The rules are the rules. No interpreting is necessary.
Commissioner: Lee Prohofsky (a.k.a. Commisioner Gordon)
Fees: Total fee for the league is $100 to be paid prior to the draft. The non-playoff teams from previous year will split the cost of pizza.
Draft: The auction draft will be held on the last Sunday evening before Labor Day weekend at a place to be determined. The rules review will start promptly at 3:00 p.m. The draft will commence at subsequently. Draft order will be selected via lottery. The 2021 draft will utilize the rtsports online auction application.
Each team will begin with $100 salary cap. Bidding on each player will continue until closed by 3-count from auctioneer. The auctioneer impartially governs and rules over all disputes. Teams cannot bid more than their money remaining. Remaining money will be recorded and made visible to all teams after each player taken. Individual teams will be responsible for detecting any accounting errors that affect their team.
If a team wins a player with a bid that is higher than it’s available salary, then the team with the next highest bid will be given the option of selecting the player with his last bid or returning the player to the selection pool. If the error affecting the illegal bid is not discovered by the earlier of 12 additional players selected or the final player selected, then the illegal selection will stand and the team will be left with $0.
Bids may be made in increments of $1. If a team has no money remaining, they may submit an initial bid on a player of $0 on their turn.
Rosters: Rosters will consist of 17 players. Quarterbacks, Kickers and Defenses consist of all such players on the NFL team roster. Starting line-ups include the following:
1 Quarterback
2 Running Backs
2 Wide Receivers
1 Flex Player (Running Back, Wide Receiver, or Tight End)
1 Tight End
1 Kicker
1 Defense/Special Teams
Website: www.rtsports.com will be used to manage scoring and transactions for the league. The account ID for the league is your e-mail address. Scoring will occur in real time with play of NFL games. Rankings are available for all NFL players using our scoring system and identified by team owner or free agent. A league message system may be used for commentating ;) The commissioner may leave special notices for the league on the website. Please review as these can contain important updates. Owners will be held responsible for having read these updates.
Each team must select their starting line-up directly on the website. The deadline for entering your line-up is before the start each game. The website will not allow changes after that time. If no line-up is entered the first week, the commissioners will start your players based on auction value and the order you drafted them.
Roster Changes: Teams may make unlimited, free roster changes throughout the season. At the conclusion of the regular season, non-playoff teams rosters will be locked with no transactions allowed.
Teams may make a trade with another team any time until the 11th game. Rosters may not exceed 17 players at any time. Therefore, you must cut a player if you acquire more players than you trade away. Any player picked up from or cut to the available player pool, will be considered a transaction separate from any trade. Trades must be approved by both owners, on RT Sports, before the weekly add/drop deadline. The commissioner may invalidate a trade, which is lopsided or deemed contrary to the spirit of fair play.
Teams must enter a bid request for waiver wire pickups on the website by 10:00pm Central Time on Thursday, or by 10:00pm Central Time on Wednesday during weeks with first games on a Thursday or Friday. Each team will begin the season with $1000 to spend on free agents. In the case of a tie bid, the first team to submit their final bid will win the player. During playoffs, non-playoff teams must wait until the add/drop period to pick up players and may not submit waiver claims.
Instant add/drop pickups of players are allowed beginning at 8:00 the morning after the waiver wire closes and ends prior to the last game of the week. Players dropped that week during waiver wire will not be available until the next waiver wire period. Players whose games have started are not available for pickups or trading that week. Players may be ranked in order of preference to be dropped.
Scheduling: The 12 teams will be put in 3 divisions determined by drawing. Schedule will be randomly entered by the website with more than one game against each divisional opponent.
Playoffs: Playoffs will begin in week 15. The 3 division winners and two wild card teams qualify for the playoffs. In week 15, the two wild card teams will play to determine the 4th team in the semifinals.
Final four standings are determined in the following order:
1. Won-Loss record
2. Total points scored
3. Head-to-head
4. Coin toss
The 4 semifinals teams will be re-seeded according to the above criteria, regardless of whether they won the division or qualified as a wild card. In the event that the season-high-point winner is not a division winner, that team will be a wild card. The 1st seed will play the 4th seed and the 2nd seed will play the 3rd seed. The 2 winners will meet in week 17 in the Fantasy Bowl.
The teams that do not make the playoffs will compete in a “Too Bad, So Sad, Here’s a Bone” competition (The Boner Bowl). The top two point scorers in week 15 will advance to the Boner Bowl in week 16.
Proceeds: All money in the league will be divided as follows:
$80 Team with most points for the 14-game season
$60 Boner Bowl winner.
50% of remainder - Fantasy Bowl winner
25% of remainder - Fantasy Bowl loser
15% of remainder – 3rdplace game winner
10% of remainder – 4thplace
Scoring: Scoring will be determined by the scoring of your 9 starters each week. Double the score for any scoring play of 50 or more yards:
Offense
6 points - Scoring a touchdown
3 points - Throwing a touchdown pass
3 points - Kicking a field goal
1 point - Kicking an extra point
2 points - Scoring on a 2 point conversion.
1 point - Throwing a pass to score a 2 point conversion.
Bonuses
1 point every 25 yards rushing or receiving
1 points every 75 yards passing
Defense
2 points – Safety
7 points - 0 - 6 Points Allowed
4 points - 7 - 13 Points Allowed
2 points - 14 - 20 Points Allowed
A return touchdown, touchdown on a blocked kick, or a safety qualify as a defense/special team score. Offensive players are also awarded points when scoring on a defense/special team play. Two point conversions and fake kicks resulting in a touchdown are considered offensive scores, points are only awarded to offensive players. Quarterback scoring will be Team quarterback.
If two teams have the same total with the starters, the tiebreaker will be the total of the non-starters. If it is still tied, it will remain a tie except for in the playoffs, when the higher seeded team will advance.
Min | Max | |
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Quarterback | 1 | 16 |
Running Back | 0 | 16 |
Wide Receiver | 0 | 16 |
Tight End | 0 | 16 |
Kicker | 0 | 16 |
Defense/Sp Team | 0 | 16 |
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 | 0 | to | 1 |
Flex ( RB WR TE limit 1QB ) | 1 | to | 1 |
Week 1 | Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 9 11:00pm ET |
Week 2 | Tue Sep 10 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 16 11:00pm ET |
Week 3 | Tue Sep 17 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 23 11:00pm ET |
Week 4 | Tue Sep 24 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 30 11:00pm ET |
Week 5 | Tue Oct 1 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 7 11:00pm ET |
Week 6 | Tue Oct 8 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 14 11:00pm ET |
Week 7 | Tue Oct 15 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 21 11:00pm ET |
Week 8 | Tue Oct 22 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 28 11:00pm ET |
Week 9 | Tue Oct 29 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 4 11:00pm ET |
Week 10 | Tue Nov 5 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 11 11:00pm ET |
Week 11 | Tue Nov 12 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 18 11:00pm ET |
Week 12 | Tue Nov 19 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 25 11:00pm ET |
Week 13 | Tue Nov 26 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 2 11:00pm ET |
Week 14 | Tue Dec 3 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 9 11:00pm ET |
Playoff Week 1 | Tue Dec 10 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 16 11:00pm ET |
Playoff Week 2 | Tue Dec 17 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 23 11:00pm ET |
Playoff Week 3 | Tue Dec 24 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 29 11:00pm ET |
Week 1 | Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 9 8:00pm ET |
Week 2 | Thu Sep 12 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 16 11:00pm ET |
Week 3 | Thu Sep 19 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 23 11:00pm ET |
Week 4 | Thu Sep 26 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 30 11:00pm ET |
Week 5 | Thu Oct 3 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 7 11:00pm ET |
Week 6 | Thu Oct 10 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 14 11:00pm ET |
Week 7 | Thu Oct 17 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 21 11:00pm ET |
Week 8 | Thu Oct 24 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 28 11:00pm ET |
Week 9 | Thu Oct 31 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 4 11:00pm ET |
Week 10 | Thu Nov 7 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 11 11:00pm ET |
Week 11 | Thu Nov 14 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 18 11:00pm ET |
Week 12 | Thu Nov 21 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 25 11:00pm ET |
Week 13 | Thu Nov 28 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 2 11:00pm ET |
Week 14 | Thu Dec 5 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 9 11:00pm ET |
Playoff Week 1 | Thu Dec 12 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 16 11:00pm ET |
Playoff Week 2 | Thu Dec 19 9:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 23 11:00pm ET |
Playoff Week 3 | Thu Dec 26 9:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 29 11:00pm ET |
Offseason | Thu Jan 2 9:00am ET | thru | Sun Jan 5 11:00pm ET |
Week 1 | Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 8 12:59pm ET |
Week 2 | Tue Sep 10 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 15 12:59pm ET |
Week 3 | Tue Sep 17 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 22 12:59pm ET |
Week 4 | Tue Sep 24 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 29 12:59pm ET |
Week 5 | Tue Oct 1 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 6 12:59pm ET |
Week 6 | Tue Oct 8 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 13 12:59pm ET |
Week 7 | Tue Oct 15 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 20 12:59pm ET |
Week 8 | Tue Oct 22 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 27 12:59pm ET |
Week 9 | Tue Oct 29 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 3 12:59pm ET |
Week 10 | Tue Nov 5 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 10 12:59pm ET |
Week 11 | Tue Nov 12 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 17 12:59pm ET |
General | |
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League Entry | $90 |
Wins and Losses | |
Losses | $0 |
Ties | $0 |
Wins Credit | $0 |
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 |