The Ultimate Challenge Returns...

Compete for Glory in the ultimate fantasy football challenge, and face off against the sharpest GMs in fantasy football: Footballguys Subscribers.

All Online Drafts have concluded for the 2025 Footballguys Bowl, Good Luck this season!

We still have a few spots to Draft LIVE and in-person with us In Las Vegas at the Park MGM on Thursday 9/4 at 1PM PST, Click Here if interested!

The Footballguys Bowl is a Tournament-Style Fantasy Football contest, available exclusively for Footballguys Premium subscribers.

All Premium subscribers (PRO, ELITE, HALL OF FAME, G.O.A.T.) are eligible to participate in the 2025 FBG Bowl.

Hundreds of 12-team Redraft Leagues will play throughout the season in a tournament-style Mega League

Top Teams will head
to the playoffs for a
total points showdown

Trash Talk all season in the Footballguys Discord and Forums

PPR, 6 Point Passing Touchdowns

Start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2FLEX, 1TD

Compete for Glory. And priceless prizes.

The 2025 Footballguys Bowl is Now Open for All Footballguys Premium Subscribers

All Online Drafts have concluded for the 2025 Footballguys Bowl, Good Luck this season!
Or Click here if you would like to Draft LIVE and in-person with us In Las Vegas at the Park MGM on Thursday 9/4 at 1PM PST

Footballguys Bowl Rules

Basic Rules

  • The Footballguys Bowl is a tournament-style mega-league. Players will be organized into 12-team Redraft Leagues and play throughout the season.

  • After week 14, the top teams will head to the playoffs for a total points showdown

  • All leagues will be hosted on Sleeper

  • All stats and positional designations from Sleeper will be considered official

  • Please be active! If you are inactive (example: not setting lineup, starting injured players or players on BYE, etc), your participation in future Footballguys Bowls will be in jeopardy.

  • If you notice any inactivity, or suspicious activity, please email us at: [email protected]

  • No selling of teams allowed

Eligibility

  • This is a free-to-play contest for all Footballguys Premium Subscribers on a premium plan. You can see what plan you are on HERE

  • Only Footballguys Premium subscribers on a premium plan are eligible to play. If you are not on a premium plan at the time of entry, or when the tournament concludes for the season, you will not be eligible for any prizes

  • Each Footballguys subscriber is limited to ONE Entry

Draft

  • We have partnered with our friends at Sleeper to help make signing up for and drafting your Footballguys Bowl Team easier then ever.

  • You will choose your preferred draft time from eight options and be put into a waiting queue for that draft time

  • 1 hour prior to the draft start time, players will be placed in leagues in the order of signups.

  • Draft orders will be randomized at the start of the draft.

  • You can change your draft time at any point up to one hour prior to the draft by going to this link

  • If Sleeper is not able to place you in a league for your preferred draft time, you should receive a message from Sleeper with a link to sign up for a new draft time. If this happens and you are not able to sign up for a new draft time, send an email to [email protected]

  • All drafts will be “fast” drafts with 2 minute clocks

  • All drafts will be snake style with no 3rd-round reversal

  • Draft order will be randomized in Sleeper

  • Drafts will be 20 rounds

Draft Times

  • Saturday August 23rd: 10 AM ET

  • Saturday August 23rd: 8 PM ET

  • Sunday August 24th: 10 AM ET

  • Sunday August 24th: 8 PM ET

  • Monday August 25th: 10 AM ET

  • Monday August 25th: 8 PM ET

  • Tuesday August 26th: 10 AM ET

  • Tuesday August 26th: 8 PM ET

Scoring

Offense

  • Passing TD: 6 points

  • Passing Yard: 0.05 points

  • Passing 2-pt Conversion: 2 points

  • Interception Thrown: -1 points

  • Rushing TD: 6 points

  • Rushing Yard: 0.1 points

  • Rushing 2-pt Conversion: 2 points

  • Reception: 1 point

  • Receiving TD: 6 points

  • Receiving Yard: 0.1 points

  • Receiving 2-pt Conversion: 2 points

  • Lost Fumble: -2 points

Defense

  • Sack: 1 point

  • Interception: 2 points

  • Fumble Recovery: 2 points

  • Safety: 2 points

  • Defensive or Return TD of Any Kind: 6 points

  • PAT/2-pt Conversion Return of Any Kind: 2 points

  • No Points Allowed: 12 points

  • 2-7 Points Allowed: 8 points

  • 8-14 Points Allowed: 4 points

  • 15-20 Points Allowed: 2 points

  • 21-24 Points Allowed: 1 point

Transactions

No Trades

  • There is NO trading in Footballguys Bowl.

  • Any trades executed can result in immediate disqualification and expulsion from future Footballguys Bowl tournaments.

  • If you notice any trades, or suspicious activity, please email [email protected]

Waivers

  • Free agency will be open at the conclusion of your draft. Waivers will be applied once a player's Week One matchup begins or if they are dropped into the free agent pool

  • All Waivers and Adds/Drops Will be locked after the Playoffs start in Week 15

  • Waivers will be FAAB (free agent auction bidding) with a $1000 budget for the entire season, playoffs included

  • Waivers will run on Wednesdays at approximately 1PM EST

  • After waivers clear, players can be added on a first-come, first-serve basis until kickoff of each player's game

Rosters

  • Quarterbacks - 1

  • Running Backs - 2

  • Wide Receivers - 3

  • Tight Ends - 1

  • Flex (RB/WR/TE) - 2

  • Kickers - 0

  • Defenses - 1

  • Reserves - 10

Regular Season and Playoffs

  • All divisions will be 12 teams

  • Regular-season schedules and matchups will be randomized

  • Regular season will be 14 weeks long

  • The top two finishers from each division will automatically advance to playoffs

  • There will be a point based threshold cut line (exact point TBD) for others to advance to playoffs regardless of record. Approximately 30% of the player pool will move on to the Footballguys Bowl playoffs.

  • All teams will start the playoffs with their average regular-season weekly score

  • In addition to average regular-season weekly score, playoff scoring will be accumulative through Week 17

Week 15 (Round 1, quarterfinals)

  • Entrants will be listed in order on our leaderboard by combining the averaged regular weekly score and Week 15 score

  • Top 50% (rounded up) will advance to next round

Week 16 (Round 2, semifinals)

  • Entrants will be listed in order on our leaderboard by combining the averaged regular weekly score, Week 15 score, and Week 16 score

  • Top 50% (rounded up) will advance to next round

Week 17 (Round 3, finals)

  • Everyone who makes it to Week 17 will have a chance to win the tournament

  • Entrants will be listed in order on our leaderboard by combining the averaged regular weekly score, Week 15 score, Week 16 score, and Week 17 score

  • The entrant with the highest combined score will be crowned the winner

Integrity

  • This is included in your premium subscription, and our ultimate goal is to provide a fun tournament to our premium subscribers while helping to strengthen the Footballguys’ community

  • Please be active! If you are inactive (example: not setting lineup, starting injured players or players on BYE, etc), your participation in future Footballguys Bowls will be in jeopardy.

  • If you are actively tanking (example: dropping highly-ranked players), you can be replaced by someone on our waitlist at any point throughout the season

  • Any obvious acts of collusion or lack of integrity may result in immediate disqualification

  • If you notice any inactivity, or suspicious activity, please email [email protected]

  • The commissioner will have final say on any issues not officially stated in the rules

  • If you have to ask whether something is ethical or not, it likely is not

  • Footballguys reserves the right to remove anyone from the tournament for any reason.

Prizes

The Footballguys Bowl Champion will take home a grand prize of:

  • One gigantic trophy

  • Appearance on the Fantasy Football SHow with Dave Kluge and Alfredo Brown

  • Admission to our Staff League with Joe Bryant and Sigmund Bloom

  • Hall of Fame Subscription for the next year

Everyone has the chance to be on our leaderboard and, and Top teams and Individual League Winners will make it onto the FBG Wall of Fame (Coming Soon!)

Sign Up + Draft Info

For 2025 we have partnered with our friends at Sleeper to make signing up for and drafting your Footballguys Bowl Team easier then ever. Here's How It Works:

1. To Sign Up for the Footballguys Bowl You Will Need:

  • An active Footballguys PRO, ELITE, Hall of Fame or GOAT Subscription.

  • The email you use for your Footballguys account.

  • An account with Sleeper

  • Your Sleeper username.

2. Once you have that information, fill out the form on this page to register

3. After completing the form, hit the submit button and you will be redirected to Sleeper to pick your preferred Draft day and time. You will need to sign in to your Sleeper account or sign up for Sleeper if you don't have one. The Available Draft times are listed in the rules above.

  • These are the only draft times available. When you select a preferred draft time, Sleeper will enter you into a waiting queue for that Draft time.

  • You can change your preferred draft time at any point up to one hour prior to the draft by going to this link

  • 1 hour prior to the draft start time, players will be placed in leagues in the order of signups.

  • Draft order will be determined randomly at this time

  • If Sleeper is not able to place you in a league for your preferred draft time, you should receive a message from Sleeper with a link to sign up for a new draft time. If this happens and you are not able to sign up for a new draft time, send an email to [email protected]

4. Once You Have Registered with us and selected and confirmed your Preferred Draft Time with Sleeper, the Footballguys Bowl should be listed above your leagues on the Sleeper App with a countdown. You should also get a notification on the Sleeper app confirming that you have been placed in the queue. If you do not see these, confirm that you have submitted your entry correctly with Sleeper.

If you have questions or need any help, please email [email protected]

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