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Fantasy Football (American)Fantasy Football is a game played by Football fans where one assembles a team of real life NFL players and then accumulates points based on their statistical performance on the field. Leagues can be arranged where the winner is the team with the most total points at the end of the season or by a head to head format (which mirrors the actual NFL) where teams play against each other each week and at the end of the year the team with the best win-loss records wins the league. Some leagues even set aside the last weeks of the NFL regular season for their own playoffs. Fantasy football has evolved in recent years as flow of information, especially via the Internet, has been streamlined. Fantasy football's predecessor, fantasy baseball, proved very popular for many years, and is still frequently played. However, fantasy football has taken over as the most popular fantasy sport in the United States. As Fantasy Football has grown in popularity so has the revenue it generates. Each year there is a substantial increase in the amount of websites, internet leagues, and publications all dedicated to Fantasy Football. Typically, a fantasy football league is established with 8 - 12 teams. With too many teams, there is a dilution of talent which makes success more dependent upon the luck of getting one special player, rather than the skill to assemble a roster of players that is better than competitors' rosters. Most scoring depends upon the results of offensive players which are distributed through the league's rosters, typically through a draft. A common format for a roster is: (Individual Defense is an optional feature) - 2 Defensive Linemen (play 1)
- 2 Defensive Backs (Play 1)
- 1 Defensive player of any kind (play one)
Players earn their team points based upon their results from their weekly games. A common scoring format is: - 1 point for 20 passing yards
- 1 point for 10 rushing yards
- 1 point for 10 receiving yards
- 6 points for a touchdown (passing, rushing, or receiving)
- -2 points for every turnover committed
- 1 point for an extra point
- 1 point for every 10 yards of distance for a made field goal
- 2 points for every sack
- 4 points for every turnover forced
- 3 points for each touchdown scored off a turnover
Some examples of successful fantasy football leagues include: Some examples of fantasy football information sites include: Fantasy football leagues have also been run for Association football. Origins According to NFL.comhttp://www.nfl.com/fantasy/story/7950179, Fantasy Football began in 1962 among beat writers for the AFL Oakland Raiders.
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