Min* - Max	Position	Min* - Max	Position
1-2	QuarterBacks	1 - 2	TightEnds
2-4	RunningBacks	1 - 2	PlaceKickers
3-5	WideReceivers	1 - 2	DefensiveTeams

1	QuarterBack	1	TightEnd
2	RunningBacks	1	PlaceKicker
3	WideReceivers	1	Defensive/SpecialTeam
1	Flex Player (RB, WR or TE)

If a Franchise fails to submit a Starting Lineup prior to the Final Deadline, (see below), then the Franchise's previous Week's Starting Lineup will be in play for the current week. If for some reason a Franchise fails to submit a Lineup for the 1st Week of the Season, the Commissioner will submit a Lineup for the Franchise using his best judgment.

Should a Fantasy Owner fail to submit a Lineup two Weeks in a row, and / or there's no activity from the Franchise Owner and the Commissioner has been unable to contact him , the Franchise will be considered abandoned and converted to a League Average Franchise and all the Franchise's Players will become Free Agents and be available for acquisition by other franchises the week following, unless the Commissioner can find a replacement Owner before the start of the 1st NFL Game following the 2nd missed Deadline. REVISED 2019

Players must be chosen for a Franchise's Lineup by the kickoff of the Player's specific game. Thus, if there is a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday game, then Players on those NFL Teams must be designated as a Starter before the Kickoff of their respective game (s).

If a player's position designation changes after the Auction-Draft, (i.e., from WR to RB), the Franchise having said player on his Roster must make any adjustments, if necessary, prior to the start of the following week's games to comply with Roster requirements.

If at the end of any one week of the season a Franchise's roster is not in compliance with all minimums / maximums the Franchise's Starting Score for the the week in violations will be reduced by the number of points scored by the highest scoring player in its lineup. REVISED 2019

No partial Lineups are allowed, but Players may be removed or added to a Lineup up to their respective game.

SCORING

A Franchise will score Points based on its Starters' performance (s) during a weekly NFL game.

Points will be awarded to each Fantasy Franchise Starter as shown:

A Field Goal Team will be considered an Offensive Team and will be scored as such.

Ties will be scored as 1/2 win and a 1/2 loss.

Stats provided by "Sideline Software" will be utilized in compiling weekly points and will be final 12 hours after the final Game of the Week. Any subsequent adjustments to the final stats will not be applied.

Challenges must be made within 12 hours after the final NFL game has ended, (usually each Monday). The Commissioner will review and adjudicate the Challenge within 12 hours. Any adjustments will be made only to the current week. Previous weeks results will not be changed.

HEAD TO HEAD SCHEDULE

The Regular Season will be 12 Weeks/Games. Starting with the 13th Week Playoffs begin.

Each week during the Season Franchises will be pitted against one another in Head-to-Head competition. The Winner will be the Franchise that scores the most points.

A pre-determined formula will be used to schedule yearly games:

• Each Franchise will play each of the other three Franchises in their own Division twice (6 Games).
• Each Franchise will play all four Franchises in another Division from the same Conference once on a rotating three-year cycle (4 games).
• Each Franchise will play 2 games against a Non-Conference Franchise from two different Divisions on a two-year rotating basis that finished in the same place as themselves in the previous season.
  
  Example - The #1 Franchise in the AFC North Division will play the #1 finishers in the NFC East and NFC West Divisions during the odd years and will play the Franchises with the same finish in the NFC North & NFC South Division during the even years.

A Spreadsheet which visually depicts the Schedule Formula can be found in Appendix B located at the bottom of these Rules.

AUCTION-DRAFT

The Auction - Draft for each Conference will start on a week-end announced by the Commissioner. The AFC Auction-Draft will start first, (on a Saturday) every even year and the NFC will pick on Sunday during those years. In odd years, the reverse will occur - the NFC will pick first on (Saturday) and the AFC will pick Sunday.

Every Franchise will have a Stake of $200 to bid on Players. Each Franchise will use this 'Bid Stake' to pick their Roster. The Stake is the maximum that any Franchise may have for bidding.

Any remaining Auction-Draft Stake will be added to a Franchise's Waiver allotment at the end of the Auction-Draft, but it cannot be sold, traded or given away prior to the Auction-Draft. Any left over Waiver Dollars will be discarded at the conclusion of the Season.

During the Auction-Draft an Owner must have in his remaining Stake an amount an amount equal to the number of Players needed to complete his 17-Man Roster

Example 1 - Franchise Red needs 6 Players to finish filling his Roster, therefore, the least he can have in his Stake is $6
Example 2 - Franchise Green has $14 left and needs 7 Players to complete his Roster. The maximum he could Bid on a Player would be $8 which would leave him $6 to fill the balance (6 Players) should he successfully win the Player.

A Franchise may place a Player up for Bid anytime during the Auction-Draft. A Franchise may not nominate a Player in a Position that has no available space on the nominating Franchise's Roster. All bids must be in whole dollars and the opening Bid and subsequent Bids can not be less than $1.

After a Player has been offered up for Bid by all other Franchises may bid on the Player. Should 12 hours pass and the High Bidder has not changed on a Player that Player will be awarded to last Franchise who had the last high bid.

Trading during the Auction-Draft is not permitted.

The Auction-Draft will be over when all Fantasy Franchises Rosters are filled, but in the event that a Franchise, for whatever reason, fails to complete the Auction-Draft, in the opinion of the Commissioner in a timely manner , then the Draft will be deemed complete. In this event, all the League Franchises who have finished Drafting may participate in Post-Draft activities, including, but not limited to, Trading and Waivers. A Franchise that has not completed the Auction-Draft will not be able to participate in any Post-Draft or Seasonal Events until it has Drafted the required compliment of Players.

CONTRACT PLAYERS (CP)

Each Season/Year a Returning Owner or the New Owner of a Franchise may choose any previous year's Player that was on the Fantasy Franchise's Final Roster, including Players that were on the Franchise's IR, as a Contract Player.

The CP's prior year's Salary/Value will be deducted from the Bid Stake.

Once the 'Keeper' Player has been declared by a date set by the Commissioner, (normally, 10 - 7 days prior to the Auction-Draft), a Franchise Owner cannot alter his selection prior to the Auction-Draft, except if the Contract Player is not on a NFL Team's Active Roster because he was cut, placed on Injured Reserve, retired, etc. prior to the start of the Auction-Draft, then the CP may be dropped. The Franchise may not replace him and the Franchise will enter the Draft-Auction without a Contract Player.

If a Keeper is waived by the original Franchise and acquired by another Franchise, (other than the original holder), the 1st CBB waiver period or on a FCFS basis, the player's Keeper status will no longer be affect and will be eligible the following year for Keeper status. ADDED 2019

A NFL Player can only be a CP for any Franchise for only one Year/Season, after which, he will become a Free Agent the following year.

PLAYER SALARIES/VALUES

Player salaries are established either thru the Auction-Draft or thru Waivers.

These Salaries/Values will remain with the NFL Player the entire Season unless the Player is Waived. If the Player is waived his value will be automatically reset to zero and will be re-established if he is reacquired thru Waivers.

If the same Franchise reacquires a Player thru Waivers, his salary will either 1) revert to the original value when dropped by the same Franchise or 2) be assigned the new Salary/Value, whichever is higher. The Commissioner will police this, but in the event it is missed by him at the time of the transaction, he may adjust it at any time, with or without notice. (see below)

No adjustments to a Player's Salary/Value will be made because of trading and injured reserve moves.

The Commissioner may make Salary Adjustments if and when necessary.

ADDS/DROPS (WAIVERS)
CONDITIONAL BLIND BIDDING

Each Franchise will be allotted $100 in Conditional Blind Bid Waiver Funds. These funds may be Traded, but not sold or bartered..

After the Auction-Draft has concluded Franchises may drop and add players thru Conditional Blind Bidding (CBB) as follows:

1. Starting after the Draft Franchises may submit CBB Requests. These CBBs will be automatically processed the following Thursday.

In the event there a High Bid tie between two or more Franchises during the PreSeason CBB Period the NFL Player will be awarded to the Franchise who placed their Bid first.

Tied Bids during the Regular Season will be broken in the sequence as listed under TieBreakers below, but worst to first.� CLARIFIED 10/11/19

There is no FCFS waivers during the PreSeason.

2. After the Conditional Blind Bids have been processed Franchises may Drop and Add Players on a First-Come, First-Served basis two hours soon after the conclusion of the CBB Period Exception:  There is no First Come, First Served Waivers until after Week one.
   
   Players acquired during FCFS will be assigned a $1 Salary/Value at no cost to a Franchise.

Any Player waived during either Waiver Period may not be reacquired until after the final NFL Game of the Week has concluded nor can any Player acquired during a Waiver Period be dropped/waived for 2 days

The software considers incorrectly considers Trades between Franchises as a Waiver and in the event a Franchise wants to drop a Player involved prior to the two day rule, he will have to notify the Commissioner who in turn will manually waive the Player.

Only Playoff Franchises that have not been eliminated during the Playoffs are allowed to perform any Player Moves during the Playoffs. Once a Playoff Franchise loses in the Playoff their Waiver Privileges will end.

It is the responsibility of each Fantasy Owner to verify his submission and acceptance of all Bids and First-Come First-Served Waivers. Reversals or changes will generally not be made.

A detailed explanation of the Conditional Bidding process may be found in Appendix A at the bottom of these Rules

INJURED RESERVES

Soon after after the completion of the Auction-Draft Franchises will be allowed to place a maximum of two Players in their Franchise's 'IR Pool'.

The injured designations IR, Out & Doubtful and Suspended qualify a Player for IR Status.

A Player placed on a Franchise's IR must officially be listed as injured by the NFL on one of the following Reports to qualify:

Injury Report - normally published on Friday for Week-End and Monday games or earlier game for mid-week games (i.e., Thursday) The report is located at http://www.nfl.com/injuries

Inactive Report - normally published around two hours prior to a NFL Team's kick-off. The report is located at http://www.nfl.com/inactives

During the PreSeason a Player may remain on IR even if an 'IR Warning' Violation appears anytime during the balance of the PreSeason.

Prior to a IR Player's 1st Game of the Regular Season, if he is no longer qualified, he must be activated from IR or dropped. Failure to do so and the offending Franchise will be penalized an amount equal to the Highest Scoring Player for the same Position as the illegal Player for the specific week of the violation.

Injured Reserve Players do not count against Roster Limits.

The Software utilizes Rotowire to update the Injury Status of a Player during the week and should be used only as a guide and will not be considered 'Official".

The system is designed to alert a Franchise should there be an IR violation and should not allow the submission of a Lineup, but in the event that the software fails in this endeavor, it is still the Franchise Owner's responsibility to comply with this rule.

A Player may remain on IR if he was qualified the week before his Bye week.

Injured Reserve moves will be done at no cost.

Players not playing for any other reason do not qualify for IR.

Players cannot be de-activated once the Playoffs start except as outlined below for Playoff Franchises.

It's the responsibility of a Franchise Owner to monitor the playing status of his Franchise's Players.

Players who are officially listed on Week 13's NFL Injury Report may remain on a Non-Playoff Franchise's IR throughout the Playoffs without penalty should they come off the NFL Injury Report any time during the Playoffs.

During Fantasy Playoffs NFL Players who are on a Playoff Franchise's IR may be moved (activated) to the Franchise's Active Roster during the Playoffs.

Franchises not eliminated during the Playoff will be allowed to deactivate any Player to their Injured Reserve during the playoffs subject to the above parameters.

In all cases, Roster maximum limits may not be exceeded nor fall below the minimums.

TRADES

During the PreSeason, (PostDraft), and the 1st 7 weeks of the Regular Season Players and Blind Bid Dollars may be Traded between Franchises. After Week 8, (before the start of Week 9), Trades between Franchises cease and all Player Moves must be managed through the Waiver/Free Agent Pool.

No more than three Players from one Franchise may be Traded to another Franchise during the year.

Trade offers, by default will be good for three days, but may be adjusted by the Offering Franchise

Trades that create invalid Rosters will not be processed or they will be reversed.

Trades Between Kickoff of a Player's Game until the end of the last NFL Game of the Week are not permitted.

Trades will be processed at no cost.

'Trade Backs' of any kind are not allowed. Trade Backs are described as Trading a Player from one Franchise to another and then reversing the Trade in a subsequent Week. This would normally occur to fill a Roster spot on one or both Franchises where all the Position Players are on a Bye or not playing.

Example 1 - In Week 1 Player A From Franchise Red is Traded to Franchise Green for Player B. Then during Week 7, Franchise Red suggests a Trade of Players C & D to Franchise Green for Players E & F. Both of Week 7's Trades will be denied and reversed since the Trades would exceed the maximum number of Trades allowed between two Franchises. Only one additional Trade can be made between Franchises Red and Green.

Example 2 - In Week 5 Player A is Traded From Franchise Red to Franchise Green for Player B. In Week 6 Franchise Green suggests to Franchise Red that they Trade back Players A & B. This Trade will be denied and reversed because 'Trade Backs' are not allowed

All Trades will be processed automatically and unless there is undeniable evidence that the Trade is truly lop-sided or in violation of the Trade Back Rule or is violation of any other rule or exceeds the number or Trades allowed between Franchises, the Commissioner will not interfere with the exchange.

Most, if not all, Player Trades, should and will be managed by the Software, but in the event of a technical malfunction or other circumstance, then all the Owners involved in the Trading will need to E-Mail or call the Commissioner and make the Trade Request.

Trades Between Kickoff of a Player's Game until the end of the last game of the week are not permitted.

TIEBREAKERS

If two or more Franchises have the same Overall W-L-T records and are tied for either League Standings, Franchise Seeding, Playoff Berths & Waivers Bids (worst-to-first) ties will be broken by:� CLARIFIED 10/11/19

1)	Head To Head Winning Percentage.
	Sweep Rule - For ties between three or more Franchises, this step is only applied if there is a Head-To-Head Sweep i.e., if one Club has defeated each of the others or if one Club has lost to each of the others.
2)	Division Winning Percentage (Skip If From Different Divisions)
	Wildcards Seeding Rule- Only the remaining highest ranked Club in each Division will be compared to each other.
3)	Conference Winning Percentage
4)	All-Play Winning Percentage
5)	Total Overall Points
6)	Lowest Total Points Against
7)	Coin-Flip
*	Start Over Rule In Effect - If two Clubs remain after a third is eliminated during any step, the Tiebreaker reverts to Step 1.

Because the above Tiebreakers cannot be exactly duplicated by the Software, (i.e. The Head To Head Sweep Rule and the Highest Ranking Division Rule are categories not offered by MFL), and the possibility that there will be a difference shown on the Website, then Habman's Playoff Generator Calculations will be designated as Semi-Official Results for the order of the Franchises which will be subject to review, verification and adjustment.

But in all instance these Tiebreaker Rules takes precedence over any other visual representations or calculations.

Caveat: Since thee is no Priority Waivers Order the application of the above Tiebreakers will not have an impact until the final one or two weeks of the Regular Season at which time the Commissioner will review the calculations for accuracy. At his discretion, he will try to review the previous Standings Records weekly, but is not required to do so.

DEADLINES

The Commissioner will set the Deadlines for all League Events.

In most instances, the Deadlines for the submission of Players for Lineups, Trades, Injured Reserve Moves and Waivers will be the kickoff of their respective games. Thus, for those weeks that have early NFL Games scheduled, (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday), all the Players on the NFL Teams participating during those games will be locked out from any Player Moves once their respective game commences. These Players will be not be available for IR, Waivers and Trades until after the final game for the Week is completed.

Other important dates and additional events will be announced giving Owners sufficient time to react. Scheduled Events may be viewed on the League Calendar.

PLAYOFFS

At the end of the League's 12-Week Regular Season the four Division Winners and two Wildcard Franchises, (two Franchises with the best records who are not Division Winners), from each Conference will advance to the Playoffs during Weeks 13, 14, 15 & 16.

Starting with the 13th Week of the Season, Playoffs will commence and 12, (6 from each Conference), Franchises will go Head-To-Head as follows:

Week 13 (Wildcard Games)	Four Franchises From Each Conference Will Play Seed 6 vs. Seed 3 (Lowest Seeded Division Winner) Seed 5 vs. Seed 4 Seeds 1 and 2 (Top Division Winners) will each have a Bye
Week 14 Division Games)	The Winners of the Wildcard Games will Play Seeds #1 and #2 as follows: Lowest Remaining Seed vs. Seed 1 Highest Remaining Seed vs. Seed 2
Week 15 (Conference Games)	The Two Remaining Franchises in Each Conference will face each other
Week 16 (Championship)	The Two Winners from Week 15 will go Head-To-Head for 1st Place

A three (3) Point Home Field Advantage (HFA) will go to the Franchises with the Highest Seeding during Weeks 13, Week 14 and Week 15. There will be no HFA awarded Week 16 (Championship Game).

A game to determine 3rd Place is not scheduled. The final Regular Season finish of each Franchise will be determined utilizing the above Tiebreaker Rules should Franchise Seedings be utilized at any time.

A Tie in a Playoff Game will be broken as follows:

1)	Total Bench Points For The Tied Game
2)	Highest Overall Seeding At The End Of The Season - 12 Weeks (Skip If From Different Conference)
3)	The Most Number of Touchdowns by, (and in order), By The Starting QB, RBs, WRs, TEs, PK & TM for The Week Tied.
4)	The Most Number of Combined Total Net Yards for Passing, Rushing And Receiving For The Starting QB, RBs & WRs For The Week Tied.

PRIZE MONEY

All Fees, (less costs), will be distributed as shown (approximate): REVISED 2019

Item	$ In	$ Out
Entry Fees (32 x $75)	2,400
League Champion		750
2nd Place		300
Playoff Franchises (12 x $75)		900
Conference Champions (2 x $50)		100
NFL Confidence Winner		100
NFL Survivor Winner		75
Administrative Fee (LuckyDog Sports)	�	35
MFL Hosting (Approximate)		140
Totals	2,400	2,400

Prize money will increase or decrease proportionally based on the actual amount received and spent.

LeagueSafe will be the primary depository and disbursing agent of the League Funds and the Owner will be responsible for any fees assessed by LeagueSafe.

The Commissioner has complete control of all League Funds and will be the final authority regarding the distribution of League Funds.

ABANDONED, VACATED AND EXPELLED FRANCHISES

If one or more of the below events occur a Franchise will be deemed to have been abandoned or vacated by the Owner

• An Owner fails to renew his Franchise
• An Owner fails to pay the Entry Fee as requested
• An Owner voluntarily withdraws from the League
• A Franchise fails to submit a Starting Lineup two weeks in a row
• An Owner has not actively participated for an extended period of time
• The Commissioner has been unsuccessful in contacting the Franchise Owner
• The Owner is unable to continue because of health or death
• The expulsion of the Franchise and its Owner by the Commissioner for, and not limited to:
• Cheating
• Actions detrimental to the well-being of the League
• Immoral behavior
• Acts contract to fairness and good-play (sportsmanship)

If an Owner abandons, vacates or is expelled during the Season, the franchise will be converted to a converted to a League Average Team and all the Franchise's Players will become Free Agents and be available for acquisition by other franchises the week following, unless the Commissioner can find a replacement Owner before the start of the 1st NFL Game following the 2nd missed Deadline and he/she will forfeit any claims to any Prize Money, (including Deposits), will not participate in any Post-Season Games and will be suspended from participating in the League for one year, at which time the Commissioner at his discretion may or may not allow the Owner to return to the League. REVISED 2019

The Commissioner will make a diligent effort to find a new Owner for the abandoned, vacated or expelled Franchise and may offer incentives to entice a new Owner to play.

An Owner may sell his Franchise at any time.

A current Owner may assume a vacated Franchise only during the off-season and in doing so, loses the right to declare a Player as his Keeper.

If two Owners Trade Franchises, then each may declare a Keeper.

• The terms of the Buy-Sell Agreement are between the Buyer and Seller and less there is evidence of misconduct, the transfer of ownership is detrimental to the League or violates any provision of the Rules, the Commissioner will not interfere with the transaction.
• The transfer of ownership must be communicated to the Commissioner.
• Upon a successful transfer of ownership all the rights, privileges and money paid or held will be given to the new Owner

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND DISCLAIMER

Each Franchise Owner acknowledges:

• That he/she will act in a sportsman-like manner and be respectful of others.
• That he has read and understands the Rules prior to the start of the Season.
• That the Entry Fee is non-refundable.
• That these Rules and Procedures are not all-encompassing and that circumstances may arise during the Season and Playoffs that may have not been addressed or need clarification and that the Commissioner will make the final determination of the Rules based on fairness and the intent of the Rules.
• That the payment of the Entry Fee confirms an Owner's Acceptance of the Rules.

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APPENDIX A
CONDITIONAL BLIND BIDDING (CBB)

Definition and Rounds

Conditional Bidding (CBB) allows an Owner to bid on Player A and if not awarded, then bid on Player B.

In Conditional Bidding you would enter Players in multiple Rounds in to order to receive several Players, but the Rounds are merely placeholders for these Bids and have no weighted value. More on this below.

How To Enter Conditional Blind Bids

CBBs are a lot like Waiver Requests in that Owners can enter multiple Rounds of Waiver Moves and prioritize their picks in each Round.

Each Round's worth of requests is looked at from top to bottom, and the first Bid that is considered valid is the one the system will accept, ignoring future bids in that Round. Rounds are merely placeholders for additional Bids in CBB. These Rounds hold no prioritizing value as they do in Waiver Requests, but simply hold additional Bids when more than one Player is desired. Bids are awarded to the Highest Winning Conditional Bid regardless of the round that it is in.

Example 1 - Lets assume there are two Franchises involved, and that there is a Season-Long Bidding Limit of $100 and neither Franchise has spent any of their Blind Bidding money.

Analysis of Example 1 -

• Franchise 1, in Round 1, wants to acquire Player A for a Bid of $5 and drop Player Z.
  If that Bid cannot be done then
  He then wants to acquire Player B for a Bid of $8 and drop Player Z

Note: Even though the Bid for Player B is higher than the Bid for Player A, the Bid for Player A is listed first and therefore
given the Higher Priority.

• Franchise 1, in Round 2, wants to acquire Player C for a Bid of $6 and drop Player Y
  If that Bid cannot be done then
  He wants to acquire Player D for a Bid of $2 and drop Player Y
  

• Franchise 2, in Round 1, wants to acquire Player C for a Bid of $4 and drop Player W
  If that Bid cannot be done then
  He will not get any Player since he does not have a alternative Bid
  

• Franchise 2, in Round 2, wants to acquire Player C for a Bid of $5 and drop Player W
  If that Bid cannot be done then
  He wants to acquire Player D for a Bid of $1 and drop Player W

If these were the only Bids for the Waiver Period the Bids would be awarded as follows:

• Franchise 1 would get Player A for $5 and drop Player Z and
  The 2nd request for Player B would be ignored in Round 1.
  

• Franchise 1 would also get Player C for $6 and drop Player and drop Player Y and
  Player D would be ignored in Round 2.
  

• Franchise 2 would get Player D for $1 because Player W was awarded to Franchise 1.

Example 2 - The Software will look at all bids, starting with highest top priority money Bid and continue looking at Bids until all are processed (either successfully by processing the add / drops or unsuccessfully because the Bid is invalid for one reason or another). For instance:

Analysis of Example 2 -

• Franchise B would get Player 1 for $9.
  Franchise A had Player 1 as his 1st Choice as did Franchise B, but Franchise B had the Higher Bid.
  

• Franchise C would get Player 2 for $10.
  Franchise A had Player 2 as his 2nd choice while Franchise C had Player 2 as his 1st choice.

Ladder Bidding

Ladder-Bidding is prohibited and will not produce the results that one would expect. DON'T DO IT!

If Bids are submitted as follows:

Franchise 2 would win Player A for $2 as the software looks at the highest priority bid and ignores the rest. Since both were for Player A it simply viewed the first bid submitted by Franchise 1 for Player A for $1 and ignored the remaining Bids.

Processing

MFL software will automatically process the requests at the end of the CBB Period. In the event of a malfunction of the system, Waivers will be manually processed as soon as possible

Responsibility of Franchise Owner

All Waiver Requests need to be made online. It is the responsibility of each Fantasy Owner to verify his submission and acceptance of all Bids. Reversals, changes and additions will not be made unless prior approval is granted and there are extenuating circumstances.

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