THE RULEBOOK
Fair picks.
Clear stakes.
The site clock and server time are authoritative for every submission deadline.
Regular-season scoring
Assign every game a unique confidence Weight from 1 through the number of games that week. A correct pick adds its Weight; a wrong pick subtracts it. An NFL tie scores 0 and is recorded as a tie.
Two submission windows
The Early Window covers Thursday Night and international games; each Early game has its own scheduled-kickoff deadline. The Late Window covers all remaining games and has one shared Sunday 1:00 PM Eastern deadline. You may submit the full week early or return for the Late Window.
Picks are final
The moment a pick is submitted, both the selected winner and confidence weight are locked. Locked picks remain visible but cannot be changed.
Grace periods
Each window has a 10-minute no-penalty grace period. Minutes 11–30 carry a 10-point penalty; minutes 31–60 carry a 25-point penalty.
Missed windows
After 60 minutes, missed Early games score zero and the lowest available weights are removed. A complete Late no-show scores the league average minus 50.
Pick visibility
Other players’ picks stay hidden until that window’s 10-minute grace period expires. Early picks therefore become visible before Late picks.
Technical issues
Internet, device, browser, connection, and timing problems are the player’s responsibility. The website/server clock is authoritative. Locked games remain visible but cannot be edited.
Head-to-Head scoring
Each scheduled H2H matchup uses the teams’ normal LBFP weekly scores. A victory earns 10 bonus points. A tied matchup awards 5 bonus points to each team.
Head-to-Head playoff tiebreaker
Head-to-Head playoff spots and seeds are determined first by H2H win-loss-tie record. If two teams have the same H2H record, the first tiebreaker is the team with the most current Confidence Points in the regular LBFP pool. H2H bonus points do not count toward this tiebreaker.
POSTSEASON
Playoff bankroll
Regular-season points become each player’s starting bankroll. Wild Card, Divisional, and Conference rounds require exactly 100 points wagered, with at least 1 point on every game. A bankroll under 100 goes all-in. If it cannot cover 1 point per game, the player is eliminated. Missing a playoff deadline costs 100.
Super Bowl Jeopardy
Wager any amount up to the entire bankroll. A win adds the wager; a loss subtracts it. A no-show loses the entire bankroll.