ISFL NEWLETTER
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The
Internet Simulation Football League Newsletter
Volume #27 Issue #17 – December 11, 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 17 Results
V.
Week 18 Schedule
VI.
Transactions
VII.
Other News including Players of the Week
I.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER
This
is it, the final week of games and some of the 14 playoff spots are
still up for grabs and only two actual positions are clinched right now
with New England #1 and NY Giants #2 in the NFC. Once again, lets get
games set up early and I ask everyone to do their best to play the game
head to head and give your opponent the best fight you can no matter the
status of your team. Good luck to all and I will get out a final regular
newsletter next Monday night but likely won’t have playoff files until
shortly after.
The
AFC playoffs are still a bit mess with no positions clinched and 9 team
still with a shot of getting in. Denver clinched the conference and a by
with a win or Indianapolis loss, while Indianapolis can take the top
spot with a win and Denver loss to LA Chargers, and will clinch #2 at
least with a win. San Francisco clinches the West with a win or Chargers
loss and has a small chance at the #2 seed if Indy loses and the
tiebreakers fall right. LA Chargers can clinch the West with a win and
San Fran loss and will clinch no worse than #4 with a win.
Pittsburgh clinches #5 with a win and can move up to #4 with a
Chargers loss and along with Chargers have clinched a playoff spot no
matter the other results. Winner of Green Bay and NY Jets is in the
playoffs, loser will need Cleveland and Chicago to lose to still have a
shot. Cleveland is in with a win over Denver or has to hope for
tiebreaker help with a loss as we could have three teams tied at 8-9 for
the final spot if Chicago wins. Buffalo, LA Rams, Dallas, Tennessee and
Minnesota are all headed to the golf course.
In
the NFC playoffs New England is clinched as the #1 seed and their game
means nothing to them. Same for NY Giants who are clinched for the #2
seed and both teams likely will be resting players to get ready for
their first playoff game. The fun begins out West where Arizona plays
New Orleans and Carolina has Philadelphia and any of those 3 teams all
have a chance to win the division depending on how things play out (and
any of them could also miss the playoffs). Atlanta clinches the #4 see
with a win at Jacksonville or could drop into a tie with a bunch of
teams at 11-6 and end up anywhere from #4 to #7. Houston and Kansas City
both have what should be easier opponents and lock up playoff spots with
wins, but could drop out if either gets upset. Jacksonville has a very
outside chance to get in to the playoffs but need a couple of the 10 win
teams to lose and find the right tiebreaker combination. Detroit,
Philadelphia, Seattle, Miami and Tampa Bay are all done for the season
but can create some havoc in week 18.
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 downs NY Jets but still need another win or Colts loss
to clinch the conference even with Indianapolis falling to LA Chargers.
Green Bay upsets Houston and Cleveland drops Buffalo as both stay in a
tie for the final playoff spot. San Francisco just gets by Dallas to
stay percentage points ahead of LA Chargers and Pittsburgh falls to
Carolina but still sit at #5 in the conference. Chicago falls to Tampa
Bay to all but drop out of the playoff race and Tennessee squeaks by
Minnesota. LA Rams fall to Arizona.
In the NFC New England doubles up Kansas City and clinches the #1 seed
and a by while NY Giants shut out Jacksonville and are the #2 seed.
Carolina beats Pittsburgh to move into a tie atop the West as New
Orleans falls to Philadelphia. Atlanta takes down Seattle in a high
scoring affair and sit in the #4 spot while Houston falls to Green Bay
and they sit tied with KC and the West loser for the final 3 playoff
spots. Arizona tops the LA Rams to stay a half game out of the division
lead and Detroit beats up on Miami. Tampa Bay upsets Chicago to get
their second win and move into a tie with Miami for the #1 lottery spot.
Coming up in the AFC Denver clinches the #1 seed and a bye with a win
over LA Chargers and Indianapolis still has a shot if they win at Dallas
and the Broncos lose. San Francisco clinches the West with a win over
Tennessee or Chargers loss and Pittsburgh can clinch the #4 seed with a
win over Tampa Bay and a Chargers loss. Green Bay and NY Jets are
basically playing for a playoff spot while Cleveland heads to a New
England team with nothing to play and can clinch a playoff spot with a
win. Chicago has an outside chance if they can beat LA Rams and the
right combination of losses from Packers, Browns and Jets. Minnesota
heads to Seattle and Buffalo is in Houston to close out the schedule.
Coming up in the NFC New England hosts Cleveland and may be resting some
bodies while NY Giants head to Detroit and likely will be doing the
same. Out West is where the fun is as New Orleans hosts Arizona and
Carolina visits Philadelphia and any of those teams can still win the
division and make the playoffs. Atlanta can clinch the 4 seed with a win
at Jacksonville who needs win and lot of help to get into the playoffs
but that would involve Houston losing versus Buffalo, Kansas City
falling at Miami or the right combination from the losers out West.
Seattle hosts Minnesota with an outside chance at the #1 overall pick
while Tampa Bay is in Pittsburgh looking to lock that spot up.
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III. STANDINGS
http://www.blades99.com/ISFL/Standings23.htm
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IV. RESULTS – Week 17 Results
Los
Angeles (N) 14 Arizona 29
V.
SCHEDULE
Week
18
VI.
TRANSACTIONS
AFC
BUF –
CLE –
Signed Brandon Bolden to replace Kyren Williams through Super Bowl.
DEN –
GB
-
LAR –
NYJ –
PIT –
Returned OJ Howard and Essang Bassey to FA pool.
SF
- Returned Roderic Teamer, Corey Levin and Justin Britt to FA
pool. TEN –
Returned Marcus Johnson, Blake Cashman and Markus Bailey to FA pool.
NFC
ARZ –
ATL –
Returned Austin Schlottman and Tre Avery to FA pool. CAR – DET –
HOU –
JAX –
Sign Chuma Edoga to replace Trevor Penning through round 2 playoffs.
KC
- MIA –
Signed Terrance Mitchell to replace Marshon Lattimore through week 18.
NO
- Returned River Cracraft, Darrynton Evans and Terrance Mitchell
to FA pool.
PHI –
SEA –
Returned Keontay Ingram to FA pool.
TB
- Returned David Sills V 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
WEEK
SEVENTEEN
OFFENSE: Matt Ryan, SF – 22 of 28 for 281 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Jeff Okudah, CAR – 2 INTs, 8 tackles, 1 pass defense, TD |