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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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The National Football League is the professional American football league whose weekly player statistics drive fantasy football scoring.
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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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Who are the NFL stat leaders this season?
Jordan Love leads the NFL in passing yards in the 2026 regular season with 2,618, ahead of Joe Burrow with 2,386, on the league's player stats page as read on November 12, 2026.
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How does Pro Bowl voting work?
The Pro Bowl roster is determined through an equal-weighted voting process among NFL players, coaches and fans, the NFL said.
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Is there a Pro Bowl game this year?
No. The NFL said it will no longer stage an AFC vs. NFC Pro Bowl game, starting with the 2026 season.
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What is the NFL schedule this week?
The NFL schedule this week is Week 10 of the 2026 season: 14 games from Thursday, November 12, through Monday, November 16, 2026.
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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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When is the NFL trade deadline?
The 2026 NFL trade deadline was Tuesday, November 10, 2026: the league's calendar says all trading ended for 2026 at 4:00 p.m. New York time that day.
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Which NFL games are on Netflix?
Netflix has five NFL games in the 2026 season: Week 1 in Australia, Thanksgiving Eve, two on Christmas Day and one on Saturday, January 9, 2027, in Week 18.
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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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What NFL games are on Christmas?
The NFL has three games on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2026: Packers at Bears, Bills at Broncos and Rams at Seahawks.
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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.
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What NFL games are on Thanksgiving?
The NFL plays three games on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2026: Bears at Lions, Eagles at Cowboys and Chiefs at Bills.
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When is the Super Bowl?
The next Super Bowl, Super Bowl LXI, is on Sunday, February 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
What happened
- ESPN's standard (non-PPR) leagues do not award a point for a catch, so a running back with 6 catches in ESPN's example scores 14 points in standard and 20 in PPR.
- Yahoo's default fantasy football settings award 0.5 points for each reception, and commissioners of private leagues can adjust the settings.
- In half-PPR leagues a catch is worth 0.5 points, and in standard scoring only yards and scoring plays count, according to Sleeper.
- Sleeper's default PPR scoring rules, as listed for its picks game, give 1 point per reception, 0.10 points per rushing or receiving yard and 6 points per rushing or receiving touchdown.
- Each club's inactive list is part of its Game Day Administration Report, which club public relations representatives deliver to the referee at a meeting one hour and 30 minutes before kickoff.
- The official team warm-up period begins 60 minutes before kickoff, which is 30 minutes after the inactive lists are due.