ESPN Gridiron Challenge 2001: How To Play

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1. HOW TO PLAY: To enter, fill out the free game registration form on ESPN.com. After reading the legal restrictions and registering, contestants can participate in the game. The objective of Gridiron Challenge is to select a roster of 8 NFL players, while staying under the $50.0m salary cap, and accumulate the most points according to the scoring system. Once a player has been attained at a certain salary, that price is fixed and will not change as long as you have him on your roster. You have until the the first kickoff of each week's games to determine your lineup. At that time, whatever combination of players you have on your roster will be the players who accumulate points for the week (granted the total roster salary value is below the salary cap limit).

2. ROSTER: ESPN Gridiron Challenge rosters must consist of 8 players which fit under the $50.0m salary cap. If either of these requirements are violated, you will receive 0 points for that week's play. The 8 players on a team's roster consist of two from each of the following positions: Quarterback (QB), Running Back (RB), Wide Receiver (WR) and Kicker (K).

Salaries will be updated once a week (on Tuesday), and are based on a combination of the players season-to-date, current salary value, and last week's statistics according to the scoring system (see below). A player's value can go down as much as -.4 and up as much as .4 for any given weekly value update. Player's values will not reduce below 1.0 and can never exceed 9.5. Players can be moved onto your roster by selecting the player(s) you want and clicking on the "Add Player" button as shown below. Keep in mind that each roster slot must always have two players, so you may need to unclick a player on your team as well. You will automatically be brought through this process when you first create your team.

Available			Season-To-Date			Value
KEEP	PLAYER	NEXT	WEEK 1	AVG	TOT	$MARKET	$CHANGE
	Mark Brunell, Jax	@Mia	12	15.0	30	5.9	0.4
	Jon Kitna, Cin	@Phi	8	12.0	24	4.9	-0.4

3. WEEKLY PLAY: Your roster slot is frozen at the kickoff of the game in which the player is playing. You can change players at any time during the week until the kickoff of their particular game.

Keep in mind that each team in the NFL has one BYE week this season, so when your player has a BYE remember to either 1) change the player for another that doesn't have a BYE (thus losing the salary value you paid for him) or 2) or keep the BYE player on your roster (thus taking a 0 for the week, but keeping his salary). It's a tough call either way, but you'll probably make the right one.

4. GROUPS: Groups allow you to compete against the general public or against people you know. There are two kinds of groups: Public and Private. Public groups are open for anyone to join, while private groups can only be accessed by a password the creator of the group makes. Both public and private groups have a maximum size of 50 teams. All links to join or create a group are found on the main Group Directory page. There are no prizes awarded for winning your group.

5. SCORING: ESPN Gridiron Challenge scoring system is as follows:

All positions (QB, RB, WR, K)
6 pts per rushing, receiving or return TD
4 pts per passing TD
3 pts per field goal (FG) made
2 pts per passing, rushing or receiving 2 pt conversion
1 pt per 10 yards rushing or receiving
1 pt per 25 yards passing
1 pt per extra point (XP) made

Below is an example of a box score with the adjusted points displayed:

Results - Week 1
			PASS			RUSH			REC			MISC		KICK		TOTAL
POS	PLAYER	OPP	C-A	YDS	TD	ATT	YDS	TD	REC	YDS	TD	RTD	2PT	FG	XP	PTS	RANK
QB	Mark Brunell, Jax	NYJ	21-30	242	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	8
QB	Jon Kitna, Cin	Oak	22-36	244	2	2	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	8
RB	Chris Warren, Dal	@Phi	0-0	0	0	14	68	0	1	18	0	0	0	0	0	7	35
RB	Ricky Watters, Sea	Oak	0-0	0	0	23	121	1	2	27	0	0	0	0	0	20	4
WR	Tim Brown, Oak	@Sea	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	5	44	0	0	0	0	0	4	44
WR	Isaac Bruce, StL	@NE	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	8	128	0	0	0	0	0	12	9
K	Jason Elam, Den	@KC	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	11	6
K	John Kasay, Car	SF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	9	12


Totals																97	4411

6. SALARY VALUE VS. MARKET VALUE:
A player's market value is the value at which he can be picked up at any time during the season. A player's salary value is the value at which you originally selected the player.

A player's market value will change based upon performance in recent games. Here's a little hint that will increase your chances for success in the Gridiron Challenge: By selecting players who you think are undervalued compared to their potential performance, you get the most out of your team. Like any team owner, your goal is to get the maximum performance from your roster within the 50-point limit. Remember, a player's salary value on your team remains constant at the figure at which you acquired him. Note: As the game progresses your team's total market value may exceed 50 points. This is allowable for it reflects the current player values, not the values at which you originally used to assemble your team. It is the salary value that must stay below 50 points.

7. RENEGOTIATE:
If one or more player's salary value (price which you paid for him) is displayed higher than his market value (current price to attain) you can "renegotiate" his salary by clicking on the link by that name on your Clubhouse page. All renegotiated salaries will appear in the team's transaction logs.

Example: You paid $6.7m to attain Joey Galloway and notice that his current market value dropped to $6.4. To save the $0.3m simply click on the "Renegotiate" link. This way you can have more salary space to claim a player at another position.

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