Fantasy Football is a fantasy sports game in which participants
(called "owners") are arranged into a competitive league,
earning "fantasy points" by using the statistics of real
football players. The owners of each league draft real-life
American football players, typically from either the NFL or NCAA,
filling a roster containing the various offense or defensive
positions on a team, such as Quarterback, Running Back, Wide
Receiver, and Tight End. Depending on how well the players on an
Owner's team do in a given week, the team earns Fantasy Points
to compete against the other owners in the league. If a running
back rushes for a touchdown, for instance, the running back earned
a pre-determined amount of points for that running back's
owner. At the end of the season, win-loss records determine league
rankings or qualifications into a playoff bracket. Most leagues set
aside the last weekends of the regular season for their own
playoffs, which determines the league's champion for that
season. Fantasy football has become an incredibly popular
phenomenon.
