TSB X

 TSB X

My 10th TSB tournament took place on Sunday afternoon (from roughly 12:30-4:30pm) on 2/1/26

There were 8 human teams (though 2 teams were shared) and a 'computer' opponent as well

Each team started by playing the computer. This was intended to help each human participant familiarize or re-familiarize themselves with the game and its controls. Each game was Buffalo (human) vs. Denver (computer). The results of these games were also used to establish the divisions. Here are the results of this preliminary stage.

1. Matthew 56-0
2. Jordan 56-21
3. Joe 35-3
4. Steve 28-14
5. Owen 27-14
6. Jeff S 27-21
7. Nick 27-21 (OT)
8. Matt/Hudson 9-24 

Based on these results, 2 divisions were formed (4 teams each). Each team randomly selected 4 NFL helmets. Each participant had to use each of their NFL teams once before using them again (in potential medal round).

Division 1 results

1. Matthew 3-0 (+55)
2. Matt/Hudson 2-1 (+21)
3. Steve/Leo 1-2 (-1)
4. Owen 0-3 (-75)

Division 2 results

1. Joe 3-0 (+74)
2. Jordan 2-1 (+18)
3. Nick 1-2 (-13)
4. Jeff 0-3 (-17)

Next, the top 2 teams from each division were placed in a playoff bracket with the top seed from division 1 set to face the bottom seed from division two and vice versa. 

Joe defeated Matt/Hudson 58-13
Matthew defeated Jordan 14-13

Finally, we did the medal round

BRONZE: Jordan defeated Matt/Hudson 28-7
GOLD: Matthew defeated Joe 31-17 (KC over Buffalo)

FINAL RESULTS
GOLD: Matthew
SILVER: Joe
BRONZE: Jordan

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Extra details of divisional play

Matthew defeated Steve 20-14 OT, Owen, 21-7, and Matt/Hudson 42-7
Matt/Hudson defeated Owen 44-7, Steve 28-9, but lost to Matthew 7-42
Steve/Leo defeated Owen 31-7, but lost to Matthew 14-20 (OT) and Matt/Hudson 9-28
Owen lost to Matthew 7-21, Steve 7-31, and Matt/Hudson 7-44

Joe defeated Jeff 42-3, Nick 28-0, and Jordan 14-7
Jordan defeated Nick 14-7, Jeff 14-10, but lost to Joe 7-14
Nick defeated Jeff 22-0, but lost to Jordan 7-14 and Joe 0-28
Jeff lost to Jordan 10-14, Nick 0-22, and Joe 3-42

Thanks to everyone for playing. It was another fun tournament!

All Time TSB Tourny Records

(Listed by winning %)
93% Matthew 52-4 (8 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
69% Jordan 18-8 (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

64% Joe 28-16 (7 silvers)
63% Mike P 5-3 (1 gold)

50% Steve/Leo 2-2

47% Nick 15-17 (3 bronze)

44% Steve C 8-10 (1 bronze)

40% Cayvon 2-3 
39% Nathan 7-11 (2 bronze)
33% Jon B 5-10 (1 bronze)

33% Matt W/Hudson 2-4
33% Jon W 2-4

33% Aiden 2-4
33% Dominic H 1-2
33% David K 1-2
28% Jeff S 5-13

27% Jeff G 3-8 (1 silver)
22% Owen 2-7
20% Computer 3-12

10% Brian D 1-9
00% Cameron F 0-2

00% Nate W 0-2

00% Cameron O 0-5

00% Leo C 0-6

TSB I
TSB II
TSB III
TSB IV
TSB V
TSB VI
TSB VII
TSB VIII
TSB IX
TSB X

Gameday 48

 The Gameday 48

The Bills kick off their new season on Sunday evening and I thought it'd be fun to try and predict which 48 players will be 'active' for Buffalo against Baltimore

QB (2) Allen, Trubisky
No explanation needed

RB (3) Cook, Davis, Johnson
No explanation needed

FB (1) Gilliam
It'll be interesting to see how the presence of Hawes (TE) affects Gilliam's usage

TE (3) Kincaid, Knox, Hawes
I think they are very excited to use Hawes in power formations

WR (5) Shakir, Coleman, Palmer, Samuel, Shavers
Elijah Moore has missed practices this week for personal reasons. Shavers seems good on special teams.

OT (3) Dawkins, Brown, VanDemark
OG (3) Edwards, Torrence, Anderson
C (2) McGovern, VanPranGranger
You have to have 8 OL active or the 48 switches to 47

TOTAL OFFENSE: 22

DE (4) Rousseau, Bosa, Epenesa, Solomon
I'll take Solomon over Landon Jackson at this point in season at least

DT (4) Oliver, Jones, Sanders, Walker
Carter went to IR. No need to use up a practice squad promotion

LB (5) Milano, Bernard, Williams, Thompson, Andreeson
Some will be used for special teams

CB (5) Johnson, Benford, Strong, Ingram, Lewis
I'm assuming Tre White misses this week

S (3) Rapp, Bishop, Hamlin, Franklin
Cam Lewis is available here too from CB group. Franklin is for ST

TOTAL DEFENSE: 22

K (1) Bass (or Prater if Bass is hurt)
P (1) Robbins
LS (1) Ferguson
Returner (1) Codrington

TOTAL SPECIAL TEAMS: 4

INACTIVES FROM 53
C. Lundt, E. Moore, L. Jackson. J. Hancock, T. White
Some tough calls here. I could easily see the Bills making any of these 5 active. Lundt could replace VanPranGranger. Moore could replace Shavers. Jackson could replace Solomon. Hancock could replace Franklin or Lewis. White could replace Strong, Ingram, or Lewis.

TSB IX

TSB IX

My 9th Tecmo Super Bowl tournament took place on Sunday afternoon. There were 11 participants. We added the computer as a 12th team to make 3 divisions with 4 teams each.

Division 1: Matt R, Jeff S, Jon W, Computer
Division 2: Jordan R, Steve C, Owen H, Dominic H
Division 3: Joe W, Nick W, Cayvon H, Leo C

Each participant chose a random NFL team helmet to find out what team they would be for each game of the round robin stage.

Results after round robin:

Division 1
Matt R 3-0 (+66)
Computer 2-1 (+53)
Jon W 1-2 (-33)
Jeff S 0-3 (-86)

Division 2
Jordan 2-1 (+36)
Steve 2-1 (+4)
Owen 1-2 (+0)
Dominic 1-2 (-27)

Division 3
Joe 3-0 (+71)
Cayvon 2-1 (-22)
Nick 1-2 (-13)
Leo 0-3 (-22)

The 3 division winners received automatic bids to the playoffs. Originally, we were going to award 1 wild card position to the team with the best remaining record (With point differential tie breaker), but when we realized this would be the computer (the new ROM definitely seemed to increase the computer's quality!), we decided to have a play-in game between the computer and the next best participant.

Playoff team selection was made via a snake draft with the highest seed picking first.

Playoff results:

Play-in game:
Steve (Buffalo) defeats Computer (KC) 10-8
#2 Matt (Baltimore) defeated #3 Jordan (Detroit) 28-7
#1 Joe (SF) defeated #4 Steve (Cincinnati) 27-24

Bronze Medal Game
#3 Jordan (Minnesota) defeated #4 Steve (LAC) 20-7

Gold Medal Game
#2 Matt (Washington) defeated #1 Joe (Philadelphia) 14-7

It was a great time to hang out! Thanks for all who participated or just came to watch! And thanks for all who brought food and helped to clean up! Already looking forward to TSB X next February! ...

Round robin scores

D1
Matt defeated Jeff 45-0, Jon 31-17, Computer 17-10
Computer defeated Jon 34-14, Jeff 47-7
Jon defeated Jeff 7-6

D2 Jordan defeated Steve 21-3, Owen 21-13
Steve defeated Dom 28-10, Owen 18-14
Owen defeated Dom 38-26
Dom defeated Jordan 31-28

D3 Joe defeated Nick 35-14, Cayvon 42-0, Leo 22-14
Cayvon defeated Leo 21-7, Nick 13-7
Nick defeated Leo by forfeit

Dominik Hasek

 Dominik Hasek

Matthew Hall of Fame Inductee: Dominik Hasek