How It Works
Regular Season
32 teams play an 18-week schedule (17 games each, 1 bye week). Teams are divided into 2 conferences (AFC & NFC), each with 4 divisions of 4 teams.
Who Makes the Playoffs
14 teams qualify — 7 from each conference:
- 4 division winners (best record in each division)
- 3 wild cards (best remaining records)
The #1 seed in each conference earns a first-round bye.
Playoff Rounds
| Wild Card | 14 → 8 |
| Divisional | 8 → 4 |
| Conference Championship | 4 → 2 |
| Super Bowl | Champion |
All playoff games are single elimination. Higher seed hosts.
Auction Format
This is a live auction draft — not a snake draft. Every team is available to every bidder. The highest bid wins the team.
Budget & Roster
| Bidders | 8 |
| Budget per bidder | $200 |
| Teams per bidder | 4 |
| Minimum bid | $1 |
| Bid increments | $1 |
Nomination & Bidding
Nomination order rotates clockwise (determined by dice roll). When you nominate, you name a team and the opening bid. All bidders can bid. A 30-second timer counts down — when it hits zero, the highest bidder wins the team.
Max Wager Rule
You must reserve $1 for each remaining roster slot. If you have $150 left and need 2 more teams, your max bid is $149 (saving $1 for the last pick).
Each bidder's score is the sum of all points earned across their 4 teams. Points accumulate throughout the regular season and playoffs.
Regular Season
| Win | +1 pt |
| Loss / Tie | 0 |
| Star Frame Bonus | +1 pt |
Star frame = all 4 of your teams win in the same week.
Playoff Scoring
| Make Playoffs | +1 pt |
| Bye Week (1 seed) | +3 pts |
| Win Wild Card | +1 pt |
| Win Divisional | +1 pt |
| Win Conference | +4 pts |
| Win Super Bowl | +7 pts |
Point Ceilings
| Non-playoff team | 17 pts max |
| Playoff (no bye) | 31 pts max |
| Bye + Super Bowl | 33 pts max |
Live auction draft. Bidders assemble their 4-team portfolios. Strategy matters — team strength, playoff odds, bye week stacking, and schedule overlap all factor into optimal bids.
18 weeks of games. Points accumulate with each win. Star frame bonuses reward portfolios where all 4 teams win together. The leaderboard updates weekly.
Playoff bonuses stack heavily. The conference championship (+4) and Super Bowl (+7) can swing the leaderboard dramatically. A single team going on a deep run can decide the winner.