ISFL NEWLETTER
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The
Internet Simulation Football League Newsletter
Volume #27 Issue #16 – December 4, 2023
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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 16 Results
V.
Week 17 Schedule
VI.
Transactions
VII.
Other News including Players of the Week
I.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER
Two
games to go and a lot left to be determined at this point. Denver has
caught Indianapolis atop the AFC and New England has passed the NY
Giants who once looked unstoppable. I REALLY want to stress that all 28
owners need to do their best to get games played on time and without
using subs. I get that some of your teams are out of the race, but you
still need to be playing your games and to the best of your ability and
trying to give your opponent the best game you can. Upsets keep
happening and it is because teams are working hard and that is what
makes us a great league. Good luck to all in these final two games, no
telling who might sneak in or get bumped at the last minute.
The
AFC playoffs Denver has caught Indianapolis for the top spot in the
conference and both teams have clinched playoff spots. Pittsburgh pulls
a huge upset of Indy and San Francisco beats Tennessee, and both are on
the verge of getting into the playoffs needing a win or some other teams
to lose in week 17. LA Chargers continue to fight with the Niners out
West and are in a dead heat right now for the division title. NY Jets
hold the #6 playoff spot and then we have 4 teams fighting for the final
playoff position with Green Bay, Cleveland and Chicago a half game up on
Dallas.
In
the NFC playoff race, New England has clinched the Central and all but
clinched the conference (either a win or Giants loss does it). Giants
have a 2 game lead on Atlanta, but still haven’t clinched the division
(need a win or Atlanta loss to clinch it). New Orleans leads Carolina by
a game and Arizona by 1 ½ games in the West, and if they win out take
the division though Carolina is coming hard. Atlanta, Houston and Kansas
City can clinch playoff positions with a win or some help and Carolina
and Jacksonville are tied for the #7 playoff position a half game up on
Arizona. Philadelphia is the only other team still alive but have little
chance of passing all three teams in front of them.
Please make sure to get started on game contacts asap and don’t forget
to CC me on all of them so I can make sure games are getting set up
smoothly. Let’s see if we
can hit the first week deadline with all games played head-to-head and
as always if you need help let us know.
If you need a sub, please contact Jeff Shelton asap so he can try
and get you hooked up with someone to get your game in.
Make sure you have the latest action update which is available on
the website. Updated game
files are up, so make sure you go download them and start making contact
for week 17 games. If you have any questions, now is the time, so please
ask before we get too far into things.
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 Denver moves to the top of the conference with a win of LA
Rams while NY Jets get upset by the Buffalo Bills and the Broncos clinch
the division. Indianapolis
has a rough week at Pittsburgh and fall into a tie at the top of the
conference despite having clinched the division and Chicago upsets Green
Bay to move into a tie for the final playoff spot. LA Chargers shut out
Tennessee and stay in a virtual tie with San Francisco who beats Seattle
to stay on top of the West. Cleveland beats Miami to stay in a tie for
the final playoff spot and Dallas falls to Atlanta and is a half game
out of the playoffs. Minnesota beats Detroit at home.
In the NFC New England beats Houston and clinches the division despite
Kansas City upsetting NY Giants as they move into a tie for the 4th
playoff position. Atlanta beats Dallas to also move into a tie for that
spot and move to within 2 games of NY Giants in the East while
Jacksonville beats Philadelphia and are tied for the 7th seed
in the conference. New Orleans tops Tampa Bay to stay on top of the West
while Carolina throttles Arizona to move into second in the division and
a tie for the final playoff spot with Cards a half game back. Detroit
falls in Minnesota and Seattle is beat by San Francisco. Miami takes a
big loss in Cleveland and sit in the #2 draft lottery position all
alone.
Coming up in the AFC Denver hosts NY Jets looking to put themselves in
position to win the conference while Indianapolis hosts LA Chargers
trying to stay tied (they hold the hth tiebreaker). San Francisco heads
to Dallas trying to get a better hold on the West division and
Pittsburgh tries to lock down a playoff spot with a win at Carolina.
Chicago is at Tampa Bay, Green Bay hosts Houston and Cleveland is in
Buffalo as they all try to stay in that final playoff position.
Tennessee hosts Minnesota and LA Rams head to Arizona.
Coming up in the NFC New England can clinch the #1 seed and a bye with a
win at division rival Kansas City and NY Giants try to stay alive as
they host their own division opponent in Jacksonville. New Orleans heads
to Philadelphia hoping to stay on top of the West as Carolina hosts a
scrappy Pittsburgh club and Arizona gets a visit from LA Rams. Atlanta
hosts Seattle as they try and lock up the #4 spot while Houston visits
Green Bay looking to do the same. Detroit is at Miami and Tampa Bay
hosts Chicago looking for their second win.
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III. STANDINGS
http://www.blades99.com/ISFL/Standings23.htm
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IV. RESULTS – Week 16 Results
Philadelphia 10 Jacksonville 24
V.
SCHEDULE
Week 17
VI.
TRANSACTIONS
AFC
BUF –
CLE –
DEN –
Returned Chris Rumph II to FA pool.
GB
- Returned Jordan Wilkins to FA pool.
LAR –
NYJ –
PIT –
Returned Cornell Armstrong to FA pool.
SF
- Sign Corey Levin to replace Justin Britt through week 17. TEN –
Returned Jonas Griffith to FA pool.
NFC
ARZ –
ATL –
Returned Angelo Blackson, Brent Urban and Brandon Bolden to FA pool. CAR –
Returned Josh Blackwell to FA pool. DET –
Returned Rashad Wildgoose and Trenton Irwin to FA pool.
HOU –
JAX –
Returned Andrew Beck and Emmanuel Ogbah to FA pool.
KC
- MIA –
Returned Jourdan Lewis and Tony Carter to FA pool.
NO
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PHI –
SEA –
TB
- Returned Dee Delaney to FA pool.
DRAFT
PICKS FORFEITED:
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VII.
OTHER NEWS:
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
WEEK
ONE
OFFENSE: Tua Tagovailoa, DEN – 33 of 42 for 533 yards, 6 TDs
WEEK
TWO
OFFENSE: Cortland Sutton, JAX – 12 catches, 240 yards, TD
DEFENSE: TJ Edwards, ARZ – 1 INT, 1 Sack, 18 tackles
WEEK
THREE:
OFFENSE: Jamar Chase, NYJ – 11 catches, 196 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Minkah Fitzpatrick, LAR – 2 INTs, 1 pass defense, 9 tackles, TD
WEEK
FOUR:
OFFENSE: Dalvin Cook, CAR – 19 carries, 164 yards, 3 TDs, 2 catches, 37
yards
DEFENSE: Julian Love, DEN – 1 INT, 15 tackles
WEEK
FIVE:
OFFENSE: Derek Henry, ARZ – 35 carries, 203 yards, 4 catches, 44 yards,
2 TDs
DEFENSE: Justin Simmons, DET – 2 INTs, 1 Pass Defense, 3 tackles
WEEK
SIX:
OFFENSE: Mike Williams, SEA – 7 catches, 131 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Patrick Peterson, IND - 2 INTs, 7 tackles, 3 pass defensed
WEEK
SEVEN:
OFFENSE: Mac Jones, TEN – 27 of 40 for 280 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Josh Uche, CAR – 3 sacks, 6 tackles, 2 hurries
WEEK
EIGHT:
OFFENSE: Daniel Jones, NYG – 24 of 37 for 349 yards, 4 TDs
WEEK
NINE:
OFFENSE: Tua Tagovailoa, DEN – 26 of 30 for 480 yards, 5 TDs
WEEK
TEN:
OFFENSE: Brandon Aiyuk, GB – 5 catches, 206 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Greg Rousseau, PIT – 3 sacks, 4 tackles, 1 forced fumble
WEEK
ELEVEN:
OFFENSE: Justin Jefferson, DET – 11 catches, 148 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Darrell Taylor, DET – 4 sacks, 5 tackles, 1 hurry
WEEK
TWELVE:
OFFENSE: Jalen Hurts, PHI – 22 of 35 for 300 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Cameron Jordan, NO – 4 sacks, 6 tackles, 1 forced fumble
WEEK
THIRTEEN:
OFFENSE: DJ Moore, KC – 8 catches, 154 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Darius Slay, NYG – 3 INTs, 6 tackles, 2 pass defensed, TD
WEEK
FOURTEEN
OFFENSE: Stefon Diggs, CAR – 11 catches, 212 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Tre’Davious White, LAC – 2 INTs, 3 tackles, 4 passes defensed
WEEK
SIXTEEN
OFFENSE: Joe Flacco, KC – 17 of 25 for 288 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Talanoa Hufanga, CAR – 2 INTs, 3 tackles, TD |