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Winning in traditional fantasy football (not Daily Fantasy, which will be covered in Part 4) leagues is no different than winning in the NFL: Two teams play each other in season-long formats, and the team that scores the most points wins. However, the big difference is how points are scored. To give you a broad overview of scoring and to touch on something you probably already know if you’re a football fan, in the NFL, scoring breaks down as follows:

 Touchdowns: 6 points

 Field goals: 3 points

 Safeties: 2 points

 Two-point conversions: 2 points

 Extra points: 1 point

In fantasy, however, a team scores points based on each player’s performance and personal stats, in addition to the standard NFL point system and not on the NFL teams’ win-loss records. The star offensive players who can run, catch, and pass for big yards and not just score are the elite players in the fantasy world. In essence, fantasy rewards a player for playing a good game even if he doesn’t score lots of touchdowns. Scoring touchdowns isn’t easy in the NFL, and just because an offensive player can’t reach the end zone doesn’t mean he’s having a bad game.

Fantasy football also awards points to kickers who kick field goals and extra points and to team defenses that can score fantasy points by limiting points allowed and creating turnovers, in addition to scoring TDs and safeties. (Check out the “Shooting for Shutouts: Scoring with Defense” section later in this chapter for more info.) Basically, anything from fumble recoveries to receptions to field goal distance can add up for your fantasy team.

Every league provider has a default setting for the stats that will convert to fantasy scoring, but any NFL stat can translate into fantasy points — only your league commissioner can make the decision to change any defaults.

To know your league’s scoring default, make sure you check out your league’s scoring system when preparing for your season. The scoring rules of your league may affect your draft strategy (see Chapter 4) and will affect the outcome of each game during the season.