BFFL Season 1

==The Beginnings==
The BFFL (Backyard Fantasy Football League) was founded on August 5, 2017 when /u/crazyei8hts posted to the Backyard Baseball subreddit asking for participants who would like to participate in fantasy football with a Backyard twist. The fact that rosters in a Backyard Football league stay the same, along with the ease of viewing individual stats on each team, made a fantasy football format work well on Backyard Football 2002. And thus, the BFFL was born. crazyei8hts was established as Commissioner, a title he still holds to this day.
== Rules and Gameplay ==
The game would be very similar to "real" fantasy football: coaches would draft players from a league on Backyard Football and would receive points based on the in-game performance of their players. 
The rosters would consist of:
* 1 Quarterback
* 1 Running Back
* 2 Wide Receivers
* 2 FLEX (A flex player could be a quarterback, a running back, or a wide receiver)
* 1 Team Defense
* 1 Kicker (if a player was a kicker and an offensive position player, they count as two separate people)
* 4 Bench Players (which could be any of the above positions)
The scoring system was as follows:
* Passing
** 1 point for every 25 yards of passing
** 4 points for each passing touchdown
** -2 points for each interception thrown
* Rushing/Receiving
** 1 point for every 10 yards of rushing and/or receiving
** 6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown
** 1 point for every reception
* Defense
** 2 points for each sack, fumble recovery, or interception
** 4 points for a safety
** 6 points for a defensive touchdown
* Kicking
** 1 point for every extra point made
** 3 points for every field goal made
==Setting Up the Season==
The eight participants of the inaugural BBL season were:
*crazyei8hts, coach of Brass Knuckles McGhee
*GSchlim, coach of the Labrador Receivers
*areyoutyler, coach of the Raiders
*NateInDisney, coach of the Big Thunder Mountain GOATs
*bigli23, coach of Chuck Downfield
*McM, coach of Dante's Inferno
*YungBeezus, coach of Benny and the Jets
*NickyRoxx56 signed up, but did not show for the draft and was replaced by Yurya, who coached The Fugitives
Each player was to fill out their roster with 12 players, as detailed above. To get an idea of what the rosters would look like and who would be the best players, crazyei8hts played through one season with his user team, the Armadillos. He then compiled the season stats of every player from every team and showed their stats in the draft cheat sheet.
==The Draft==
The first BBL Draft was held on September 16, 2017 on the BFFL Discord server. The first player selected was QB Ben None, drafted by coach YungBeezus, who then promptly changed his team name to "Benny and the Jets". 
==The Schedule==
The 8 teams were divided into the Backyard Conference (Brass Knuckles McGhee, Big Thunder Mountain GOATs, Benny and the Jets, and Dante's Inferno) and the Frontyard Conference (Labrador Receivers, The Fugitives, Chuck Downfield, and Raiders). The schedule consisted of 10 regular season games, 2 each against in-conference opponents, and 1 each against non-conference opponents. The top two teams in each conference made the playoffs.
==League Results==
At the end of the regular season, the standings were as follows:
BFFL Season 1 Final Standings
Backyard Conference 	Record	Frontyard Conference	Record
Brass Knuckles McGhee 	6-3-1 	Labrador Receivers 	7-3
Big Thunder Mountain GOATs	5-3-2 	The Fugitives 	5-5
Benny and the Jets 	5-5 	Chuck Downfield 	4-6
Dante's Inferno 	2-7-1 	Raiders 	4-6
The stats were well-kept throughout the season. Below are the best players from the 12-game regular + postseason, as well as the highest single-game scores.
BFFL Season 1 Top Performers - QB
QB 	Team 	Fantasy Team 	F. Pts
Cynthia Miller 	Steelers 	Chuck Downfield 	377
Debby Nagasawa 	Melonheads	Brass Knuckles McGhee 	340
Ben None 	Cowboys 	Benny and the Jets 	337
Joshua Marriott	Falcons 	Labrador Receivers 	325
Eric Lebeaux 	Eagles 	Big Thunder Mountain GOATs	321
BFFL Season 1 Highest Single-Game Scores (QB)
QB 	Team 	Fantasy Team 	Week	Points
Cynthia Miller 	Steelers	Chuck Downfield 	12 	65
Judy Abwunza 	Giants 	Labrador Receivers 	7 	65
Eric Lebeaux 	Eagles 	Big Thunder Mountain GOATs	8 	62
Dante Robinson 	Frogs 	Dante's Inferno 	6 	56
Joshua Marriott	Falcons 	Labrador Receivers 	6 	52
BFFL Season 1 Top Performers - RB
RB 	Team 	Fantasy Team 	F. Pts
Kenny Kawaguchi 	Armadillos	Labrador Receivers 	310
Tony Delvecchio 	Melonheads	Raiders 	112
Ricky Williams 	Dolphins 	Big Thunder Mountain GOATs	103
Oliver Ramierez 	Seahawks 	Brass Knuckles McGhee 	97
Hans R. Dirtywashum	49ers 	Benny and the Jets 	88
BFFL Season 1 Highest Single-Game Scores (RB)
RB 	Team 	Fantasy Team 	Week	Points
Kenny Kawaguchi 	Armadillos	Labrador Receivers 	3 	50
Hans R. Dirtywashum	49ers 	Benny and the Jets 	2 	43
Kenny Kawaguchi 	Armadillos	Labrador Receivers 	7 	37
Kiesha Phillips 	Vikings 	Dante's Inferno 	7 	36
Oliver Ramierez 	Seahawks 	Brass Knuckles McGhee	5 	35
Whitney Singh 	Frogs 	Free Agent 	4 	35
BFFL Season 1 Top Performers - WR
WR 	Team 	Fantasy Team 	F. Pts
Sidney Webber 	Armadillos	The Fugitives 	323
Achmed Khan 	Armadillos	Big Thunder Mountain GOATs	299
Knuckles McGhee	Melonheads	Brass Knuckles McGhee 	274
Isaac Drummond 	Seahawks 	Benny and the Jets 	274
Belinda Winters	Monsters 	Chuck Downfield 	267
BFFL Season 1 Highest Single-Game Scores (WR)
WR 	Team 	Fantasy Team 	Week	Points
Brett Favre 	Raiders 	Raiders 	12 	58
Isaac Drummond 	Seahawks	Benny and the Jets 	7 	55
Susie Townshend	Titans 	Raiders 	9 	50
Nutzy Nussbaum 	Stars 	Big Thunder Mountain GOATs	2 	49
Vicki Kawaguchi	Falcons 	Brass Knuckles McGhee 	6 	48
BFFL Season 1 Top Performers - Defense
Team 	Fantasy Team 	F. Pts
Monsters	Benny and the Jets 	298
Stars 	The Fugitives 	292
Dolphins	Big Thunder Mountain GOATS	292
Steelers	Brass Knuckles McGhee 	290
Cowboys 	The Fugitives 	268
BFFL Season 1 Highest Single-Game Scores (Defense)
Team 	Fantasy Team 	Week	Points
Dolphins	Big Thunder Mountain GOATs	11 	46
Cowboys 	The Fugitives 	6 	46
Steelers	Brass Knuckles McGhee 	5 	44
Stars 	The Fugitives 	11 	44
Eagles 	Free Agent 	6 	42
Stars 	The Fugitives 	1 	42
==The Playoffs==
The top 2 teams from each conference made the BFFL Playoffs, which took place during Weeks 11 and 12 of the BFL season. The remaining four teams participated in the loser's bracket, also held during Weeks 11 and 12.
=== Winner's Bracket Round 1 ===
* Big Thunder Mountain GOATs defeated Brass Knuckles McGhee, 128-105
* The Fugitives defeated Labrador Receivers, 174-125
=== Loser's Bracket Round 1 ===
* Benny and the Jets defeated Dante's Inferno, 153-110
* Chuck Downfield defeated Raiders, 165-107
=== Championship Weekend ===
* Raiders defeated Dante's Inferno in the 7th place game, 119-108.
* Chuck Downfield defeated Benny and the Jets in the 5th place game, 141-92, behind a league record-tying 65 points from Cynthia Miller.
* Labrador Receivers defeated Brass Knuckles McGhee in the 3rd place game, 128-124.
* Big Thunder Mountain GOATs defeated The Fugitives in the BFFL Championship, 161-114.
==Legacy==
The Backyard Fantasy Football League went off without a hitch. There were certainly some things to be done to make the league run a little more smoothly, but the first season was an overall success. Three of the original eight coaches are still around as of BFFL Season 3.5.