ISFL NEWLETTER
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The
Internet Simulation Football League Newsletter
Volume #26 Issue #17 – December 12, 2022
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Current League Officers
Commissioner: Mark McNeil (blades99@rochester.rr.com)
League Statistician: Mark McNeil (blades99@rochester.rr.com)
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.
Week 17 Results
V.
Week 18 Schedule
VI.
Transactions
VII.
Other News including Players of the Week
I.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER
Final
week of the season and it is still one big, jumbled mess as the NFC has
all 7 slots filled, but no one has clinched their position yet and the
AFC has 2 spots left and positioning left to do.
In the NFC, Houston has to beat New England to be the #1 seed,
otherwise we could have 3 teams tied at 14-3 and tiebreakers will become
important though the Patriots would have the inside track and Houston
would drop to #4. New
Orleans wins the West with a win or Arizona loss and can still be the #1
seed but needs help while Arizona can still win the division and be the
#2 seed. In the East,
Detroit and Jacksonville are fighting to the end for the #3 seed with
the loser falling all the way to #7 and having to play #2 in round 1.
Kansas City and Arizona are fighting out for #5 and #6 to avoid Houston
or New England in round 1.
In
the AFC, Chicago is the #1 seed with a win, though NY Jets are alive for
the spot still with a win and Bears loss.
LA Chargers are locked into the #3 seed and wait to see who they
get in round 1. Pittsburgh
is the #4 seed with a win, but could drop to #5 with a loss and look to
be getting a first round matchup with Denver who sits at #5 right now.
Indianapolis is #6, but could fall all the way out with a loss
and wins by Tennessee and San Francisco, otherwise those two teams are
fighting for #7 along with Buffalo and LA Rams who have very slim
chances of squeaking in.
Please, do your best to be on time when you set you games and and don’t
forget you should be CCing me each time. Also, you should be sending out
a boxscore (which you have to save after the game) and a .xbx file for
each game and a small write up would be nice as well for each game.
Don’t forget that if you need a
sub for a game you should be emailing Jeff Shelton directly to set that
up rather than going through the email list to avoid confusion on who is
subbing. Week 18 files are ready to go on the website, please get them
and get going on game contacts as soon as possible and make sure you are
CCing me on those so I know what is going on.
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 Chicago downs Dallas to move one game closer to the AFC #1 seed
and Pittsburgh beats Indianapolis to hold on to the #4 seed for another
week. NY Jets win a wild one
over Cleveland where the teams combine for 85 points and Denver gets a
huge win over LA Chargers to stay in the conversation for #4.
Tennessee can’t take advantage of the Charger loss as they fall
to San Francisco and into a 3 way tie for the final spot with the Titans
and Bills. Buffalo loses big
to Arizona and LA Rams get a win over Atlanta.
Green Bay loses to Carolina and Minnesota takes a beating from
Kansas City.
In
the NFC Houston stays on top of the Central by shutting down Miami and
New England stays a game back with a win over Tampa Bay. Kansas City
gets their 12th win over Minnesota but are fighting for a
home playoff game still and Carolina tops Green Bay.
Detroit beats NY Giants to stay on top of the East despite
Jacksonville downing Seattle which knocks the Seahawks from the
playoffs. New Orleans
doubles up Philadelphia and Arizona ? Buffalo.
Atlanta loses to LA Rams and have all but wrapped up the #1
overall lottery slot.
Coming up in the AFC Chicago will wrap up the #1 seed with a win over LA
Rams or NY Jets loss to Arizona while the Jets have a small chance with
a Bears loss. LA Chargers
are the #3 seed no matter what their result against Tampa Bay.
Pittsburgh is the #4 seed with a win over Detroit or a Denver
loss to at Seattle, while Denver can move up with the opposite
happening. Indianapolis can
move up to #5 with a win over Buffalo and Denver loss or fall into a
possible 4 way tie for the #6 and #7 seeds with a loss.
Tennessee needs a win over Minnesota and some help and San
Francisco needs to beat Dallas to lock up a playoff spot. Buffalo has an
outside shot still but will need a win over Denver.
Cleveland and Green Bay play for draft position in the only
matchup with no playoff implications.
Coming up in the NFC Houston takes the #1 seed with a win over New
England but the Patriots can win
the Central with a win as they hold the tiebreaker head to head with a
win and New Orleans can lock in the #2 seed with a win over Jacksonville
(they lose the tiebreaker to New England if they move up).
Detroit needs a win over Pittsburgh to take the East or a loss by
Jacksonville will do it too and Jacksonville needs to win and the Lions
lose or they drop to the #7 seed.
Arizona can be the #5 seed with a win over NY Jets or Kansas City
can take the spot with a win over at Miami.
Tampa Bay finishes up with LA Chargers and Carolina and
Philadelphia will help determine lottery seeds.
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III. STANDINGS
http://www.blades99.com/ISFL/Standings22.htm
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IV. RESULTS – Week 17 Results
Buffalo 3 Arizona 37
V.
SCHEDULE
Week 18
Philadelphia @ Carolina
Cleveland @ Green Bay
New England @ Houston
Denver @ Seattle
Jacksonville @ New Orleans
Chicago @ Los Angeles (N)
Atlanta @ New York (N)
Arizona @ New York (A)
Kansas City @ Miami
Detroit @ Pittsburgh
Buffalo @ Indianapolis
San Francisco @ Dallas
Los Angeles (A) @ Tampa Bay
Tennessee @ Minnesota
VI.
TRANSACTIONS
AFC
BUF –
CLE –
DEN –
GB
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LAC –
Returned Eric Saubert, Xavier Crawford and Danny Shelton to FA pool.
LAR –
NYJ –
PIT –
Sign Eddie Pineiro to replace Joey Slye through round 1 playoffs. TEN –
Sign Coleman Shelton to replace Shaq Mason through round 1 playoffs.
NFC
ARZ –
ATL –
DET –
Marquis Haynes to FA pool.
HOU –
JAX –
KC
- MIA –
Returned Geno Stone to FA pool.
NO
- Sign Desmond Trufant to replace Michael Ojemudia through round
1 playoffs.
PHI –
SEA –
TB
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DRAFT
PICKS FORFEITED:
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VII.
OTHER NEWS:
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
WEEK
ONE
OFFENSE: Keenan Allen, MIN – 12 catches, 202 yards, 2 TDs
WEEK
TWO
OFFENSE: Justin Jefferson, DET – 12 catches, 252 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: CJ Mosley, NE – 19 tackles, 5 stuffs, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble
recovery
WEEK
THREE:
OFFENSE: Kirk Cousins, LAC – 23 of 31 for 329 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Jordan Hicks, PHI – 16 tackles, 2 stuffs, 1 pass defense
WEEK
FOUR:
OFFENSE: Jalen Hurts, PHI – 28 of 44 for 302 yds, 3 TDs, 134 rush yds, 2
TDs
DEFENSE: Marcus Davenport, BUF – 2 sacks, 10 tackles, 1 Stuff, 1 Hurry,
2 Forced Fumbles
WEEK
FIVE:
OFFENSE: Dak Prescott, DET – 44 of 57 for 422 yards, 5 TDs
DEFENSE: Shaq Thompson, NYJ – 2 INTs, 7 tackles, 2 Pass Defenses, 1 TD
WEEK
SIX:
OFFENSE: Tua Tagovailoa, DEN – 27 of 33 for 465 yards, 5 TDs
DEFENSE: Robert Quinn, NO – 3 sacks, 7 tackles
WEEK
SEVEN:
OFFENSE: Teddy Bridgewater, CHI – 27 of 46 for 357 yards, 5 TDs
DEFENSE: Nick Bosa, SEA – 3 sacks, 3 tackles
WEEK
EIGHT:
OFFENSE: Carson Wentz, TB – 25 of 48 for 297 yards, 4 TDs
WEEK
NINE:
OFFENSE: Joe Burrow, NYJ – 26 of 30 for 275 yards, 3 TDs
WEEK
TEN:
OFFENSE: Stefon Diggs, CAR – 12 catches, 209 yards, 1 TD
DEFENSE: Kevin Byard, PHI – 2 INTs, 6 tackles, 1 Pass Defense
WEEK
ELEVEN:
OFFENSE: Joe Burrow, NYJ – 24 of 34 for 306 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Eric Kendricks, SEA – 2 INTs, 12 tackles, 1 pass defense
WEEK
TWELVE:
OFFENSE: CeeDee Lamb, LAR – 10 catches, 269 yards, 1 TD
DEFENSE: Mathew Judon, TB – 3 sacks, 9 tackles
WEEK
THIRTEEN:
OFFENSE: Cooper Kupp, TB – 14 catches, 248 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: JC Jackson, KC – 2 INTs, 12 tackles, 4 pass defenses
WEEK
FOURTEEN
OFFENSE: Davis Mills, CHI – 33 of 48 for 434 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Rashan Gary, NYJ – 2 sackes, 8 tackles, 1 stuff
WEEK
SIXTEEN
OFFENSE: Russell Wilson, NO – 22 of 34 for 409 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Kevin Byard, PHI – 2 INTs, 5 tackles, 1 pass defense, 1 forced
fumble
WEEK
SEVENTEEN
OFFENSE: Antonio Brown, CAR – 18 catches, 195 yards, 2 TDs |