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Legal RestrictionsEligibility
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Game of Skill
The Contest is a game of skill. Winners are determined by the objective criteria set forth below. From all entries received, winners are determined
by the individuals who use their skill and knowledge of relevant professional football information and fantasy football rules to accumulate the
highest point totals during the Contest according to the official Contest rules.
Entry
The deadline to submit/edit your contest entry is 4:30pm (ET) Saturday, January 13th.
Awarding of Prizes
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Notification
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OK. enough of the lawyer stuff...
Contest Rules
A legal contest entry consists of 24 players. Of these, six will count towards the entry's score in the NFL's wildcard round, six will count in the NFL's divisional round, six will count in the NFL's championship round, and six will count in the Super Bowl.
For each of your 24 players, your team will count that player's scores in ONLY ONE round of the NFL playoffs. If you select Patrick Mahomes in the wildcard round, then you don't get his points in any of the other three rounds of the playoffs. If you select Brock Purdy in the Super Bowl, then you don't get his points in any of his other games.
There are no positional requirements or salary caps.
In each round of the playoffs, each player on your roster will earn fantasy points, as defined below. In the divisional round, each player's fantasy points (as defined below) will be multiplied by 2. In the championship round, each player's fantasy points (defined below) will be multiplied by 3. In the Super Bowl, each player's fantasy points (defined below) will be multiplied by 5.
Example: in the wild card round, a player has 42 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown (and no other stats). He gets 10.2 points.
Example: in the divisional round, a player has 42 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown (and no other stats). He gets 2 x 10.2 = 20.4 points.
Example: in the championship round, a player has 42 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown (and no other stats). He gets 3 x 10.2 = 30.6 points.
Example: in the Super Bowl, a player has 42 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown (and no other stats). He gets 5 x 10.2 = 51 points.
Each entry's overall score is the sum of its 24 individual weekly scores. Most points wins.
Scoring
Player Scoring for QB, RB, WR, TE
- Passing TDs = 4 points <-------- this is different from last year
- Interceptions Thrown = -2 points <-------- this is different from last year
- Rushing TD = 6 points
- Receiving TD = 6 points
- Passing Yardage = .04 points per yard <-------- this is different from last year
- Rushing Yardage = .10 points per yard
- Receiving Yardage = .10 points per yard
- Receptions for RB = 1.0 points <-------- this is different from last year
- Receptions for WR = 1.0 points
- Receptions for TE = 1.5 points
In the event of a discrepancy among stat providers on any of the above statistics for any of the above positions, the nfl.com player page game logs will be deemed to be official. For players listed on the contest form as QB, RB, WR, or TE, no points will be awarded for any stats not listed above (e.g. return TDs, fumble recovery TDs, receptions for QB, two-point conversions, etc.).
Kicker Scoring (PK)
- Made FG = 3 points for FGs 30 yards and lower plus 0.1 points for every yard over 30.
- Example: a 22-yard FG would be worth 3 points
- Example: a 29-yard FG would be worth 3 points
- Example: a 31-yard FG would be worth 3.1 points
- Example: a 45-yard FG would be worth 4.5 points
- PAT Made = 1 point
Def/ST Scoring (Def/ST) <-------- this is different from last year
- Sack = 1.5 points
- Turnover by the opposing team = 3 points
- Defensive/ST TD = 10 points
For the purposes of clarity, we declare a Defensive/ST TD to be any TD that is not a rushing or a passing TD (This will very occasionally INCLUDE a fumble recovery TD by an offensive player, and it might theoretically EXCLUDE a passing or rushing TD that happens on a special teams play. So be it.) A Turnover is defined to be a fumble lost or an interception. For all of the above stats, we will refer to the nfl.com boxscore for the game (the team stats section). For entities listed on the contest form as Defenses, no points will be awarded for any stats other than those listed above.
We will make a good faith effort to correct all scoring errors that we become aware of. However, all results are final as posted on Wednesday, February 14th at noon ET.
These rules might change between their initial posting and the entry deadline. The rules posted at the time of the entry deadline will supersede any prior versions. You should review these rules as the entry deadline approaches before you submit your entry or make any final edits to it.
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
- 1st Place: $1,000
- 2nd Place: $250
- 3rd Place: $150
- 4th Place: $75
- 5th place - 12th Place:One year Footballguys PRO level Premium Subscription
A bit of fine print about prizes: any legal entry submitted by a person who had an annual subscription at the time of entry will be a live entry in the contest. At the end of the contest, we will verify that prize winners did indeed hold an annual subscription for the entire duration of the contest. If one of the prize winners did not, then that entry will be declared ineligible and all other eligible entries will move up a spot (e.g., if the 2nd-place finisher is ineligible, then the 3rd place finisher moves up to 2nd place, the 4th place finisher moves to 3rd, and so on).
FBG staff members may enter the contest and will appear in the standings, but staff entries are not eligible to win prizes.