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▤ Rules & Scoring

The #SFB9 REDUX rulebook — 6-point TDs, TE premium, and stacking +10 power-ups.

Official SFB16 format, roster rules, scoring table, and a stat-line scoring lab.

ALL TDS = 6 PTSTE PREMIUM · 1.5 PER CATCH0.5 PPR BASE+10 @ 300 PASS YDS · +20 @ 400+10 PER 40+ RUSH · 20+ REC · 40+ PASSCOMBINED 100 / 200 RUSH+REC = +10 / +20SUPERFLEX · 0–2 QBNO KICKERS · NO DST5,004 TEAMS · 417 LEAGUESNOT BEST BALL · SET WEEKLY LINEUPSALL TDS = 6 PTSTE PREMIUM · 1.5 PER CATCH0.5 PPR BASE+10 @ 300 PASS YDS · +20 @ 400+10 PER 40+ RUSH · 20+ REC · 40+ PASSCOMBINED 100 / 200 RUSH+REC = +10 / +20SUPERFLEX · 0–2 QBNO KICKERS · NO DST5,004 TEAMS · 417 LEAGUESNOT BEST BALL · SET WEEKLY LINEUPS
◈ What is the Scott Fish Bowl

A charity tournament with a new scoring puzzle every year

The Scott Fish Bowl is a free-to-enter charity fantasy-football tournament founded by Scott Fish. It gathers thousands of players into one global field and changes scoring each year to force fresh strategy.

SFB16 wears an 8-bit video-game theme branded #SFB9 REDUX: 6-point touchdowns for everyone, a heavy tight-end premium, rushing and receiving first-down bonuses, and stacking “+10” milestone and big-play power-ups. It is built to reward explosive, high-ceiling performances — a large share of every projection comes from the bonuses, not the base stats.

Play for charity, not for cash
SFB is free to enter and charity-focused. Its ethos is community: the tournament is the flagship fundraiser for Fantasy Cares, a 501(c)(3) whose funds primarily buy toys for children at Christmas through Toys for Tots — and have historically supported dog rescues, disaster relief, food banks, and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Founder Scott Fish holds the Matthew Berry Game Changer Award (2021) and FSGA Humanitarian of the Year (2019). The overall winner earns bragging rights and the “SFB16 MVP” title — no cash prize for the main event.
▚ SFB16 at a glance
Total teams
5,004
Leagues of 12
417
Roster size
20
Starters
10
All TDs
6 pts
TE / catch
1.5×
EditionScott Fish Bowl 16
Theme#SFB9 REDUX — 8-bit Video Game
Season2026
CharityFantasy Cares → Toys for Tots
Confidencehigh
▣ Format

Managed weekly lineups on one global leaderboard

The main Scott Fish Bowl is managed redraft, not best ball: set weekly lineups, use waivers, no trades, and compete on the global leaderboard.

Total teams
5,004
Leagues
417
Teams / league
12
Regular season
WK 1–11
◇ Lineups & management

You set a starting lineup every week — this is a managed redraft, not best ball. In-season roster management runs on $100 FAAB blind-bidding waivers that process Wednesday 10:00 AM EST.

Set weekly lineupsNo trades$100 FAAB
◇ Timeline

Slow online drafts begin Monday, July 6, 2026 · 10:00 AM EST with an 8-hour pick timer and an overnight shutoff (2 AM–8 AM EST). Live-draft events run across many cities from mid-June through early August — those leagues draft ~10 rounds live and finish the last 10 slow online.

Slow: Mon Jul 68h timerOvernight pause
◇ Platforms

Leagues run on Sleeper and MyFantasyLeague (MFL). Know the quirk: MFL counts TDs as first downs (an extra 0.5) while Sleeper does not — and SFB will not adjust for the discrepancy.

SleeperMFL
Cross-platform quirk
On MFL a touchdown also registers as a first down (an extra 0.5 pts); on Sleeper it does not. SFB has stated it will not reconcile the difference — check which platform your league is on before you model projections.
▲ Advancement

Survive the cut — 5,004 down to one

After the 11-week regular season, the global field is culled every week by a formula blending season average with your weekly score. Clear each level and the finals decide it all on a single Week 17 explosion.

WK 1–11Regular Season
Field5,004

Season-long scoring vs the global field

L1
WK 12Wild Card I
Survive2,500

Season avg blended with weekly score

L2
WK 13Wild Card II
Survive2,000

Season avg blended with weekly score

L3
WK 14Wild Card III
Survive1,500

Season avg blended with weekly score

L4
WK 15Wild Card IV
Survive1,000

½ average + Week 15 score

L5
WK 16Semifinals
Survive500

½ average + Week 16 score

L6
WK 17FINALS
Survive50

Highest single Week 17 score is SFB16 MVP

How you qualify for the playoffs
All teams reaching 13+ wins advance to the postseason bracket; the remaining slots are filled by total points scored. From there, the weekly cuts above take over — and the single highest Week 17 score crowns the SFB16 MVP.
▥ Roster & Lineup

20 deep, 10 start — a superflex free-for-all

No kickers, no DST, no IDP. Just a positionally flexible lineup where scarcity is largely neutralized and you are never forced to start a QB.

Roster
20
Bench
10
Starters
10
Superflex
2
◇ The 10 starting slots
2× Superflex
QBRBWRTE
8× Flex
RBWRTE

Requirements are expressed as ranges: 0–2 QB / RB / WR / TE in the two superflex spots (start zero, one, or two QBs — never required) plus 0–8 RB / WR / TE across the eight flex spots. There is no minimum at any position.

0–2 QB0–8 RB/WR/TENo KNo DSTNo IDP
◆ The Scoring Engine

Core scoring vs. stacking power-ups

Every number below is transcribed straight from the official SFB16 scoring graphic. The core rules build your floor; the +10 power-ups build the ceiling that wins weeks.

◈ Core Scoringthe floor
All touchdownspass · rush · rec — all 6
6 pts
2-pt conversionsany 2-pt play
2 pts
Passing yards0.04 pts per yard
1 / 25
Rushing yards0.10 pts per yard
1 / 10
Receiving yards0.10 pts per yard
1 / 10
Receptions (base)half-PPR · QB/RB/WR
0.5 pts
Rush first downper rushing 1D
0.5 pts
Rec first down (base)per receiving 1D
0.5 pts
Passing first downdoes NOT score
0 pts
★ Tight-End Premium
TE reception
1.5 pts
TE first down
1.5 pts

Tight ends get an extra +1 per catch and +1 per first down — a full 3× multiplier on every reception versus any other position. This is the main lever in SFB16 drafting.

⚡ Power-Ups · +10 Stackingthe ceiling
▚ Yardage milestones (stack)
300+ Pass Yds+10
400+ Pass Yds+10
100+ Rush+Rec Yds+10
200+ Rush+Rec Yds+10

They stack: 400 pass yds hits both the 300 and 400 tiers = +20. 200 combined rush+rec yds hits both the 100 and 200 tiers = +20. Rush and receiving yards are COMBINED, not separate.

⚡ Big plays (per play)
40+ Yd Pass Play+10 / play
40+ Yd Rush Play+10 / play
20+ Yd Rec Play+10 / play

Every qualifying explosive counts. A 55-yard rush and a 42-yard rush in the same game = +20. A three-catch, three-20+-play line = +30 before a single yard or point of base scoring.

No interceptions, fumbles, or negative-play penalties appear on the official SFB16 scoring image — there are zero deductions. The math only ever moves up.

▶ Interactive · Scoring Lab

Build a stat line, watch it score

Pick a position, punch in a line — or load a preset — and the engine itemizes every core point and every +10 power-up in real time. Then see the exact same receiving line scored four ways to feel the TE premium.

◈ Insert Coin · Position

★ TE PREMIUM LIVE — 3× receptions & first downs vs every other position.

Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Misc
▚ Load a stat line
TE · Fantasy Points
43.5pts
CORE33.5POWER-UP+10
Core scoring
  • Receptions (TE premium)8 × 1.512
  • Rec yards95 ÷ 109.5
  • Rec TD1 × 66
  • Rec 1st downs (TE premium)4 × 1.56
⚡ Power-ups (+10 stacking)
  • 20+ Yd Rec Play+10
Same 7/82/5-1D line, four ways

Identical receiving stat line scored at each position — the TE bar is the premium, drawn to scale.

QB
14.2
RB
14.2
WR
14.2
TE
26.2

Powered by the same scoring engine that drives the draft board — no rounding shortcuts. Interceptions and fumbles carry zero penalty in SFB16, so they are omitted from the inputs.

◑ vs. Standard Scoring

Everything that makes SFB16 not your home league

If you draft SFB16 like a standard half-PPR redraft, you will lose. Here is every deviation that should reshape your board.

01

Passing TDs are 6 points — not the standard 4. ALL touchdowns are 6.

02

Strong TE premium: tight ends get 1.5 pts/reception AND 1.5 pts/first down (extra +1 on each vs every other position).

03

Rushing & receiving first downs each score 0.5 pts — a core SFB signature. Passing first downs do NOT score.

04

Base receptions are only 0.5 PPR (half-PPR) — but bonuses and the TE premium dominate the final tally.

05

Stacking +10 video-game milestones (300/400 pass yds, 100/200 combined rush+rec yds) reward ceiling games hard.

06

Per-big-play +10 bonuses: every 40+ pass play, every 40+ rush play, every 20+ reception — pure explosiveness.

07

No kickers drafted this year, and no DST/IDP — a pure QB/RB/WR/TE universe.

08

Superflex with a fully flexible 0-2 QB / 0-8 RB-WR-TE lineup — positional scarcity is largely neutralized.

09

NOT best ball: you set weekly lineups with in-season management ($100 FAAB waivers, no trades).

10

Rush + receiving yardage milestones are COMBINED, not counted separately.

11

Global-field advancement: 5,004 teams cut down weekly to a top-50 Week 17 finals — not isolated league playoffs.

▚ Next

You know the rules. Now build the board.

Take the TE premium and power-up math into the war room: an expert-blended board tuned for SFB16 scoring, plus strategy playbooks that turn these rules into picks.

✎ Sources

Every number, sourced

Point values are transcribed directly from the official SFB16 scoring graphic; format and roster details come from the official rules page. Confidence: high.