How points are made
The scoring
Your starting units score from their real NFL games: a team's whole offense, defense and special teams. This is the default scoring; a league's commissioner can change the values for their league.
Offense
| Total offensive yards | +1 per 25 |
| Offensive touchdown | +6 each |
| Field goal made, 39 yards or less | +3 each |
| Field goal made, 40 to 49 yards | +4 each |
| Field goal made, 50 to 59 yards | +5 each |
| Field goal made, 60 to 69 yards | +6 each |
| Field goal made, 70 yards or more | +7 each |
| Team win | +3 |
| Interception thrown | -4 each |
| Fumble lost | -4 each |
| Team scores under 10 points | -5 if under 10 |
| Play of 20+ yards | +1 each |
| Play of 40+ yards (extra) | +2 each |
| Third down converted | +0.5 each |
| First down | +0.25 each |
| Sack allowed | -1 each |
| No sacks allowed (until the first) | +3 |
| No turnovers (until the first) | +3 |
| Three-and-out suffered | -1 each |
| Turnover on downs | -2 each |
| Time of possession | 40+ → +4 · 35+ → +2 · otherwise → 0 |
| Expected points added | +0.25 each |
| Margin of victory | 21+ → +4 · 14+ → +2 · otherwise → 0 |
Defense
| Sack | +2 each |
| Interception | +4 each |
| Fumble recovery | +3 each |
| Safety | +2 each |
| Points allowed | 0 → +10 · 1-6 → +7 · 7-13 → +4 · 14-20 → +1 · 21-27 → 0 · 28-34 → -2 · 35+ → -4 |
| Yards allowed | 249 or less → +4 · 250-349 → +2 · 350-449 → 0 · 450+ → -3 |
| Team win | +3 |
| Defensive touchdown | +8 each |
| Three-and-out forced | +1 each |
| Fourth-down stop | +2 each |
| Tackle for loss | +1 each |
| QB hit | +0.5 each |
| Pass defended | +0.5 each |
| Plays of 20+ yards allowed | 0 → +6 · 1-2 → +3 · 3-4 → 0 · 5-6 → -2 · 7+ → -4 |
| Third downs allowed | 2 or less → +4 · 3-4 → +2 · 5-6 → 0 · 7-8 → -1 · 9+ → -3 |
| Red zone stop | +1.5 each |
| No red zone touchdowns allowed (until the first) | +3 |
| No touchdowns allowed (until the first) | +5 |
| Expected points allowed | -0.25 each |
| Margin of victory | 21+ → +4 · 14+ → +2 · otherwise → 0 |
Special teams
| Field goal made, 39 yards or less | +3 each |
| Field goal made, 40 to 49 yards | +4 each |
| Field goal made, 50 to 59 yards | +5 each |
| Field goal made, 60 to 69 yards | +6 each |
| Field goal made, 70 yards or more | +7 each |
| Extra point made | +1 each |
| Kick or punt return touchdown | +10 each |
| Field goal blocked | +3 each |
| Punt blocked | +3 each |
| Extra point blocked | +1 each |
| Net punting average | 42+ → +2 · 38+ → +1 · otherwise → 0 |
| Field goal blocked against, 39 yards or less | -3 each |
| Field goal blocked against, 40 to 49 yards | -4 each |
| Field goal blocked against, 50 to 59 yards | -5 each |
| Field goal blocked against, 60 to 69 yards | -6 each |
| Field goal blocked against, 70 yards or more | -7 each |
| Extra point blocked against | -1 each |
| Punt blocked against | -3 each |
| Return touchdown allowed | -6 each |
| Punt downed inside the 20 | +1 each |
| Kickoff landing in the zone (20 to 0) | +0.5 each |
| Kickoff touchback (to the 35) | -1 each |
| Kickoff short of the zone or out of bounds (ball at the 40) | -2 each |
| Return yards (kicks and punts) | +1 per 25 |
| Field goal missed | -2 each |
| Perfect kicking day (until the first miss) | +3 |
| Punt into the end zone | -1 each |
| Fair catch forced | +0.5 each |
| Own average starting field position | 35+ → +3 · 32+ → +1 · 28+ → 0 · otherwise → -1 |
Lineup bonus
Franchise sweep: start the same team's offense and defense together and, if that team wins by 14 or more, you get +4.