It’s the football season. The NFL is back. And so is fantasy football.
The sport of fantasy football has been around for a long time now. Every season, fantasy managers draft a new fantasy team (depending on the type of the league) and compete with their fellow teammates in their league.
Fantasy football has evolved over the years. There are different types of leagues from dynasty to redraft to best ball and so on. This begs into the question of whether the scoring system changes with different fantasy football formats.
The truth is, it depends. While the formats have changed a lot, the basics of scoring remains somewhat similar across different fantasy football leagues.
In this page we will be discussing more on how the scoring system works in fantasy football.
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PPR vs non-PPR: How does scoring work in fantasy football?
To explain in simple words, scoring in fantasy football works based on different individual statistics of the players on the field. Depending on the on-field stats, the points are awarded in fantasy football. This is the underlying principle.
What this does is it allows a regular fan to play the sport instead of worrying too much on the complicated stats. It gives the common fan an experience to create and manage a football team.
When fantasy football first was first up and running, one of the most influential factors in scoring was the touchdowns. But as the formats evolved, fantasy leagues have started to take into consideration different other stats.
As we mentioned earlier that the fantasy football formats have changed over time, similarly, the scoring system has also gone through the same process.
The most common scoring format until a few years back was the standard scoring or the non-PPR format, where the managers didn’t earn a point per reception.
In recent years, we’ve seen the rise of PPR (points per reception) and half-PPR scoring leagues. What this essentially means is that whenever a player catches the ball, fantasy managers earn one full point or half point depending on the league.
This has a significant impact on the value of a player. For example, in PPR leagues, wide-receiver, tight ends and pass-catching running backs are more favored because there’s a benefit for every catch they take. This immediately affects the value of a quarterback who doesn’t catch the ball.
With the change in scoring system, the managers should now adjust their strategies and game plans accordingly.
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Scoring rules in fantasy football: Touchdowns, Receptions and other stats
Different stats are taken into consideration to award points in fantasy football. Touchdowns account for the most basic stat for points in fantasy football. Most of the passing touchdowns account for four points and can be adjusted to five or six points depending on the league. Receiving touchdowns and rushing touchdowns account for six points. Rushing and receiving yards account for a point.
Defensive players are also awarded points in fantasy football. Sacks, forced fumbles, interceptions, defensive touchdowns, points allowed, etc are some of the stats taken into consideration.
Here is a full breakdown of the stats and scoring rules in fantasy football:
OFFENSIVE PLAYERS
Passing yards: 1 point per 25 yards
Passing touchdowns: 4 points
Rushing yards: 1 point per 10 yards
Rushing touchdowns: 6 points
Receptions: 1 point or 0.5 point (based on PPR or half-PPR)
Receiving yards: 1 point per 10 yards
Receiving touchdowns: 6 points
2-point conversions: 2 points
Fumble recovered for a touchdown: 6 points
IDP - INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE PLAYERS
Solo tackles: 1 point
Assisted tackles: 0.5 points
Sacks: 2 points
Sack yards: 1 point per 10 yards
Tackles for loss: 1 point
Quarterback hits: 1 point
Passes defenDed: 1 point
Interceptions: 3 points
Fumbles forced: 3 points
Fumbles recovered: 3 points
Defensive touchdowns: 6 points
2-point conversion returns: 2 points
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D/ST - TEAM DEFENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS
Sacks: 1 point
Interceptions: 2 points
Fumbles recovered: 2 points
Safeties: 2 points
Defensive touchdowns: 6 points
Kick and punt-return touchdowns: 6 points
2-point conversion returns: 2 points
Points allowed (0): 10 points
Points allowed (1-6): 7 points
Points allowed (7-13): 4 points
Points allowed (14-20): 1 point
Points allowed (21-27): 0 points
Points allowed (28-34): -1 points
Points allowed (35+): -4 points
KICKING
50+ yard FG made: 5 points
40-49 yard FG made: 4 points
39 yards or less FG made: 3 points
Rushing, passing, or receiving 2-point conversion: 2 points
Extra point made: 1 point
FAQs
A. In fantasy football, FPTS is an acronym for fantasy points.
A. In fantasy football, fan points simply mean fantasy points. Beside every player, “fan points” is mentioned which represent the number of points the player has earned in that week.
A. Yes. There are penalty points in fantasy football. Negative three (-3) points for every missed extra point, negative two (-2) for missed field goal from zero to 39 yards and one negative (-1) point for missed field goal from 40 to 49 yards.
A. Handcuffs are usually when a backup player takes the spot of a starter when he misses games due to injruy.
A. ADP is acronym for Average Draft Positions. It explains where a particular player will get drafted based on fantasy drafts and mock drafts prior to the season.
