League

Name

Amherst Fantasy Football League

League ID

15784

Guest URL

https://www.rtsports.com/fantasy-football-league/15784

Service

Full Season - Gold

Subscription

2024 Paid

Commissioner

Stephen Moeller
sjmoeller1@msn.com

Treasurer

Steve Moeller
sjmoeller1@msn.com

By-Laws

Amherst Fantasy Football League (AFFL) By-Laws



I. League Make-up



A. The league will consist of twelve teams divided into three equal divisions of four teams each.

B. Each team shall have a team name. Names may not be offensive in any way shape or form. Names must be approved by
league vote. Name changes must also be approved by league vote of no less than 8 current teams.

C. The league owners may vote to expand the current number of teams to 14 or 16 teams only. The league shall not exceed
16 teams for any reason.

D. Expansion of the league from 12 teams must be carried by a vote of no less than eight teams. The eight yeah votes must
consist of a majority of teams that have been in the league no less than four complete AFFL seasons.

1. In the event of expansion, the league commissioner shall determine the number of divisions and division setup.

E. In the event that a team should drop from the league, the commissioner shall contact any dual owners to inquire if
they would consider splitting. If they do not wish to split, owners will be allowed to make contact with outside parties. The
remaining team owners shall vote new teams in with a simple majority.

F. Each team shall receive one vote in any election. Regardless of the number of owners.


II. Schedule and Playoffs


A. The AFFL season shall coincide with the NFL schedule.

B. The league will play a 14 game regular season schedule in a Head to Head format.

C. The league schedule will be weighted to divisional opponents such that all teams play divisional foes at least twice
and all other teams once.

D. At the conclusion of the 14 game season, the three teams with the best Won/Loss record in each division shall be
deemed division champions.

E. The teams with the next five best records shall qualify as “Wildcards”

F. Playoff games shall be played during the 15th, 16th & 17th weeks of the current NFL schedule.

G. Teams shall be seeded 1-8.

H. The three division winners shall receive the top three seeds regardless of their Won/Loss record.

I. The remaining head to head match-ups in the playoff shall be based on the week 15 seeding. The remaining highest seed
shall be paired vs. the lowest remaining seed. The highest seed shall be considered the “home” team in all playoff rounds.

J. The winners of each playoff round shall be matched with the highest vs. lowest remaining team.

K. The 4 non-playoff teams shall enter a round-robin tournament playing each other once the last three weeks of the NFL
season. The team with the best W/L record shall have the first choice of draft position in the following year. The three other
teams shall select their draft position based on the outcome of the round-robin tournament. Ties shall be broken by W/L, ead
to Head, Total Points.


III. League Management and Assistance


A. The League shall be managed by the league “Commissioner”

B. The league commissioner must be an owner of an existing league franchise in the AFFL and must be a member of no less
the three complete AFFL seasons.

C. The current team owners must elect the commissioner by a vote of no less than 7 votes.

D. The commissioner shall retain the position until he resigns from position or the league.

E. The team owners may remove the current league commissioner by a minimum vote of no less than 8 votes.

F. The commissioner may appoint a “rules” committee consisting of one team owner from each division to assist in review
of all current league rules and bylaws.

G. Recommendation to change any rule or by-law shall be brought before the owners at least two weeks prior to the 1st
official league meeting (usually DRAFT NIGHT).

H. The commissioner shall be responsible for obtaining an Internet based league management service. The league management
service must be approved by at least 8 current team owners and may not be changed unless brought to the league by the rules
committee (see II.F.).

I. The commissioner may request assistance for any duties or responsibilities of his office without team owner approval.

J. The league commissioner shall be responsible for:

1. Website setup
2. Rule change notification
3. Draft night
4. Purchase of draft boards
5. Ruling on any potential team owner differences (unless the league owner is involved, in which case the rules
committee shall decide)
6. Establish trade deadlines
7. League schedule
8. Division alignment
9. Monetary collection, calculation and year end dispersion
10. Any other items, which may pertain to league operations, not previously named.

IV. Draft and Rosters


A. The league shall convene annually to conduct its league draft.

B. The draft shall be held on a day that can be attended by as many team owners as humanly possible.

C. Team owners must assign a proxy to conduct their annual draft. Under no circumstances will the team owners perform a
“league wide” draft for a missing owner. This rule shall be known as the Mark McNess Rule.

D. The draft shall consist of 16 rounds.

F. There will be a minimum roster size that consists of enough players to field a starting roster on week 1. There will
also be a league maximum at each position as determined by the commissioner to avoid hoarding yet still allow flexibility for
player activation in the event of bye weeks, suspensions or injuries.

G. Only players currently assigned to an NFL roster or players with prior NFL experience shall be eligible for the draft.

I. Draft order shall be determined as follows:

1. Round-Robin teams shall select their draft position as defined under "Schedule & Playoffs".
2. Playoff teams shall select their draft position based on reverse order of finish with the league chanpion
receiving the last available draft position.

J. The draft will be serpentine 1-12 for the first round and 12-1 for the second round. This shall continue until the
last selection of the 16th round of the annual draft.

K. Draft changes may be made prior to the current years 1st selection and only with at least 8 team owners agreeing to
the change.

L. Weekly rosters (Also defined as "The Starting Lineup") shall consist of a maximum:

1. One QB
2. Two RB’s
3. Two WR’s
4. One TE
5. One K
6. One D/ST
7. One Flex (RB/WR/TE)

M. Weekly rosters shall be set by individual team owners based on the parameters defined on the league website. If
possible, owners will be allowed to change active players until their current game begins.

N. RT Sports position designation shall be used to determine a players eligible NFL position.


V. Tie-Breakers

Determined by RT Sports.



VI. Waivers and Trades



A. Teams may acquire free agents via a waiver wire process.

B. Teams may select designated eligible free agents from the league pool (as designated by the league commissioner).

C. The waiver period will begin and end for a specific designated period of time. This shall be determined prior to the
annual draft as agreed upon by league members.

D. Waiver order is defined by the league and managed by RT Sports settings.


E. After the weekly waiver wire has expired, team owners may acquire free agents any time within league transaction
times.

F. If an owner is unable to access the league website to execute a waiver transaction either during the waiver wire
period or during the transaction period, he may submit a request to the league commissioner via e-mail only to have his
request executed.

G. VI.F. should only be used as a last resort.

H. The league website will determine which owner receives which player during the waiver wire period based on parameters
established by the commissioner and league owners.

I. Owners may execute trades until the designated trade deadline. The trade deadline shall be Noon Sunday prior to the
commencement of Week 10 of the current NFL schedule.

K. All trades and waivers in excess of 20 shall have a $2.00 transaction fee or a flat fee as determined by the league
assessed. Each waiver transaction shall consist of one player. Trades may consist of multiple players and are considered one
transaction. For fee purposes, only successful waiver claims shall be charged to a team owner.



VII. Scoring


A. Scoring shall be based on a combination scoring/production format. The AFFL shall use a decimal scoring system.

B. Weekly scores shall be comprised of actual NFL games played during the current NFL season.

C. Weekly scores shall be from the period beginning with any NFL game played Thursday through Monday.

D. The NFL official league site will be conferred for scoring discrepancies. However, it shall be noted that the official
league scoring will be maintained by the official league designated website.

E. In the event that the league website is not in service, manual scoring shall be kept using the Monday, Tuesday and
Friday editions of the USA Today.

F. Manual scoring will be recorded by individual owners and reported to the league commissioner by both owners via
telephone. If there is a discrepancy in manual scoring, both teams must review all scoring. The league commissioner shall
review any disputed scores.

G. The League Scoring Formula will be maintained on the league website. Owners wishing to have a manual copy of the
League Scoring Formula must print their own copy prior to the commencement of the 1st regular season game.

H. Scoring changes must be approved by the league rules committee and majority approval of existing owners prior to the
commencement of the annual draft.

Season

Regular Season

NFL Week 1 thru NFL Week 14

Post Season

NFL Week 15 thru NFL Week 17

Standings

Standings

Head-to-Head

Tie Breakers

1. Head-to-Head
   
2. Divisional Record
   
3. Total Points Standings
   
4. Points Scored Head-to-Head
   

Game Tie Breakers

Team owner selects 10 tie breaker players

Playoffs

Playoffs will be 8 teams / 3 weeks
Playoff bracket wlll automatically be seeded
Division winners automatically qualify for the playoffs
5 wildcard teams qualify based on standings
Teams will be seeded based on standings
Teams will be reseeded after each round

Rosters

Roster Size

16

Roster Limits

	Min	Max
Quarterback	1	4
Running Back	2	7
Wide Receiver	2	7
Tight End	1	4
Kicker	1	4
Defense/Sp Team	1	4

Def/Special Teams

Combined as one unit

Injured Reserve

Up to 1 players may be placed on injured reserve
To be placed on I/R a player must be at least Out on the official NFL injury report

Taxi Squad

League does not use taxi squad

Lineups

Starters

9

Lineup Limits

Quarterback	1	to	1
Running Back	2	to	2
Wide Receiver	2	to	2
Tight End	1	to	1
Kicker	1	to	1
Defense/Sp Team	1	to	1
Flex ( RB WR TE )	1	to	1

Deadlines

Teams may start or bench player up until the scheduled start of their game

Online Draft

Draft Rules

Scheduled for Wed Sep 4 7:05pm ET
Manually started by commissioner
S-Style
16 rounds
2 mins per pick

Draft Order

#1 Smeds
#2 Avengers
#3 Air Italia
#4 Tanks
#5 Dead Pheasants
#6 Brown Notes
#7 Bones Crew
#8 Mean Machine
#9 Dark Horse
#10 Minglewood Blues
#11 Eli's Successor
#12 End Game

Free Agents

Player Adds

League uses a waiver wire to add free agents to a team
League allows free-for-all free agent adds after the waiver wire

Waiver Wire

Players awarded Worst to First by Standings
Teams may acquire a maximum of 2 players per waiver wire

Teams may not acquire players after their game has started
Teams may not drop bench players after their game has started

Preseason Waivers

Your commissioner does not permit preseason waivers

Week 1 Waivers

Your commissioner does not permit week 1 waivers

In-Season Waivers

Submission deadlines: Thu @ 1:30am ET

	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Playoff Week 1
Playoff Week 2
Playoff Week 3

Free for All

Week 1	Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET	thru	Sun Sep 8 1:00pm ET
Week 2	Thu Sep 12 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Sep 16 7:59pm ET
Week 3	Thu Sep 19 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Sep 23 7:59pm ET
Week 4	Thu Sep 26 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Sep 30 7:59pm ET
Week 5	Thu Oct 3 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Oct 7 7:59pm ET
Week 6	Thu Oct 10 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Oct 14 7:59pm ET
Week 7	Thu Oct 17 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Oct 21 7:59pm ET
Week 8	Thu Oct 24 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Oct 28 7:59pm ET
Week 9	Thu Oct 31 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Nov 4 7:59pm ET
Week 10	Thu Nov 7 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Nov 11 7:59pm ET
Week 11	Thu Nov 14 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Nov 18 7:59pm ET
Week 12	Thu Nov 21 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Nov 25 7:59pm ET
Week 13	Thu Nov 28 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Dec 2 7:59pm ET
Week 14	Thu Dec 5 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Dec 9 7:59pm ET
Playoff Week 1	Thu Dec 12 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Dec 16 7:59pm ET
Playoff Week 2	Thu Dec 19 6:00am ET	thru	Mon Dec 23 7:59pm ET
Playoff Week 3	Thu Dec 26 6:00am ET	thru	Sun Dec 29 7:59pm ET
Offseason	Thu Jan 2 6:00am ET	thru	Sun Jan 5 7:59pm ET

Teams may not add players after their game has started
Teams may not drop bench players after their game has started

Protected Free Agents

Players dropped will be protected free agents for 1 day

Transaction Limits

Unlimited free agent adds by a team per week
Unlimited free agent adds by a team for the year

Trades

Trading

Team owners may freely trade, no approvals required
Trading is suspended after Fantasy Week 12

Future Draft Picks

Team owners may trade future draft picks

Deadlines

Week 1	Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET	thru	Sun Sep 8 1:00pm ET
Week 2	Tue Sep 10 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Sep 15 1:00pm ET
Week 3	Tue Sep 17 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Sep 22 1:00pm ET
Week 4	Tue Sep 24 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Sep 29 1:00pm ET
Week 5	Tue Oct 1 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Oct 6 1:00pm ET
Week 6	Tue Oct 8 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Oct 13 1:00pm ET
Week 7	Tue Oct 15 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Oct 20 1:00pm ET
Week 8	Tue Oct 22 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Oct 27 1:00pm ET
Week 9	Tue Oct 29 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Nov 3 1:00pm ET
Week 10	Tue Nov 5 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Nov 10 1:00pm ET
Week 11	Tue Nov 12 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Nov 17 1:00pm ET
Week 12	Tue Nov 19 7:00am ET	thru	Sun Nov 24 1:00pm ET

Notification

The league will be notified of completed trades

League Fees

Assessed Fees

General
League Entry	$120
Wins and Losses
Losses	$0
Ties	$0
Wins Credit	$5
Roster Moves
Each Player Acquired	$0
Each Player Acquired via Waivers	$0
Each Player Acquired via Free Agency	$0
Each Player Released	$0
Each Player Placed on I/R	$0
Each Player Activated from I/R	$0
Lineup Moves
Each Player Started	$0
Each Player Benched	$0
Trades
Each Trade	$0
Each Player Traded Away	$0
Each Player Traded For	$0

Rushing Scoring

Rushing TDs

6 pts for each rushing TD

QB RB WR TE K

2014-09-07

Rushing 2XPs

2 pts for each rushing 2XP

QB RB WR TE K D/ST

2014-09-07

Rushing Yds

0.10 pts for each rushing yd

QB RB WR TE K

2014-09-18

Rushing Atts

Not Used

Yds Per Rush

Not Used

Rushing First Downs

Not Used

Yd TD Rush

3 pts for 50 to 100 yd TD rush

QB RB WR TE K

Fumbles Lost

-1 pts for each fumble lost

QB RB WR TE K

Fumbles

Not Used

Passing Scoring

Passing TDs

6 pts for each passing TD

QB RB WR TE K D/ST

Passing 2XPs

2 pts for each passing 2XP

QB RB WR TE K D/ST

Passing Yds

0.04 pts for each passing yd

QB RB WR TE K

2014-09-21

Passing Atts

Not Used

Yds Per Attempt

Not Used

Completions

Not Used

Yds Per Completion

Not Used

% Completion Rate

Not Used

Passer Rating

Not Used

Passing First Downs

Not Used

Yd TD Pass

3 pts for 50 to 100 yd TD pass

QB RB WR TE K

Interceptions Thrown

-1 pts for each interception thrown

QB RB WR TE K

Pick 6s

Not Used

Incompletions

Not Used

Times Sacked

Not Used

Receiving Scoring

Receiving TDs

6 pts for each receiving TD

QB RB WR TE K D/ST

Receiving 2XP

2 pts for each receiving 2XP

QB RB WR TE K D/ST

Receiving Yds

0.10 pts for each receiving yd

QB RB WR TE K

2014-09-18

Receptions

1 pts for each reception

QB RB WR TE K

Yds Per Reception

Not Used

Targets

Not Used

Rec First Downs

Not Used

Yd TD Reception

3 pts for every 50 yd TD reception beginning with 50 yd TD reception

QB RB WR TE K

Combined Yardage Scoring

Rush And Rec Yds

Not Used

Rush And Pass Yds

Not Used

Rush, Pass, And Rec Yds

Not Used

Kicking Scoring

Made FGs

3 pts for each made FG

K

Yd FG

3 pts for 45 to 100 yd FG

K

Made PATs

1 pts for each made PAT

K

Missed FGs

Not Used

Yd Missed FG

Not Used

Missed XPs

Not Used

Defensive Scoring

Fumble Return TDs

10 pts for each fumble return TD

D/ST

Yd Fumble Return TD

Not Used

Int Return TDs

10 pts for each int return TD

D/ST

Yd Int Return TD

Not Used

Safety

5 pts for each safety

D/ST

Defensive ST TDs

10 pts for each defensive ST TD

D/ST

Yd Defensive ST TD

Not Used

Defensive ST Safety

5 pts for each defensive ST safety

D/ST

Pts Allowed

10 pts for 0 pts allowed

D/ST

8 pts for 2 to 5 pts allowed

6 pts for 6 to 9 pts allowed

4 pts for 10 to 20 pts allowed

2 pts for 21 to 25 pts allowed

0 pts for 26 to 30 pts allowed

-4 pts for 31 to 40 pts allowed

-8 pts for 41 to 100 pts allowed

D/ST Pts Allowed

Not Used

Yds Allowed

8 pts for 0 to 99 yds allowed

D/ST

6 pts for 100 to 150 yds allowed

4 pts for 151 to 200 yds allowed

2 pts for 201 to 249 yds allowed

0 pts for 250 to 999 yds allowed

Rushing Yds Allowed

Not Used

Passing Yds Allowed

Not Used

Sacks

1 pts for each sack

D/ST

Sack Yds

Not Used

Fumbles Forced

Not Used

Fumbles Recovered

1 pts for each fumble recovered

QB RB WR TE K D/ST

2021-08-31

Fumble Return Yds

Not Used

Interceptions

1 pts for each interception

QB RB WR TE K D/ST

2021-08-31

Int Return Yds

Not Used

Turnovers

Not Used

Turnover Return Yds

1 pts for every 10 turnover return yds beginning with 10 turnover return yds

QB RB WR TE K D/ST

2021-08-31

Over On Downs

Not Used

Blocked FGs

1 pts for each blocked FG

D/ST

Blocked XPs

1 pts for each blocked XP

D/ST

Blocked Punts

1 pts for each blocked punt

D/ST

Tackles

Not Used

Tackles For Loss

Not Used

Assists

Not Used

Passes Defensed

Not Used

Special Teams Scoring

Kickoff Return TDs

10 pts for each kickoff return TD

D/ST

Yd Kickoff Return TD

Not Used

Kickoff Return Yds

Not Used

Punt Return TDs

10 pts for each punt return TD

D/ST

Yd Punt Return TD

Not Used

Punt Return Yds

Not Used

Return Yds

1 pts for every 25 return yds beginning with 25 return yds

D/ST

2021-08-31

Punts Inside20

Not Used

XP Returns

2 pts for each XP return

D/ST

2016-12-06

XP Safetys

Not Used

2XP Stops

Not Used

ST Fumbles Lost

-1 pts for each ST fumble lost

QB RB WR TE K

ST Fumbles

Not Used