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What time are NFL inactives announced?
NFL inactives are required 90 minutes before kickoff, so the lists for a game that starts at 1:00 p.m. Eastern are due at 11:30 a.m. Eastern.
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How does fantasy basketball scoring work?
On ESPN, fantasy basketball scoring either assigns a point value to each statistic or compares teams in each statistical category, in head-to-head matchups or season-long standings.
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What does PPR mean in fantasy football?
PPR means points per reception: in a PPR fantasy football league a player earns a point for each catch, and ESPN's public PPR leagues add 1 point for every catch.
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How does fantasy football scoring work?
Fantasy football scoring turns each player's real game statistics into points, and on ESPN the team whose lineup scores the most fantasy points in a weekly matchup wins.
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What time do fantasy football lineups lock?
On ESPN's default setting, fantasy football lineups lock one player at a time: managers can make moves until the scheduled kickoff time of each player's game.
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What do questionable, doubtful and out mean in the NFL?
On the NFL injury report, questionable means it is uncertain whether the player will play, doubtful means it is unlikely he will play and out means he will not play.
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How do waivers work in fantasy football?
Fantasy football waivers freeze unclaimed players for a set period; on Yahoo, when it ends, the manager with the highest waiver priority who claimed a player gets him.
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What is FAAB in fantasy football?
FAAB stands for Free Agent Acquisition Budget, a waiver system that gives each fantasy football team a set budget to bid on free agents through blind bidding.
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What is an IR spot in fantasy football?
An IR (injured reserve) spot in fantasy football is an extra roster spot for a player who is temporarily unable to play because of injury or another qualifying status.
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When do fantasy football waivers clear?
ESPN's standard fantasy football waiver process begins daily between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. ET.
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When is the fantasy football trade deadline?
ESPN sets the default fantasy football trade deadline for all of its standard leagues, and League Managers in private leagues can adjust it.
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When are the fantasy football playoffs?
Most fantasy football leagues start the playoffs in NFL Week 15, Sleeper says, and Week 15 of the 2026 season runs from Thursday, December 17, to Monday, December 21, 2026.