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.

The Footballguys Bowl is a 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.

Not Open for 2025 Yet - Stay Tuned

The Footballguys Bowl is not yet open for 2025 - be on the lookout this Summer for exciting announcements and more information.



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

Draft

  • We are using Sleeper Managed Systems to manage our drafts in 2025

  • You will choose your draft time from the eight options and be put into a “waiting room”

  • 2 hours prior to the draft, you will be randomly placed into your league

  • Draft order will be determined randomly at this time

  • You can change your draft time at any point up to two hours prior to the 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

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

Trades

  • Trades are allowed in Footballguys Bowl

  • Any trades of collusion or team dumping will result in immediate disqualification and expulsion from future Footballguys Bowl tournaments.

  • There will be a trade deadline of Week 9

  • If you feel a trade was made that jeopardizes the integrity of the Footballguys Bowl, you can vote against the trade or a veto

  • 8 votes will need to be cast against a trade to veto it

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

  • All trade decisions can be reversed by Footballguys at our discretion

Waivers

  • All Waivers and Adds/Drops Will be locked after the Playoffs start in Week 14

  • 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 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.

Not Open For 2025 - Stay Tuned

The Footballguys Bowl is not yet open for 2025 - be on the lookout this Summer for exciting announcements and more information.

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