The Ultimate Challenge Awaits...

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

Compete Against FBG Staff and Subscribers

Talk Trash all Season in the Footballguys Discord

Compete for Glory
And Priceless Prizes

Space is extremely limited for 2024, and the contest is currently filled. But Footballguys subscribers can get on the waitlist to be notified if additional spots open up.

The Footballguys Bowl is a brand new Fantasy Football contest, available exclusively for an extremely limited number of Footballguys Premium subscribers for 2024.

All Premium subscribers are eligible to apply for the waitlist, at no extra cost.

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, Forums, and Sleeper League Chat

PPR, 6 Point Passing Touchdowns

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

Compete for Glory. And priceless prizes.

Filled for 2024 - Sign up For the Waitlist

The Footballguys Bowl is currently filled for 2024, and invites will be going out to subscribers very soon.
But you can still sign up on the form below to be added to the waitlist. We will reach out to subscribers in order of application if any additional spots open up

Thanks for Applying

The Footballguys Bowl is currently filled for 2024, but you can still sign up on the form above to be added to the waitlist. We will reach out to subscribers in order of application if any additional spots open up

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The Ultimate Challenge Awaits...

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

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

  • If you are inactive (example: not setting lineup, starting injured players or players on BYE, etc), you can be replaced by someone on our wait list at any point throughout the season.

  • If you notice any inactivity, or suspicious activity, please tag @FBGCommish in your league’s Sleeper chat

  • No co-mangers allowed

  • No selling of teams allowed

Eligibility

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

  • Only Footballguys Premium subscribers on an annual plan are eligible to play. If you are not on an annual plan at the time of entry, or when the tournament concludes for the season, you will be disqualified and removed from the league.

  • If you are disqualified you will no longer receive any prizes you qualified for.

Draft

  • 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

  • You will choose your draft time when you accept your invitation in the league

  • It is not possible to change your draft time after accepting your invitation

Draft Times

  • Saturday August 24th: 10 AM ET

  • Saturday August 24th: 8 PM ET

  • Sunday August 25th: 10 AM ET

  • Sunday August 25th: 8 PM ET

  • Monday August 26th: 10 AM ET

  • Monday August 26th: 8 PM ET

  • Tuesday August 27th: 10 AM ET

  • Tuesday August 27th: 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 trading allowed (Sleeper does not allow us to turn trading off, but any trades will result in immediate disqualification)

  • Waivers will be FAAB (free agent auction bidding) with a $100 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 cut line (TBD) for others to advance to 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 a free league, and our ultimate goal is to provide a fun tournament to our premium subscribers while helping to strengthen the Footballguys’ community

  • If you are inactive (example: not setting lineup, starting injured players or players on BYE, etc), you can be replaced by someone on our wait list at any point throughout the season.

  • 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 tag @FBGCommish in your league’s Sleeper chat

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

  • If you are wondering whether something is ethical or not, it likely is not

Not on the Waitlist yet?

The Footballguys Bowl is currently filled for 2024, but all Premium subscribers are eligible to apply for the waitlist. If any spots open up, we will notify subscribers in the order of application

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