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What is Salary Cap Shotgun Football?
As the General Manager of your very own Salary Cap Shotgun Football team you start with $50M Fantasy Dollars to draft 11 players who will score points for you based on how they play in real-life Football games. Salary Cap Shotgun matches last one week.
In Salary Cap Shotgun Football, you pay an entry fee to join a heads up (1 vs 1) match competing for a percentage of the overall buy in. A $22 buy in pays $40 to the winner, a $55 buy in pays $100 to the winner, and a $110 buy in pays $200 to the winner.
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How much does it cost to play?
A $22 buy in pays $40 to the winner, $55 buy in pays $100 to the winner, and $110 buy in pays $200 to the winner. You can also choose to play for free by entering the free Salary Cap Shotgun game. If you register for a Salary Cap Shotgun competition and you are not matched with a player prior to the kickoff of the first game in a week than you will be refunded your buy in (if applicable).
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What prizes can I win?
A $22 buy in pays $40 to the winner, a $55 buy in pays $100 to the winner, a $110 buy in pays $200 to the winner. You can also play in the free Salary Cap Shotgun league (no prizes are awarded in free Shotgun leagues).
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How long is the season?
Salary Cap Shotgun Football competitions run each on a weekly basis.
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How do I create my team?
On the splash page, click the Get a Team button (under Salary Cap Shotgun). If you already have a FireLeague account you will be asked to log in if you are not logged in already. If you are new to FireLeague, you will need to register here.
After you login and create your new team, you will be asked to name your team. If you don't enter a team name, your team will be given the same name as your user name. Finally, you will be asked for payment information (if applicable).
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Can I create more than one team?
Absolutely you can create more than one team. You can have an unlimited number of teams in Salary Cap Shotgun Football. Each team you create will be automatically matched with a Salary Cap Shotgun league.
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How do I get players for my team?
Filling your roster is easy, from your team or league summary pages, click on Buy Players. You will need the following players: 2QB | 3RB | 3WR | 1TE | 1K | 1 DEF
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How much money do I start out with?
Each team starts with 50M Fantasy Dollars to spend on 11 players.
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How many players do I need?
You must have 11 players in place before the start of the last game of the day in order to score points for that day> If you do not have a full lineup, you will receive 0 points for the entire day.
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How do trades work?
In Salary Cap Shotgun you make as many trades as you need before game time lock for an individual player.
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What can I do if technical problems make it impossible to make a trade or adjust my roster?
If technical issues occur and you cannot buy or sell players, please fill out the support form in our contacts page to email game-support@fireleague.com and provide the following information: the game being played (Salary Cap Shotgun Football), your User Name, Team Name, League Name and the name of player to be dropped to be sold and the name of player to buy. Once a game begins none of these requests will be honored. In some situations, we may receive many of these requests. We may not be able to fix each roster by game time. However, we will process the transactions retroactively as long as we receive the email before game time. We treat these emails as actual transactions so any move that you make after the email could be overridden. If you wish to cancel the email transaction, you must notify us with that request before the scheduled game time of the players involved.
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When do I get new trades?
Salary Cap Shotgun matches last only one week so there is no need to have additional trades allocated on a weekly basis.
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Can I buy more trades?
Salary Cap Shotgun matches last only one week so there is no need to purchase additional trades.
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How do I win?
There are many strategies that can be applied to help you win in a salary cap league, but in general you want to look for undervalued players who will give you the most points for the least amount of money. You may also want to consider the matchup for a particular player/team to adjust your lineup to get the most points.
With Salary Cap Shotgun it’s important to remember that you are only playing for a single week. This should be taken into consideration when choosing the players you want to buy for your roster.
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How does the scoring system work?
The object of the Salary Cap Shotgun game is to score the most Fantasy Points in a single week.
| Offensive |
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| Statistic | Fantasy Points |
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| Passing Yards | 1 |
| Rushing Yards | 2 |
| Receiving Yards | 2 |
| Kickoff Return Yards | 1 |
| Punt Return Yards | 2 |
| Touchdowns | 60 |
| Receptions | 2 |
| Incompletions | -2 |
| Fumbles Lost | -45 |
| Interceptions Thrown | -45 |
| Two Point Conversions | 20 |
| Kick-Off Return Attempts | -10 |
| Kicking |
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| Statistic | Fantasy Points |
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| Field Goal 1-39 yards | 40 |
| Missed Field Goal 1-39 | -30 |
| Field Goal 40-49 yards | 60 |
| Field Goal 50+ yards | 80 |
| Extra Point | 10 |
| Extra Point Missed | -20 |
| Defense |
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| Statistic | Fantasy Points |
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| Game Played | 200 |
| Points Allowed | -10 |
| Defensive Touchdowns | 60 |
| Fumbles Recovered | 45 |
| Interceptions | 45 |
| Sacks | 20 |
| Safeties | 45 |
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When are my stats updated?
Final updates to stats, points, and standings are updated late at night after each game day, normally by the next morning.
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Why didn't I score any points yesterday?
If you had an empty spot on your roster at the time of the Roster Lock, then you didn't earn ANY points for the day.
