*New or revised rules for the 2009 season are indicated in red.

Rosters

1. Each team will have 23 players on their roster (max. 3 QB's)

2. A minimum of eleven on offense and nine on defense

3. Each week you will be required to play one quarterback, two running backs, two receivers (this includes tight ends), one kicker and a wild card player. A wild player consists of a tight end, running back or wide receiver.  You will pick one from any of these positions.  On defense you will be required to play one defensive lineman, two linebackers and two defensive backs.

4. Each week you will need to post your starting lineup on the message board before kickoff. Please check theinjury report to make sure none of your players are hurt.

5. Each team is allotted thirteen roster moves during the season. Roster moves will be granted by record.  Roster moves may be posted after the last game of each week has officially ended. All roster moves must be made by Thursday at midnight OR 60 minutes prior to the first NFL game of the week (whichever comes first). Roster moves need to be completed by Thursday of each week. All roster moves must be posted on the message board of the web site. The Commish will notify you by Friday if your transaction was approved.  Please note that you are allotted two moves a week (one offense, one defense) if needed. Trades do not count as a roster move. Final roster move deadline of the season will be prior to week 14.

Trades

1. The Hackworth Addendum rev.2 - Any traded players OR TRADED ROSTER MOVES must remain on that manager's roster for the current week plus one additional week before becoming eligible to be traded back to the original manager.

2. All trades must be made by Saturday at midnight OR 60 minutes prior to the first NFL game of the week (whichever comes first). The final trading deadline of the season will be at the conclusion of week 12. prior to week 13.

3. If a trade is made that involves a roster move, that roster move will reflect the original owner's record at the time of the trade for that week.

Scoring

1.Scoring will be done by using box scores from the NFL.com web site.

2. All scores (whether you won or lost) must be posted on the message board by Wednesday at midnight. Owners who fail to post their score will be penalized 1 roster move and cannot make their move for that week.

Acceptable posts are as follows:

A) Posting your score (won or lost) IF a score has not been posted yet

OR

B) Acknowledging that you agree with the score that has already been posted from your opponent (i.e. "...yes, I got the same score" or "good game") unless there is a discrepancy in your opponents score, then that owner should post his final results as well.

Offensive Scoring

Quarterbacks
Receive one point for every two completions.  Don't round up.
Receive one point for every ten yards thrown.
Receive one point for every ten yards rushed.
Receive four points for every touchdown pass thrown.
Receive seven points for every touchdown rushed.
Receive five points for three hundred yards passing game.
Receive seven points for four hundred yards passing game.
Receive two points for thrown or rushed two-point conversion.
Lose two points for interception thrown
(ex. QB throws 4 int's = -8 pts.)

Running Backs
Receive one point for every ten yards rushed
Receive one point for every ten yards receiving
Receive one point for every reception
Receive seven points for every rushing touchdown
Receive seven points for every receiving touchdown
Receive two points for every two-point conversion
Receive five point bonus for every 100 yards rushed.
(ex. RB rushes for 200 yds = 10 pts.)
Receive four points for throwing a TD pass.

Wide Receivers and Tight Ends
Receive one point for every reception
Receive one point for every ten yards receiving
Receive seven points for every touchdown
Receive two points for every two-point conversion
Receive five point bonus for every 100 yards received.
(ex. WR receives for 200 yds = 10 pts.)
Receive seven points for every rushing touchdown.
Receive four points for throwing a TD pass.

Kickers
Receive one point for every extra point
Receive two point for field goal one yard to twenty-nine yards
Receive three points for field goal thirty to thirty nine yards
Receive four points for field goal forty to forty nine yards
Receive five points for fifty plus field goal.
Receive seven points for rushing TD
Receive four points for passing TD
Receive seven points for catching TD

Note: Points are not awarded for kickoff and punt return yardage. If one of your players returns a punt or kickoff for a TD, award that player seven points.


Defensive Scoring

Defensive Lineman
Receive one point for every tackle
Receive one point for every assist
Receive three points for every sack
Receive three points for interception
Receive seven points for touchdown

Linebackers
Receive one point for every tackle
Receive one point for every assist
Receive three points for every sack
Receive three points for interception
Receive seven points for touchdown

Defensive Backs
Receive one point for every tackle
Receive one point for every assist
Receive three points for every sack
Receive three points for interception
Receive seven points for touchdown

Playoffs

1. Playoffs will begin week 14. The top 6 teams will make the playoffs. The top team in each division is awarded a first round bye. Seeding for teams ending the season with identical records will be determined first by "head-to-head", then if necessary by "wins from within their own division", and finally "total points scored". This seeding system follows the same guidelines set by the NFL.

Week 14:
-The top team in each division has a first round bye. The 2 remaining teams in each division will play each other in the wild card game.
(i.e. Team 2 in Div.A plays Team 3 in Div.A, Team 2 in Div.B plays Team 3 in Div.B)

Week 15:
- The winners of divisional wildcard game will play the #1 seed in their division

Week 16:
-The remaining winners of each division will face off for the Zuperbowl, losers face off in the Toiletbowl