Wow, crazy is a bit of an understatement, no? I'm not sure how you calculated all of those possibilities. That's a headache to try and understand. All I know is I'm rooting for us and Montreal! If nothing else I'm rooting for the most chaos possible.

Will the Royals be resting their starters for the game? If so that is will be good for my Gold Stars to hopefully sneak into the playoffs.

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1959 Week 12 

Boston Independents - 6, Indiana Victors - 14 - Richardson Stadium - September 12, 1959 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Heavy Rain
1st
2nd
0-7 IND - RTD RB Rodney Clark
3rd
3-7 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3-14 IND - RTD QB Stanley Troyer
4th
6-14 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg 

The heavy rain seems to be Boston’s weakness as they could not gain any ground on the Victors. 
QB Terry Bourbon made his second start for the Independents, and once again Bourbon was not spectacular and Boston may be looking for a replacement in the backup position next to QB Bart Swayze who did enter the game in the final quarter.
Indiana’s Stanley Troyer continues his hot start and is making his case to be the Victors’ starter for next season for his 3rd win in 4 games started.
Overall, turnovers were pretty common in the showdown and a William Sanderson forced fumble put the Victors inside the 5, where Troyer would take the ball up the middle into the endzone. 

Louisville Thunder - 44, Buffalo Blue Wings - 11 - Thunder Stadium - September 12, 1959 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Windy
1st
3-0 LOU - FG K Theodore Provost
3-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
10-3 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
2nd
17-3 LOU - RTD RB Stavros Black
17-4 BUF - Single K Donald Brewer
24-4 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Marty Jay
3rd
24-11 BUF - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
31-11 LOU - KRTD WR Piers Key
4th
37-11 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Ben Roland
44-11 LOU - DTD INT DB Oliver Langstrom 

The Thunder came out to play against the Blue Wings and absolutely destroyed any hope the Buffalo had to return to the playoffs.
Dumont threw 3 touchdowns and both defence and special teams came through with big plays from rookies Oliver Langstrom and Piers Key.
Louisville now has an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot for the first time if the Athletics or Gold Stars fall on Sunday. 

Providence Gold Stars - 25, Ottawa Royals - 16 - New Providence Stadium - September 13, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Rain
1st
0-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
7-3 PRO - DTD INT DB Lee Wolfe
2nd
7-6 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
10-6 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3rd
10-13 OTT - RTD RB Corey King
17-13 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
4th
17-16 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafeyette
23-16 PRO - RTD RB Bernard Alston
25-16 PRO - 2PT RB Tommy Kerr

The Gold Stars came away with a huge win to keep their season alive and clinching the final spot on the East Division playoffs and eliminating the Rouge from contention.
The Rain was a factor in the game for QB Brian Meadows who struggled a bit in the rain with a pick and a fumble. 
Providence took advantage and came away with their 5th home win of the season to close out their home record at 5-1. 
DB Lee Wolfe managed to get a pick-6 in what might be his final game at New Providence Stadium.

Worcester Athletics - 14, Montreal Rouge - 23 - Worcester Stadium - September 13, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Light Rain
1st
0-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
1-3 WOR - Single K Elvis Franklin
2nd
1-6 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2-6 WOR - Single K Elvis Franklin
2-13 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd
8-13 WOR - DTD FUM LB Harrison Bennett
8-16 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
14-16 WOR - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
14-23 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White 

The Athletics’ offence was shut down by the Rouge for the most part with the only strong drive coming behind RB Marcus Devonshire late in the 3rd quarter.
Montreal controlled the game with Mallard-White on the ground and keeping possession.
The defence also came through with a huge turnover in the 4th which put the game out of reach with LB Sebastian Andrews III punching the ball out of WR Zachariah Pembroke’s grasp to force a fumble. 

London Tigers - 24, Long Island Raiders - 33 - Western Fair Stadium - September 13, 1959 - 7 PM ET - Season Finale - Weather: Windy
1st
7-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
7-7 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
2nd
14-7 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
14-14 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
14-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
17-17 LDN - FG K Nathaniel King
17-24 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Robert Lang
18-24 LDN - Single K Nathaniel King
4th
18-30 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
24-30 LDN PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
24-33 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher 

The West Division title came down to the final few drives in the season finale, which ended up having a very unusual ending. The teams would go back and forth in the first half and early in the second half, but the first mistake was made by the Tigers. With wind becoming a bigger factor K Nathaniel King would miss a field goal for a single which put the Tigers at a major disadvantage heading into the final quarter. Long Island would score a touchdown early on in the 4th to extend their lead to 12 but would fail to get the 2-point try to add a bit of an extra buffer. For context, Long Island has to beat London by more than 7 points to win the division. London would eventually come back and run down a lot of the clock, and then they would get to the endzone with WR Max Sutton. The Tigers would go for two to cut the lead to only 4 which would prevent the Raiders from winning the division on only a field goal; however, the Raiders would stop the Tigers and keep it to a 6 point game. Despite the game being a 6-point game, the Tigers only needed to prevent the Raiders from scoring more in order to seal the West Division. QB Lyle Painter would lead the Raiders down the field just getting into Tigers’ territory and setting up a long 47-yard try to win the division. K Henderson Schumacher would just barely make the long kick in order to win Long Island the West Division for the second season in a row.  

Injury Report
TE Johann Traeger BUF - 2 Weeks
WR Nathan Green IND - Day-to-Day
DB Kenneth Wade IND - 3 Weeks
WR Benedict Spencer LDN - 2 Weeks
TE Christopher Gist LOU - Day-to-Day
LB Elijah Goldwater LI - Day-to-Day
OL Moses Griffin LI - 1 Week
RB Iyannough Moreland OTT - 5 Weeks
DL Charles Hoover OTT - Day-to-Day
OL Milo O’Hara PRO - 5 Weeks
OL Forrest Cross WOR - 3 Weeks 

Players of the Week 

OFF: QB Leonidas Dumont LOU - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 312 Passing Yards 

DEF: DB Lee Wolfe PRO - 1 Interception, 1 Defensive Touchdown, 3 Plays Defended, 5 Tackles 

Standings
WEST
Long Island 10-2 -y
London 10-2 -x
Louisville 4-8 -x
Buffalo 3-8-1
Indiana 2-10 

EAST
Ottawa 10-2 -y
Boston 8-4 -x
Providence 5-7
Montreal 4-8
Worcester 3-8-1

Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa +1
2 - Long Island +1
3 - London -2
4 - Louisville +1
5 - Boston -1
6 - Providence -
7 - Montreal +1
8 - Buffalo -1
9 - Worcester -
10 - Indiana -

Final Standings and Playoff Bracket

Division Semi-Finals Preview 

East Division Semi-Final
Boston Independents VS. Providence Gold Stars - Richardson Stadium - September 20, 1959 - 1 PM ET - Forecast: Clear
Head-to-Head: W6 - BOS 36-33 PRO, W11 - PRO 29-17 BOS
The 6th playoff meeting between Boston and Providence will kick off the 1959 playoffs. Coming into the game, Providence seems like the hot team. They beat both the Independents and Royals to close out the season, however, the big concern is the team has struggled on the road all year going 0-6 on the road. Boston on the other hand has been consistently good throughout including a 5-game win streak, but with WR Ellis Lindholm going down, there may be some major adjustments the team will have to make going into this game. Boston will likely want to flex their defence and slow down the Gold Star offence, while the goal for the Gold Stars will be trying to outscore the Independents, could be a fairly offensive game, but I think Boston will sneak away from this one.
My Pick: Boston 

West Division Semi-Final
London Tigers VS. Louisville Thunder - Western Fair Stadium - September 20, 1959 - 4 PM ET - Forecast: Clear
Head-to-Head: W5 - LDN 35-32 LOU, W11 - LOU 26-30 LDN
Despite having 6 wins between the two teams, this game is likely a lot closer than most may think. In both matchups this season, the Thunder were able to get themselves in position to win the game before the Tigers would score late to take it. Both offences have been super good this season with the Tigers having the top offence and Louisville with the 4th best. It should be an offensive battle that may come down to a late score once again, that I believe would come from QB Riley Kiernan and the Tigers.
My Pick: London 

Tigers better beat the Thunder, I mean they're 4-8 for crying out loud.

I feel like Louisville's had RB Stavros Black punch a TD in every week, quietly being a consistent runner.

I like Providence's chances against Boston. Boston is backing into the playoffs on a couple consecutive losses. A little rain in Boston is all the Gold Stars need.