League

Name
Empire Football League
League ID
310234
Guest URL
https://www.rtsports.com/fantasy-football-league/310234
Service
Full Season - Gold
Subscription
2024 Paid
Commissioner
Paul Taylor
p.taylor@live.ca

By-Laws

By-Laws
Not Used

Season

Regular Season
NFL Week 1 thru NFL Week 14
Post Season
NFL Week 15 thru NFL Week 18

Standings

Standings
Head-to-Head

Tie Breakers
  1. Total Points Scored in Games
  2. Divisional Record
  3. Head-to-Head
  4. Points Scored Head-to-Head
Game Tie Breakers
Team owner selects 1 tie breaker players
Playoffs
Your commissioner will manually establish all playoff games

Rosters

Roster Size
45
Roster Limits
MinMax
Quarterback016
Running Back016
Wide Receiver016
Tight End016
Head Coach03
Defensive Line016
Linebacker016
Defensive Back016

Injured Reserve
Up to 3 players may be placed on injured reserve
To be placed on I/R a player must be at least COVID or IR on the official NFL injury report
Taxi Squad
Up to 5 individual players may be assigned to your taxi squad

Lineups

Starters
14
Offense Starters
8
Defense Starters
6
Lineup Limits
Quarterback1to1
Running Back1to1
Wide Receiver1to1
Tight End1to1
Head Coach1to1
Defensive Line2to2
Linebacker2to2
Defensive Back2to2
Flex ( RB WR TE )3to3
Deadlines
Teams may start or bench player up until the scheduled start of their game

Online Draft

Draft Rules
Scheduled for Mon Jul 22 9:00am ET
Automatically started by system
Straight
5 rounds
24 hrs per pickRookie only draft
Draft Order
#1 Did it all for the Wookie
#2 The Imperial Guard
#3 Princess Gonna Leia Out
#4 The Dark Side
#5 Force And Goal
#6 Knights of the Old Republic
#7 Riding Solo
#8 Tim Feenwalker
#9 Sith Happens
#10 Millennium Falcons
#11 Storm Poopers
#12 Echo 3 to Echo 7

Free Agents

Player Adds
League uses a waiver wire to add free agents to a team
League allows free-for-all free agent adds after the waiver wire
Waiver Wire
Players awarded Blind Bid Against FAAB
Season waiver budget $300
Minimum waiver bid $1
Maximum waiver bid $300
If bids are tied, the team with the fewest total points will be awarded the player
Teams may acquire as many players as they wish per waiver wire

Teams may not acquire players after their game has started
Preseason Waivers
Your commissioner does not permit preseason waivers
Week 1 Waivers
Your commissioner does not permit week 1 waivers
In-Season Waivers
Submission deadlines: Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat @ 11:59pm ET
TueWedThuFriSat
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Playoff Week 1
Playoff Week 2
Playoff Week 3
Playoff Week 4
Free for All
Week 1Sun May 5 11:00pm ETthruSun Sep 8 1:00pm ET
Week 2Sun Sep 15 5:00am ETthruMon Sep 16 4:00pm ET
Week 3Sun Sep 22 5:00am ETthruMon Sep 23 4:00pm ET
Week 4Sun Sep 29 5:00am ETthruMon Sep 30 4:00pm ET
Week 5Sun Oct 6 5:00am ETthruMon Oct 7 4:00pm ET
Week 6Sun Oct 13 5:00am ETthruMon Oct 14 4:00pm ET
Week 7Sun Oct 20 5:00am ETthruMon Oct 21 4:00pm ET
Week 8Sun Oct 27 5:00am ETthruMon Oct 28 4:00pm ET
Week 9Sun Nov 3 5:00am ETthruMon Nov 4 4:00pm ET
Week 10Sun Nov 10 5:00am ETthruMon Nov 11 4:00pm ET
Week 11Sun Nov 17 5:00am ETthruMon Nov 18 4:00pm ET
Week 12Sun Nov 24 5:00am ETthruMon Nov 25 4:00pm ET
Week 13Sun Dec 1 5:00am ETthruMon Dec 2 4:00pm ET
Week 14Sun Dec 8 5:00am ETthruMon Dec 9 4:00pm ET
Playoff Week 1Sun Dec 15 5:00am ETthruMon Dec 16 4:00pm ET
Playoff Week 2Sun Dec 22 5:00am ETthruMon Dec 23 4:00pm ET
Playoff Week 3Sun Dec 29 5:00am ETthruSun Dec 29 4:00pm ET
Playoff Week 4Sun Jan 5 5:00am ETthruSun Jan 5 4:00pm ET
OffseasonSun Jan 12 5:00am ETthruSat Mar 1 12:00am ET

Teams may not add players after their game has started
Non-waiver free agents adds cost $5 of FAAB
Protected Free Agents
Players dropped will be protected free agents until Next Waiver Wire
Transaction Limits
Unlimited free agent adds by a team per week
Unlimited free agent adds by a team for the year
Player Contacts
League uses player contracts
Players are automatically released from rosters at the end of their contracts
The base contract length is 1 years, including the year acquired

Trades

Trading
Team owners may freely trade, no approvals required
Trading is suspended after Fantasy Week 14
Future Draft Picks
Team owners may trade future draft picks
Deadlines
Week 1Fri Mar 1 12:00am ETthruMon Sep 9 4:00pm ET
Week 2Tue Sep 10 7:00am ETthruMon Sep 16 4:00pm ET
Week 3Tue Sep 17 7:00am ETthruMon Sep 23 4:00pm ET
Week 4Tue Sep 24 7:00am ETthruMon Sep 30 4:00pm ET
Week 5Tue Oct 1 7:00am ETthruMon Oct 7 4:00pm ET
Week 6Tue Oct 8 7:00am ETthruMon Oct 14 4:00pm ET
Week 7Tue Oct 15 7:00am ETthruMon Oct 21 4:00pm ET
Week 8Tue Oct 22 7:00am ETthruMon Oct 28 4:00pm ET
Week 9Tue Oct 29 7:00am ETthruMon Nov 4 4:00pm ET
Week 10Tue Nov 5 7:00am ETthruMon Nov 11 4:00pm ET
Week 11Tue Nov 12 7:00am ETthruMon Nov 18 4:00pm ET
Week 12Tue Nov 19 7:00am ETthruMon Nov 25 4:00pm ET
Week 13Tue Nov 26 7:00am ETthruMon Dec 2 4:00pm ET
Week 14Tue Dec 3 7:00am ETthruMon Dec 9 4:00pm ET
Notification
The league is not notified when trades are completed

Salary Cap

Salary Cap
$85
Notes
I/R does not count against salary cap
No cap hit when a player is released

Rushing Scoring

Rushing TDs
6 pts for each rushing TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Rushing 2XPs
2 pts for each rushing 2XP
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Rushing Yds
0.10 pts for each rushing yd
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Rushing Atts
Not Used
Yds Per Rush
Not Used
Rushing First Downs
Not Used
Yd TD Rush
1 pts for 20 or more yd TD rush
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
1 pts for 40 or more yd TD rush
Fumbles Lost
-2 pts for each fumble lost
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Fumbles
-1 pts for each fumble
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07

Passing Scoring

Passing TDs
6 pts for each passing TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-01-18
Passing 2XPs
2 pts for each passing 2XP
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-01-18
Passing Yds
1 pts for every 20 passing yds beginning with 20 passing yds
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-01-18
5 pts for 240 or more passing yds
5 pts for 400 or more passing yds
Passing Atts
Not Used
Yds Per Attempt
Not Used
Completions
Not Used
Yds Per Completion
Not Used
% Completion Rate
Not Used
Passer Rating
Not Used
Passing First Downs
Not Used
Yd TD Pass
Not Used
Interceptions Thrown
-4 pts for each interception thrown
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Pick 6s
Not Used
Incompletions
Not Used
Times Sacked
-2 pts for each time sacked
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07

Receiving Scoring

Receiving TDs
6 pts for each receiving TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Receiving 2XP
2 pts for each receiving 2XP
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Receiving Yds
0.10 pts for each receiving yd
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
5 pts for 70 or more receiving yds
5 pts for 140 or more receiving yds
Receptions
1 pts for each reception
QB RB WR DL LB DB
2023-04-07
1.50 pts for each reception
TE
2023-04-07
Yds Per Reception
Not Used
Targets
Not Used
Rec First Downs
Not Used
Yd TD Reception
1 pts for 20 or more yd TD reception
QB RB WR TE K DL LB DB
2023-04-07
1 pts for 40 or more yd TD reception

Combined Yardage Scoring

Rush And Rec Yds
Not Used
Rush And Pass Yds
Not Used
Rush, Pass, And Rec Yds
Not Used

Kicking Scoring

Made FGs
Not Used
Yd FG
Not Used
Made PATs
Not Used
Missed FGs
Not Used
Yd Missed FG
Not Used
Missed XPs
Not Used

Offensive Scoring

Home Win
10 pts for each home win
HC
2023-01-19
Road Win
10 pts for each road win
HC
2023-01-19
Home Tie
5 pts for each home tie
HC
2023-01-19
Road Tie
5 pts for each road tie
HC
2023-01-19
Home Loss
Not Used
Road Loss
Not Used
Pts Scored
Not Used
Margin Of Victory
1 pts for every 3 margin of victory beginning with 3 margin of victory
HC
2023-01-19
First Downs
Not Used
Mins Of Possession
Not Used

Defensive Scoring

Fumble Return TDs
6 pts for each fumble return TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Yd Fumble Return TD
1 pts for 20 or more yd fumble return TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
2 pts for 50 or more yd fumble return TD
Int Return TDs
6 pts for each int return TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Yd Int Return TD
1 pts for 20 or more yd int return TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
2 pts for 50 or more yd int return TD
Safety
8 pts for each safety
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Defensive ST TDs
6 pts for each defensive ST TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Yd Defensive ST TD
1 pts for 20 or more yd defensive ST TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
2 pts for 50 or more yd defensive ST TD
Defensive ST Safety
8 pts for each defensive ST safety
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Pts Allowed
Not Used
Def Pts Allowed
Not Used
Yds Allowed
Not Used
Rushing Yds Allowed
Not Used
Passing Yds Allowed
Not Used
Sacks
3 pts for each sack
DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Sack Yds
Not Used
Fumbles Forced
4 pts for each fumble forced
DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Fumbles Recovered
4 pts for each fumble recovered
DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Fumble Return Yds
Not Used
Interceptions
8 pts for each interception
DL LB
2023-04-07
9 pts for each interception
DB
2023-04-07
Int Return Yds
Not Used
Turnovers
Not Used
Turnover Return Yds
Not Used
Over On Downs
Not Used
Blocked FGs
8 pts for each blocked FG
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Blocked XPs
8 pts for each blocked XP
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Blocked Punts
8 pts for each blocked punt
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Tackles
2 pts for each tackle
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Tackles For Loss
3 pts for each tackle for loss
DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Assists
1 pts for each assist
LB DB
2023-04-07
2 pts for each assist
DL
2023-04-07
Passes Defensed
4 pts for each pass defensed
DL DB
2023-04-07
2 pts for each pass defensed
LB
2023-04-07

Special Teams Scoring

Kickoff Return TDs
6 pts for each kickoff return TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Yd Kickoff Return TD
2 pts for 40 or more yd kickoff return TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Kickoff Return Yds
1 pts for every 20 kickoff return yds beginning with 20 kickoff return yds
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Punt Return TDs
6 pts for each punt return TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Yd Punt Return TD
2 pts for 40 or more yd punt return TD
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Punt Return Yds
1 pts for every 20 punt return yds beginning with 20 punt return yds
QB RB WR TE DL LB DB
2023-04-07
Return Yds
Not Used
Punts Inside20
Not Used
XP Returns
Not Used
XP Safetys
Not Used
2XP Stops
Not Used
ST Fumbles Lost
Not Used
ST Fumbles
Not Used