONS

 

 

AFC

BUF –
CHI –

CLE –
DAL –

DEN –

HOU –

IND –
LAC –

MIN –
NE  -

NYJ –

PIT –
SF  -

TEN –

 

NFC

ARZ –

ATL -

CAR –

DET –

GB  -
JAX –

KC  -

LAR -
MIA –
NO  -
NYG – Returned RJ McIntosh and TJ Jones to FA pool.

PHI –

SEA –

LAR –
TB  -

 

 

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VII. OTHER NEWS:

 

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:

 

WEEK ONE

OFFENSE: Jameis Winston, BUF – 25 of 32 for 406 yards, 5 TDs
DEFENSE: Dre Greenlaw, CLE – 17 tackles, 1 INT, 2 Deflections

 

WEEK TWO

OFFENSE: Marquise Brown, CAR – 15 catches, 224 yards, 3 TDs

DEFENSE: JJ Watt, SEA – 3 Sacks, 3 Tackles

WEEK THREE:

OFFENSE: Nick Chubb, MIN – 33 carries, 268 yards, 2 TDs

DEFENSE: JC Jackson, SEA – 2 INTs, 3 tackles

 

WEEK FOUR:

OFFENSE: DK Metcalf, DET – 10 catches, 131 yards, 4 TDs

DEFENSE: Devin Bush, JAX – 1 sack, 16 tackles

 

WEEK FIVE:

OFFENSE: Carson Wentz, DEN – 18 of 21 for 253 yards, 7 TDs

DEFENSE: Carlos Dunlap, JAX – 3 sacks, 4 tackles

 

WEEK SIX:

OFFENSE: Dak Prescott, PHI – 38 of 53 for 515 yards, 5 TDs

DEFENSE: Marcus Peters, NE – 2 INTs, 5 tackles

 

WEEK SEVEN:

OFFENSE: Kirk Cousins, LAC – 27 of 37 for 495 yards, 5 TDs

DEFENSE: Von Miller, NYG – 3 sacks, 7 tackles

 

WEEK EIGHT:

OFFENSE: Drew Brees, NE – 25 of 31 for 352 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Danielle Hunter, NYJ – 2 sacks, 5 tackles

 

WEEK NINE:

OFFENSE: Mitchell Trubisky, CHI – 31 of 34 for 408 yards, 6 TDs
DEFENSE: Robert Quinn, HOU – 3 sacks, 3 tackles

WEEK TEN:

OFFENSE: Aaron Rodgers, IND – 16 of 24 for 235 yards, 5 TDs

DEFENSE: Patrick Peterson, IND – 1 INT, 15 tackles

 

WEEK ELEVEN:

OFFENSE: Matt Ryan, SF – 39 of 48 for 437 yards, 6 TDs

DEFENSE: Jordan Hicks, PHI – 2 INTs, 6 tackles

 

WEEK TWELVE:

OFFENSE: Chris Godwin, LAR – 8 catches, 307 yards, 2 TDs

DEFENSE: Oshane Ximines, CAR – 4 sacks, 7 tackles

 

WEEK THIRTEEN:

OFFENSE: Josh Jacobs, PIT – 32 carries, 157 yards, 1 TD

DEFENSE: Tre White, LAR – 1 INT, 9 tackles

 

WEEK FIFTEEN

OFFENSE: Ryan Fitzpatrick, TB – 33 of 41 for 316 yards, 4 TDs

DEFENSE: Sam Hubbard, BUF – 3 sacks, 6 tackles

 

WEEK SIXTEEN

OFFENSE: Chris Godwin, LAR – 9 catches, 141 yard,s 4 TDs

DEFENSE: Chris Jones, TEN – 4 sacks, 4 tackles

 

WEEK SEVENTEEN

OFFENSE: Matthew Stafford, LAR – 26 of 40 for 389 yards, 4 TDs

DEFENSE: Vic Beasley, Jr, JAX – 4 sacks, 5 tackles

WILDCARD ROUND

OFFENSE: Kirk Cousins, LAC – 18 of 28 for 371 yards, 4 TDs

DEFENSE: Kareem Jackson, DEN – 1 INT, 3 tackles

 

DIVSIONAL ROUND

OFFENSE: Kenyan Drake, NO – 18 for 153 yards, 2 TDs

DEFENSE: Chandler Jones, TEN - 2 sacks, 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble

 

CONFERENCE FINALS

OFFENSE: Raheem Mostert, NYG – 15 carries, 110 yards

DEFENSE: Chandler Jones, TEN – 2 sacks, 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble

 


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