ISFL NEWLETTER
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The
Internet Simulation Football League Newsletter
Volume #29 Issue #19 – January 7, 2025
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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.
Wild Card Round Results
V.
Divisional Round Schedule
VI.
Transactions
VII.
Other News including Players of the Week
I.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER
No
real upsets in round 1 as the only lower seed, Carolina, was pretty
evenly matched with the NY Giants. So should be 4 pretty solid games in
round 2 as we have 8 of the top 9 team still alive in the playoffs. I
have sent out some info on Ballots, Awards and a feeler on who might be
calling it a career after this season. Keep in mind, this is a hth
regardless of how good your team is, if you can’t commit to playing your
games hth, then we may not be for you. This goes for new owners as well
as team who decided to tear it down and rebuild, you still need to be
playing your games every week no matter how bad your team may be. Good
luck to all in round 2 and for the rest, hang in there while we work on
the final portion of the season for those no longer playing.
Divisional Round Matchups
AFC
Denver at Pittsburgh
NFC
Jacksonville at New Orleans
The
Lottery order is set and Miami will have the best chance of picking #1
this season. Here is the list of teams who didn’t make the playoffs.
Lottery will occur before the Super Bowl.
1
Miami
2
Tampa Bay
3
Minnesota
4
Philadelphia
5
Detroit
6
Indianapolis
7
Houston
8
Seattle
9
New York Jets
10
Cleveland
11
San Francisco
12
Chicago
13
Atlanta
14
Buffalo
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, feel free to find your own sub or contact me
asap so we 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.
Game files are up for the start of the regular season, so make
sure you go download them and start making contact for round 1 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.
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, Pittsburgh has a huge game against LA Chargers and pulls
away early for a 40-10 win behind a big game from Love, McBride and
Jacobs. Denver wins a dog fight with Dallas, 27-24, and keeps alive
their chances for the three peat, we will see how that goes in round 2.
In the surprise game of round 1, LA Rams pull away quickly and never
give Green Bay a chance as the Packers must have used up all of their
luck just getting to their playoff seeding.
In the NFC, New Orleans wins a game that Kanas City keeps close for a
half, but the Saints pull away in the second half to the 30-16 win.
Saquon Barkley has a huge game for the Jags and along with a couple of
INTs from the defense leads them to a 26-13 win over Arizona who put up
a fight but couldn’t hang with the home team. In the only upset of round
1, Carolina gets 3 second half INTs from the defense which keeps the
Giants from any kind of a comeback and the Panthers win 30-17 to move
on.
Coming up in the AFC, Tennessee with host LA Rams in a rematch of week
16 win for the Titans. It is hard to beat a team twice in a season and
the Rams offense was on fire in round 1 while the Titans were resting
and hope they can turn that into a win in round 2. Tennessee will be
playing without Nico Collins, which may slow their offense down, but
they have a strong defense which is going to have to step up and stop
the Rams offense if they want a repeat performance. Pittsburgh will host
Denver in a matchup of teams that did not face off in the regular
season. Denver has had the Steeler’s number for a few years, but home
field will hopefully help to even things out. Steelers offense was
second in the league during the regular season while Denver’s defense
was sixth best in the league and this is the matchup that may decide the
game. On the other side, Denver’s offense was 14th in the
league and the Steeler’s defense was also 14th, so should be
a pretty even match, meaning someone is going to have to step up and
turnovers may well be the deciding factor which leans slightly to the
Broncos. Again, home field will have to matter for the higher seed to
advance this time.
Coming up in the NFC, New England will host Carolina and on the face of
it, this should not be a close game as the Patriots offense is a
juggernaut. Panthers just got blown out in week 17 of the regular
season, but weather or luck could give Carolina a small chance. I
believe this is going to be a big win for the home team due to that
Patriots offense, but me picking your team is usually the kiss of death,
so hey, the visitors may still have a shot. While the first game appears
to be a tough one, the second game of New Orleans and Jacksonville looks
like it might be the best game of the round. They didn’t meet in the
regular season but statistically they are pretty even and this might
come down to who gets better QB play, whether it be Wilsom from the
Saints or Geno Smith for the Jags. In the end, I think home field for
the Saints will likely be the difference in a close, hard fought game
that likely will be decided in the final 5 minutes of the game.
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III. STANDINGS
http://www.blades99.com/ISFL/Standings25.htm
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IV. RESULTS – Wild Card Round
Arizona 13 Jacksonville 26
V.
SCHEDULE
Diviaional Card Round
AFC
Denver at Pittsburgh
LA
Rams at Tennessee
NFC
Jacksonville at New Orleans
Carolina at New England
VI.
TRANSACTIONS
AFC
BUF –
CLE –
DEN –
GB
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MIN –
NYJ –
PIT –
LAR – TEN –
NFC
ARZ –
ATL -
CAR –
DET –
JAX –
HOU –
KC
- MIA –
NO
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PHI –
SEA –
TB
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DRAFT
PICKS FORFEITED:
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VII.
OTHER NEWS:
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
WEEK
ONE
OFFENSE: Derek Henry, DAL – 30 carries, 162 yards, 3 TDs
WEEK
TWO
OFFENSE: Jonnu Smith, TEN – 6 catches, 167 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Alex Highsmith, ARZ – 2 sacks, 5 tackles
WEEK
THREE:
OFFENSE: Brian Thomas Jr, HOU – 12 catches, 248 yards, 1 TD
DEFENSE: K’Lavon Chaisson, LAR – 3 sacks, 4 tackles, 1 stuff, 1 hurry, 1
forced fumble
WEEK
FOUR:
OFFENSE: Jamar Chase, NYJ – 9 catches, 282 yards, 6 TDs
DEFENSE: Beanie Bishop Jr, TB – 2 INTs, 3 Tackles
WEEK
FIVE:
OFFENSE: Jared Goff, NE – 25 of 40 for 316, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Kyzir White, JAX – 18 tackles
WEEK
SIX:
OFFENSE: Jonathan Taylor, SF – 21 carries, 178 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Derek Stingley, Jr, NO – 3 INTs, 3 tackles
WEEK
SEVEN:
OFFENSE: Marvin Harrison Jr, LAR – 7 catches, 166 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Calen Bullock, KC – 2 INTs, 8 tackles
WEEK
EIGHT:
OFFENSE: Tua Tagovailoa, DEN – 20 of 26 for 292 yards, 4 TDs
WEEK
NINE:
OFFENSE: Joe Burrows, NYJ -24 of 41 for 366 yards, 4 TDs
WEEK
TEN:
OFFENSE: Bijan Robinson, PHI – 29 carries, 188 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Nik Bonitto, CAR – 3 sacks, 3 hurries, 5 tackles
WEEK
ELEVEN:
OFFENSE: Josh Jacobs, PIT – 16 carries, 154 yards, 2 TDs
DEFENSE: Fred Warner, BUF – 2 INTs, 4 tackles, 1 forced fumble
WEEK
TWELVE:
OFFENSE: Sam Darnold, SEA – 16 of 18 for 237 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Blake Cashman, TEN – 3 sacks, 8 tackles, 2 hurries, forced
fumble
WEEK
THIRTEEN:
OFFENSE: Jameis Winston, ARZ – 16 of 24 for 386 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Kyle Van Noy, NYG – 3 sacks, 6 tackles, 4 hurries
WEEK
FOURTEEN
OFFENSE: Jared Goff, NE – 25 of 36 for 383 yards, 6 TDs
DEFENSE: Darryl Stingley, Jr, NO – 2 INTs, 3 Tackles, TD
WEEK
SIXTEEN
OFFENSE: Sam Darnold, SEA – 18 of 24 for 343 yards, 4 TDs
DEFENSE: Josh Hines-Allen, ARZ – 3 sacks, 6 tackles, 1 forced fumble
WEEK
SEVENTEEN
OFFENSE: Saquon Barkley, JAX – 26 carries for 166 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Anfernee Jennings, JAX – 2 INTs, 3 tackles
WEEK
EIGHTEEN
OFFENSE: Kyler Murray, KC – 40 of 50 for 420 yards, 3 TDs
DEFENSE: Eric Kendricks, SEA – 1 sack, 1 INT, 16 tackles, 2 stuffs, 1
hurry
WILDCARD ROUND
OFFENSE: Saquon Barkley, JAX – 30 carries, 175 yards, TD
DEFENSE: Nik Bonitto, CAR – 2 sacks, 3 tackles, 5 hurries
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