STANDARD SCORING FORMATS (Public Leagues)
ESPN Fantasy Football offers two types of public leagues to join: Points-Per-Reception (PPR) scoring leagues and Standard (non-PPR) Scoring leagues.
The difference between a Points-Per-Reception (PPR) league and a Standard Scoring (Non-PPR) league in ESPN Fantasy Football lies in how they reward receptions made by offensive players, especially wide receivers, tight ends, and pass-catching running backs. In a PPR league, players who catch a reception will earn a point. Standard (non-PPR) leagues do not award a point for a successful catch.
From a strategic perspective, Standard (non-PPR) leagues favor big plays and touchdowns over consistent volume, while Points-Per-Reception (PPR) leagues favor consistent volume, such as players who catch many short passes. WRs with high target percentages and pass-catching RBs are valuable in PPR leagues because of their additional opportunities to score points.
NOTE: Click here for additional details on Defense/Special Teams (D/ST) Scoring.
Standard (Non-PPR) League:
- No points awarded for a reception.
- Points come from:
- Yardage (e.g., 1 point per 10 rushing or receiving yards)
- Touchdowns (typically 6 points)
- Other stats like field goals, extra points, or turnovers
Points-Per-Reception (PPR) League:
- Adds 1 point for every catch a player makes
- Points come from:
- Successful receptions
- Yardage (e.g., 1 point per 10 rushing or receiving yards)
- Touchdowns (6 points)
- Other stats like field goals, extra points, or turnovers
Example:
Your running back has this stat line:
- 50 rushing yards
- 6 catches for 30 receiving yards
- One touchdown
Standard Scoring (non-PPR): 14 Points Total
- Rushing Yards – 5 Points
- Receiving Yards – 3 Points
- Touchdown – 6 Points
Points-Per-Reception (PPR): 20 Points Total
- Rushing Yards – 5 Points
- Receiving Yards – 3 Points
- Receptions - 6 Points
- Touchdown – 6 Points
LEAGUE MANAGER SCORING FORMATS (LM Leagues)
LM leagues are nonstandard scoring leagues with a variable number of teams (4-20) and customized rule settings. All customizable leagues use the head-to-head scoring system. In this system, each team in your league faces off against one other team every week of the season. However, your league might contain bye weeks. The winner of each matchup is the team that accumulates the most fantasy points, determined by the weekly statistics of the players in each team's lineup and the scoring settings of your league. Weekly results are compiled into an overall record and displayed on the league's standings page.
Below is a comprehensive list of scoring categories available in ESPN Fantasy Football. Each category lists the standard game settings and all options available in the custom game. In the custom game, the specific categories and their corresponding point values can be edited by the League Manager (LM) to align with your league's scoring system. The numbers in brackets (e.g., 1, 5, 10) indicate the available buckets to select. Decimal values are allowed for each category (tenths and hundredths of a point). If your league is already set up, view your League Settings page to see how your league scores each category.
NOTE: In LM Leagues only, scoring categories and their corresponding point values can be changed by the league manager at any time during the season. If either is changed after the season has begun, the system will automatically update all previous game results to reflect the new settings.
| PASSING | RUSHING | RECEIVING |
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Standard scoring: · TD Pass = 4pts · Every 25 passing yards = 1pts · 2pt Passing Conversion = 2pts · Interceptions Thrown = -2pts Custom options: · Every <1, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100> passing yards · Every <1, 5, 10> completions · Every <1, 5, 10> incomplete passes · TD Pass · 40+ yard TD pass bonus · 50+ yard TD pass bonus · Interceptions Thrown · 2pt Passing Conversion · 300-399 yard passing game · 400+ yard passing game · Each Pass Attempted · Every Time Sacked |
Standard scoring: · TD Rush = 6pts · Every 10 rushing yards = 1pt · 2pt Rushing Conversion = 2pts Custom options: · Every <1, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100> rushing yards · Every <1, 5, 10> rushing attempts · TD Rush · 40+ yard TD rush bonus · 50+ yard TD rush bonus · 2pt Rushing Conversion · 100-199 yard rushing game · 200+ yard rushing game |
Standard non-PPR scoring:
Standard PPR scoring: · Every Pass Reception = 1pt
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| MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSE | KICKING | PUNTING |
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Standard scoring: · Kickoff Return TD = 6pts · Punt Return TD = 6pts · Fumble Recovered for TD = 6pts · Each Fumble Lost = -2 Custom options: · Every <1, 10, 25> kickoff return yds · Every <1, 10, 25> punt return yards · Kickoff Return TD · Punt Return TD · Fumble Recovered for TD · Each Fumble · Each Fumble Lost |
Standard scoring: FG Made (50-59 yards) = 5pts
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Standard scoring: Punters are not used in the Standard game Custom options: · Every Punt · Every 1 punting yards · Punts Inside the 10 · Punts Inside the 20 · Blocked Punts · Punts Returned · Every Return Yard Allowed · Touchbacks · Fair Catches · Punt Average 44.0+ · Punt Average 42.0-43.9 · Punt Average 40.0-41.9 · Punt Average 38.0-39.9 · Punt Average 36.0-37.9 · Punt Average 34.0-35.9 · Punt Average 33.9 or less |
| TEAM DEFENSE / SPECIAL TEAMS (D/ST) |
INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE PLAYERS (Custom Only) |
HEAD COACH (Custom Only) |
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Standard scoring: · Kickoff Return TD = 6pts · Punt Return TD = 6pts · Interception Return TD = 6pts · Fumble Return TD = 6pts · Blocked Punt or FG return for TD = 6pts · Each Interception = 2pts · Each Fumble Recovered = 2pts · Blocked Punt, PAT or FG = 2pts · Each Safety = 2pts · Each Sack = 1pts · 0 points allowed = 5pts · 1-6 points allowed = 4pts · 7-13 points allowed = 3pts · 14-17 points allowed = 1pt · 18-27 points allowed = 0pts · 28-34 points allowed = -1pts · 35-45 points allowed = -3pts · 46+ points allowed = -5pts Custom options: · Every kickoff return yds · Every punt return yard · Every sack · Every total tackle · Interception Return TD · Fumble Return TD · Kickoff Return TD · Punt Return TD · Blocked Punt or FG return for TD · Blocked Punt, PAT or FG · Each Interception · Each Fumble Recovered · Each Fumble Forced · Each Safety · Each Stuff · Passes Defensed · Every Point Allowed · 0 points allowed · 2-6 points allowed · 7-13 points allowed · 14-17 points allowed · 18-21 points allowed · 22-27 points allowed · 28-34 points allowed · 35-45 points allowed · 46+ points allowed · Every Yard Allowed · Less than 100 total yards allowed · 100-199 total yards allowed · 200-299 total yards allowed · 300-349 total yards allowed · 350-399 total yards allowed · 400-449 total yards allowed · 450-499 total yards allowed · 500-549 total yards allowed · 550+ total yards allowed |
Standard scoring: IDPs are not used in the Standard game Custom options: · Every <0.5, 1> sacks · Every <1, 3, 5> total tackles · Interception Return TD · Fumble Return TD · Blocked Punt or FG return for TD · Blocked Punt, PAT or FG · Each Interception · Each Fumble Recovered · Each Fumble Forced · Each Safety · Every Assisted Tackle · Every Solo Tackle · Each Stuff · Passes Defensed |
Standard scoring: Head Coaches are not used in the Standard game Custom options: · Team Win · Team Loss · Team Tie · Every Point Scored · 25+ point Win Margin · 20-24 point Win Margin · 15-19 point Win Margin · 10-14 point Win Margin · 5-9 point Win Margin · 1-4 point Win Margin · 1-4 point Loss Margin · 5-9 point Loss Margin · 10-14 point Loss Margin · 15-19 point Loss Margin · 20-24 point Loss Margin · 25+ point Loss Margin |