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Legends Fantasy Leagues 2011 Rules

Weekly Line Ups

Each week you will need to start new players. Once you start a player that player can NOT be played again this season. Lineups are due right up to kickoff in the games that the players are in.
It is recommended that you, prior to your weekly “lineup set up" organize the Rank List according to your own player preferences. Please refer to the table below to see how many starters each week you play


Number of Starters each week:

QB 1
RB Min of 2 max of 3 (depending on Flex)
WR Min of 2 max of 3 (depending on Flex)
TE Min of 1 max of 2 (depending on Flex)
Flex(either a RB, WR or TE 1
Kicker 1
Defence 1

 

Teams

Overview

Each 2011 Legends Fantasy Leagues Fantasy Football league will consist of up to 125 teams.
Each week you will play against your Legend and everyone else in the league. Owners must select a new starting lineup each week from the pool of every player that they haven’t started yet.
Individual defensive players are not drafted; rather, you will draft an NFL team's entire defensive/special teams unit. For the purpose of roster limits, each NFL defensive/special teams unit will count as one "player."* You are allowed as many as 9 players in your starting lineup, according to the positional requirements listed in the table above. However the numbers in the "starting lineup" column represent the maximum number of players you may have at each position. You may use fewer players than the number listed at each position without penalty.
Each 2011 Legends Fantasy Leagues Fantasy Football league will consist of up to 125 teams. Each week you will play against your Legend and everyone else in the league. Owners must select a new starting lineup each week from the pool of every player that they haven’t started yet.Individual defensive players are not drafted; rather, you will draft an NFL team's entire defensive/special teams unit. For the purpose of roster limits, each NFL defensive/special teams unit will count as one "player."* You are allowed as many as 9 players in your starting lineup, according to the positional requirements listed in the table above. However the numbers in the "starting lineup" column represent the maximum number of players you may have at each position. You may use fewer players than the number listed at each position without penalty.

 

 

Scoring

Point Values
Each week your team will compete against the legend as well as all the other teams in your league in a most points match ups. During a matchup, each of the players in your starting lineup (.active. players) for that week will earn points based on their actual statistics from their respective NFL games. The charts below list the statistics and their corresponding point values.

Rules for QB, RB, WR, TE, PK

Event Range (Low-High) Points
Number of Passing TDs 1-10 4 points each
Passing Yards 1-999 0.05 points each
Pass Interceptions Thrown 1-10 -1 point each
Passing 2 Pointers 1-10 2 points each
Number of Rushing TDs 1-10 6 points each
Rushing Yards 1-999 0.1 points each
Rushing 2 Pointers 1-10 2 points each
Number of Receiving TDs 1-99 6 points each
Receiving Yards 1-999 0.1 points each
Receptions 1-99 1 point each
Receiving 2 Pointers 1-10 2 points each
Length of Field Goal Made 1-30 3
Length of Field Goal Made 31-99 0.1 points each
Extra Points 1-20 1 point each

Rules for Def

Event Range(Low-High) Points
Number of Punt Return TDs 1-10 6 points each
Number of Kickoff Return TDs 1-10 6 points each
Number of Defensive Fumble Recovery TDs 1-10 6 points each
Fumble Recoveries (from Opponent) 1-99 2 points each
Number of Interception Return TDs 1-10 6 points each
Interceptions Caught 1-99 2 points each
Number of Blocked Field Goal TDs 1-10 6 points each
Number of Missed Field Goal Return TDs 1-10 6 points each
Number of Blocked Punt TDs 1-10 6 points each
Sacked a QB 0-99 1 point each
Safeties 1-10 2 points each
Total Points Allowed 0-0 5
Total Points Allowed 1-5 2
Total Points Allowed 6-10 1
Total Points Allowed 11-99 0

Wins & Losses

For each weekly contest, the team with the greater number of points who beats their Legend will earn a Win.  During the regular season, if two teams have the same number of points, each team will get a Tie.

Regular Season

The first 16 weeks of the Football season represent the regular season for 2011 Legends Fantasy Leagues Fantasy Football leagues. During these 16 weeks, each team will play against ALL of the other teams in its league every week.  

Playoffs

 

When the 16-weeks regular season ends, the 16 teams from the league who have won a week will make the week 17 playoff.  

If there is a tie for a weekly winner, the following tie-breakers* will be used:

  • Combined Passing, Rushing, and Receiving Yards
  • Defensive Yards Allowed

For teams that do not qualify for the playoffs, the season will effectively end. No further lineups will be permitted for any team that does not make the playoffs, or for any team that is eliminated from the playoffs.