- Dates & Fees
- Draft Day
- Starting Lineups
- Schedule
- Playoff Schedule
- Scoring
- Quarterback
- Running Backs, Wide Receivers, and Tight Ends
- Kickers
- Defense & Special Teams
- Running Backs, Wide Receivers, and Tight Ends
- Trades
- Free Agents
- Team Rosters
- Ties
- Statistics
- Draft Day
Dates & Fees
Draft day is set for Monday, August 28, at 6:00pm. Each franchise owner will pay a fee of $50 to the commissioner before the draft, and no drafts will be allowed until money is paid. This money will be used to pay prizes at the end of the season. An additional fee of $4 per team will be collected to pay for stat service. All money collected during the season for trades and acquisitions will be added to the initial pot of $500.
Weeks 14 & 15, will be our playoff weeks, and our Superbowl and Toiletbowl will be Week 16. Week 17, all teams will be involved in a Battle Royale. Regardless of the outcome of the games played weeks 14, 15, & 16, all teams will be back in contention for a special prize of $25. Each team will submit a lineup just like a regular season game, and the highest score wins the prize.
After this prize is paid out the rest of the prizes will be awarded as follows:
1st Place: 50%
2nd Place: 25%
3rd Place: 15%
4th Place: 10%
The winner of the Toiletbowl will automatically get the first pick in next year’s draft, while the loser of the toilet bowl will automatically get the last pick in next year’s draft.
Draft Day
Draft day is scheduled for Monday, August 28th. The draft will begin at 2:00pm, and will consist of 20 rounds. Each team will draft 18 players and 2 team defense/special teams units. Each team returning from last season will be allowed to protect up to 2 players from their final roster from last year. For each player protected, that team will lose a draft pick. The draft picks sacrificed will be in the first (and second) round(s).
The players will consist of --
2 quarterbacks
4 wide receivers
4 running backs
2 tight ends
2 kickers
Due to the early draft date each team will be allowed to draft four additional players of any position, instead of the three additional players allowed last year. This will allow room for any pre-season injuries and players unexpectedly cut from NFL rosters. However, before the start of the season each team’s roster must contain 2 defenses/special teams and 14 players divided as shown above. Any team missing the draft will be allowed to draft from the free agent pool, upon payment of the franchise fee.
Starting Lineups
Most weeks, starting lineups will be turned in to the commissioner by no later than 3:30 each Friday afternoon. The commissioner will have the lineups entered into the league web site (
www.valhalla.cc/nlfl), by no later than 11:00 am on Saturday. In the case of a Thursday game being played in the NFL, (Weeks 7,12, 13, & 14) lineups will be due by 3:30 on Thursday (Wednesday for Thanksgiving week.) If no lineup is received, the previous week’s lineup will be used, regardless of byes or injuries. Each lineup will consist of 1 defensive/special teams unit and 8 position players composed of:1 quarterback
2 running backs
1 kicker
3 wide receivers
1 tight end
Schedule
The teams will be divided into two divisions of five teams each: the Snowbank Division and the Wind Chill Division. Each team will play all other teams in their division twice and each team in the other division once.
Playoff Schedule
The top three teams in each division will be in a playoff to determine the Superbowl Champion. The bottom two teams will be in a playoff to avoid the Toiletbowl. Week 14 of the NFL season will be the first week of our playoffs. The teams ranked 1st, 4th, and 5th in each division will all have byes, while the teams ranked 2nd and 3rd will play each other. The games in week 15 will have the 1st place team playing the winner of the game the week before, and the 4th place team playing the 5th place team. The winners of the games in the Superbowl bracket will advance to the Superbowl, and the losers of the games in the Toiletbowl bracket will advance to the Toiletbowl.
Scoring
Quarterback
Six points for each touchdown pass thrown.
Six points for each touchdown scored rushing or receiving.
Two points for each two-point conversion pass, rush or catch.
One point for each 50 yards passing up to 200 yards in a single game. One additional point will be awarded for each additional 25 yards passing over 200 yards.
Each interception thrown will cause the quarterback to lose 2 points.
One point for every 10 yards of combined rushing and receiving.
Running Backs/Wide Receivers/Tight Ends
Six points for each touchdown scored rushing or receiving.
Six points for each touchdown pass thrown.
Two points for each two-point conversion run, catch, or pass.
One point for each 10 yards of combined rushing and receiving in a single game.
One point for each 50 yards passing up to 200 yards in a single game. One additional point will be awarded for each additional 25 yards passing over 200 yards.
Each interception thrown will cause the player to lose 2 points.
Kickers
One point for each P.A.T. kicked.
Two points for each 2-point conversion pass, run, or reception.
Points for field goals will be awarded as follows:
0 - 39 Yards: 3 points
40 - 49 Yards: 4 points
50 - 59 Yards: 5 points
60 + Yards:10 points
Defense/Special Teams
Two points for each safety.
Six points for each touchdown scored.
One point for each sack.
One point for each interception.
One point for each fumble recovery.
Ten points for holding the opposing team to 2 points or less.
Seven points for holding the opposing team between 3 and 6 points.
Five points for holding the opposing team between 7 and 13 points.
Three points for holding the opposing team between 14 and 20 points.
The defense will be penalized five points for giving up more 35 points or more.
Three points for any blocked punt or field goal.
One point for each blocked PAT.
Trades
A $2 fee will be charged to all teams involved in a trade. All trades will be approved by the commissioner. In the event the commissioner wishes to make a trade, the vice-commissioner will approve the trade. Any player dropped from a roster becomes a free agent. The last day trades will be allowed is Friday, October 29th. In addition, if a team has been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention before that date, no trades involving that team will be allowed.
Free Agents
Any player not currently on a roster is a free agent. A $2 acquisition fee will be charged to any owners signing a free agent. No free agent signings will be allowed on Mondays. Each team will be allowed to sign one free agent on Tuesday. Any owner who wishes to acquire a free agent shall inform the commissioner or vice-commissioner which player they want. One player per team will be awarded, on the basis of team record, with the team with the worst record receiving the first choice. If two teams have an identical record, the team the team with the lowest total points will be allowed first choice. On Tuesdays, free agents will only be allocated to teams making a request. If Team A makes a request for a player chosen by a team with a worse record, Team A will be allowed to select a different player or to withdraw the request for a free agent.
During the rest of the week (W - F) free agents will be awarded on a first come, first served basis, beginning at 8:00 am Wednesday morning. Each owner will be responsible for being aware of who is available, if an owner has a question about a particular player he or she may ask the commissioner or vice commissioner.
Team Rosters
The commissioner will post the complete team rosters on the league web site by Saturday, September 4. Rosters will be kept current thereafter. Owners will also be notified by e-mail in the event of any trades or free agent signings. There will also be a location on the web site to check player transaction history.
Ties
Ties will not be allowed. Using the score of the highest scoring active player from each team will break ties. If these players have the same score, the second highest scoring player’s score will be used, and on down the list until the tie is broken. In the unlikely event of a tie still persisting, bench scoring will be used to break the tie. At the end of the season ties in team standings will be broken using head to head record. In the event of a season split, total points scored will be used.
Statistics
Player statistics will be downloaded from www.statsworld.com. Official results posted to the league web site by 6:00 PM Tuesdays. Any questions should be directed to the commissioner or vice-commissioner.
