Week 1 - 2014 TFL Playoffs

2013 Goose Bay 31, 2013 St. Louis 40
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Goose Bay	14	7	10	0	0	31
2013 St. Louis	3	17	13	7	0	40

Game Story

Frank Gore was the star of the game as St. Louis defeated Goose Bay by the score of 40 to 31. Gore pounded the Goose Bay defense for 169 yards. St. Louis controlled the ground game, out-rushing Goose Bay 263 to 65 yards. They controlled the ball for 35:44. Goose Bay got ahead early outscoring St. Louis 14 to 3 in the first quarter. They led at halftime 21 to 20. St. Louis led after three quarters 33 to 31.

2013 Motor City 27, 2013 Minnesota 36
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Motor City	0	6	14	7	0	27
2013 Minnesota	7	7	15	7	0	36

Game Story

Jordy Nelson had a strong game as Minnesota defeated Motor City by the score of 36 to 27. Nelson snagged 6 passes for 104 receiving yards and added a touchdown. Minnesota controlled the ground game, out-rushing Motor City 184 to 114 yards. The fans were thrilled by a touchdown pass to Jordy Nelson that covered 58 yards with 5:06 left in the 3rd quarter. Minnesota was on top at the half 14 to 6. They led after three quarters 29 to 20. Tom Brady threw 37 times for 267 yards and 3 touchdowns for Motor City.

2013 Phoenix 27, 2013 Las Vegas 24
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Phoenix	7	3	14	3	0	27
2013 Las Vegas	7	10	7	0	0	24

Game Story

In a close game the visitors from Phoenix defeated Las Vegas by the score of 27 to 24. Andrew Luck threw 33 times for 224 yards with a touchdown. The biggest play of the game was a touchdown pass to Michael Floyd that covered 52 yards with 1:12 left in the 3rd quarter. Las Vegas led at halftime 17 to 10. The game was tied after three quarters, 24 to 24. Fred Jackson rushed the ball 25 times gaining 129 yards and added a touchdown for Las Vegas .

2013 Woodbridge 28, 2013 Staten Island 34
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2013 Woodbridge	7	7	14	0	0	28
2013 Staten Island	3	13	0	18	0	34

Game Story

In a back-and-forth affair that featured a crowd-pleasing fourth quarter comeback Staten Island defeated Woodbridge by the score of 34 to 28. Carson Palmer passed 30 times for 255 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jamaal Charles carried the ball 24 times for 117 yards and added a touchdown. The fans were thrilled by a touchdown pass to Roddy White that covered 59 yards with 2:24 left in the 4th quarter. Staten Island was on top at the half 16 to 14. Woodbridge led after three quarters 28 to 16.

Week 15 Standings

League Standings
Lombardi
Lombardi East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Lombardi	Landry	DIV	Streak
Minnesota Lightning	13	2	0	.867	500	293	8-0	5-2	10-2	3-0	6-1	Won 1
Woodbridge Barons	10	5	0	.667	384	317	5-2	5-3	8-4	2-1	3-4	Lost 1
Trenton Generals	8	7	0	.533	352	340	4-4	4-3	6-6	2-1	4-4	Won 3
Bay Ospreys	8	7	0	.533	306	317	4-3	4-4	7-5	1-2	2-5	Won 1
St. Paul Saints	6	9	0	.400	318	354	2-6	4-3	4-8	2-1	3-4	Lost 4
Lombardi West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Lombardi	Landry	DIV	Streak
Staten Island Gems	10	5	0	.667	397	360	4-4	6-1	8-4	2-1	5-2	Won 5
Motor City Madmen	8	7	0	.533	395	388	3-4	5-3	6-6	2-1	4-3	Lost 2
Utica Spartans	6	9	0	.400	350	450	4-4	2-5	5-7	1-2	4-3	Won 2
Flagstaff Savages	6	9	0	.400	328	372	3-4	3-5	5-7	1-2	4-3	Lost 3
Dundalk Owls	3	12	0	.200	271	392	1-6	2-6	1-11	2-1	1-7	Lost 1
Landry
Landry East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Lombardi	Landry	DIV	Streak
Las Vegas Storm	9	6	0	.600	339	294	5-2	4-4	2-1	7-5	3-4	Won 1
Goose Bay Raiders	8	7	0	.533	369	340	4-4	4-3	0-3	8-4	5-2	Lost 1
Oakville Hoosiers	7	8	0	.467	319	363	3-5	4-3	1-2	6-6	4-3	Won 3
Alta Loma Beagles	5	10	0	.333	277	354	3-4	2-6	1-2	4-8	4-3	Won 2
Death Valley Dukes	3	12	0	.200	259	404	2-6	1-6	0-3	3-9	2-6	Lost 3
Landry West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Lombardi	Landry	DIV	Streak
St. Louis Lions	12	3	0	.800	437	325	5-2	7-1	1-2	11-1	6-1	Won 4
Phoenix Rooks	9	6	0	.600	307	274	4-3	5-3	3-0	6-6	3-4	Lost 1
Miami Mongoose	8	7	0	.533	361	319	2-5	6-2	1-2	7-5	5-3	Lost 2
Arizona Air Raid	7	8	0	.467	341	311	4-4	3-4	2-1	5-7	2-5	Won 1
Southern Gray	4	11	0	.267	308	351	2-6	2-5	1-2	3-9	2-5	Lost 5

Week 15 - Offensive Player of the Week

Utica's CJ Spiller rushes for 225 yards in two TDs

Week 15 - Defensive Player of the Week

Trenton Marcell Dareus sacks Philip Rivers four times and adds to his TFL leading 17 sacks

TFL Weekly Rule Focus - Sacks

UPDATED SACK RULE 
The Updated Sack Rule is an optional rule that works very similarly to the Super Advanced Pass Rush system.  The differences between to the two systems is that the Updated Sack Rule introduces sacks for flat passes, recognizes differences between the pass rush for a short and long pass, and makes adjustments for when a receiver is double-teamed (which can result in more sacks). 

The Updated Sack Rule is percentile dice based (two 10-sided dice that are not included with the board game would be necessary to use this system if it were to be played with the board game). 
The procedure for long and short passes is exactly the same as in the Super Advanced system except you consult the  Updated Sack Rule Pass Rush Chart using the ratings of the indicated players  Three numbers are listed in each section of the chart.  They represent the sack percentage for long/short/flat passes respectively.  For example, a short pass with a Pass Rush Rating of 13 and a Pass Block Rating of 4 results in a sack percentage of 90 as shown in the Updated Sack Rule Pass Rush Chart.  The Pass Rush Rating row that you consult is modified according to the Updated Sack Rule adjustment chart.   

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are checking for a sack as a result of a Safety Blitz then consult the Safety Blitz Pass Rush Chart instead of the Updated Sack Rule Pass Chart to find the sack percentage.  Using the same example shown above, on the Safety Blitz Pass Rush Chart you would find that the sack percentage is 55 for a short pass with a Pass Rush Rating of 13 and a Pass Block Rating of 4. 

Sacks for flat passes follow the same rules as for long and short passes (for example, “Pass” must be called by the defense for a flat pass sack to occur), but with the following exceptions.  First, in order for a flat sack to be possible there must be at least 5 men on the line of scrimmage (any combination of defensive lineman, linebackers and free safety).  Sacks cannot occur on dump-offs because the sack chance was already missed when initially rolling the dice for the long or short pass play attempt.  The Safety Blitz rule is modified for flat pass sacks as follows:  A safety blitz sack situation for flat passes only occurs on a roll of “D”, never when the black die is blank. 

A few examples that show the various aspects of the system follow: 
A long pass is attempted.  The defense is playing a 4-3, has correctly guessed pass, has moved 2 linebackers to the line of scrimmage and has correctly double-teamed the intended receiver.  A “D” is rolled on the pass attempt indicating a possible sack.  Using the white die reading of “1” and referring to the Offensive and Defensive rating cards, the matchup is the DLE (a 6 rated pass rusher) against the ORT (a 5 rated pass blocker).  Referring to the Updated Sack Rule Adjustments chart, we will add +4 to the pass rush rating because the defense has 2 additional linebackers blitzing (in addition to the indicated man) and another +2 because the receiver was correctly double-teamed.  So the modified pass rush rating is 6+4+2, or 12.  Using 12 as the pass rush rating, and cross-referencing that with the 5 pass block rating the sack percentage in the chart is indicated to be 82.  Now roll the two percentile dice and if the result is from 1 to 82 then a sack has occurred. 

A flat pass is attempted.  The defense employs a safety blitz.  The black die is blank.  No sack is possible since on flat passes the black die must be “D” in order for the safety blitz sack rule to take effect. 

A flat pass is attempted against a 3-4 defense.  The defense has moved one linebackers to the line of scrimmage.  A “D” is rolled on the black die.  No sack is possible because there are less than 5 total defenders on the line of scrimmage. 

A flat pass is attempted.  The defense is playing a 4-3, has correctly guessed pass, is showing blitz and has moved the free safety and all three linebackers to the line of scrimmage.  A “D” is rolled on the pass attempt indicating a possible sack.  Using the white die reading of “6” the Free Safety (rated 10 by rule) is matched up against the BB who has a 5 pass block rating.  Referring to the Updated Sack Rule Adjustments chart, we will add +6 to the pass rush rating because the defense has 3 additional linebackers blitzing (in addition to the indicated man).  Using the modified pass rush rating of 16, and cross referencing that with the 5 pass block rating the sack percentage in the chart is indicated to be 40.  Now roll the percentile dice and if the results is from 1 to 40 then a sack has occurred. 

ADJUSTING SACK YARDAGE LOST BY TYPE OF PASS Sacks on long pass attempts tend to be for bigger losses then sacks on shorter pass attempts.  In order to account for this you should apply the following changes after the two dice are rolled to determine the yards lost on a sack: 

Flat Passes:  Subtract 2 yards from yardage lost.  However, if this results in a zero yard loss then change that to a 1-yard loss.  For example, if a “7” is rolled then the Quarterback is sacked for a 5-yard loss. 

Short Passes:  No change, accept the original dice roll. 
Long Passes:  Add 2 yards to yardage lost.  For example, if a “7” is rolled then the Quarterback is sacked for a 9-yard loss. 

Week 14 - Tradition Football League Standings

League Standings
Lombardi
Lombardi East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Lombardi	Landry	DIV	Streak
Minnesota Lightning	12	2	0	.857	452	270	7-0	5-2	9-2	3-0	5-1	Lost 1
Woodbridge Barons	10	4	0	.714	373	296	5-2	5-2	8-3	2-1	3-3	Won 3
Trenton Generals	7	7	0	.500	331	329	3-4	4-3	5-6	2-1	3-4	Won 2
Bay Ospreys	7	7	0	.500	285	303	4-3	3-4	6-5	1-2	2-5	Lost 2
St. Paul Saints	6	8	0	.429	295	306	2-6	4-2	4-7	2-1	3-3	Lost 3
Lombardi West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Lombardi	Landry	DIV	Streak
Staten Island Gems	9	5	0	.643	360	345	4-4	5-1	7-4	2-1	4-2	Won 4
Motor City Madmen	8	6	0	.571	380	351	3-3	5-3	6-5	2-1	4-2	Lost 1
Flagstaff Savages	6	8	0	.429	314	351	3-3	3-5	5-6	1-2	4-3	Lost 2
Utica Spartans	5	9	0	.357	319	424	4-4	1-5	4-7	1-2	3-3	Won 1
Dundalk Owls	3	11	0	.214	245	361	1-5	2-6	1-10	2-1	1-6	Won 1
Landry
Landry East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Lombardi	Landry	DIV	Streak
Goose Bay Raiders	8	6	0	.571	338	306	4-3	4-3	0-3	8-3	5-1	Won 2
Las Vegas Storm	8	6	0	.571	302	288	5-2	3-4	2-1	6-5	3-4	Lost 3
Oakville Hoosiers	6	8	0	.429	285	332	3-5	3-3	1-2	5-6	3-3	Won 2
Alta Loma Beagles	4	10	0	.286	244	337	3-4	1-6	1-2	3-8	3-3	Won 1
Death Valley Dukes	3	11	0	.214	242	371	2-5	1-6	0-3	3-8	2-5	Lost 2
Landry West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Lombardi	Landry	DIV	Streak
St. Louis Lions	11	3	0	.786	410	299	4-2	7-1	1-2	10-1	5-1	Won 3
Phoenix Rooks	9	5	0	.643	301	237	4-2	5-3	3-0	6-5	3-4	Won 1
Miami Mongoose	8	6	0	.571	355	284	2-4	6-2	1-2	7-4	5-2	Lost 1
Arizona Air Raid	6	8	0	.429	306	305	4-4	2-4	2-1	4-7	1-5	Lost 1
Southern Gray	4	10	0	.286	282	324	2-6	2-4	1-2	3-8	2-4	Lost 4