05.23.22

2021-22 Playoff Challenge #2 Closes in 27 Hours

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It's '21-'22's Last Fantasy Showdown

Fewer Than 700 Teams Remain in Playoff Challenge #2

You don't have much time to get in the fourth annual 2021-22 FFPC Playoff Challenge #2, players. Spots are getting fewer and time is running out. You'll be able to pick eight players to form a lineup that will (hopefully) cash a $100,000 grand prize after the Lombardi Trophy has been awarded.

The main details of the Challenge are listed below:

  • Entry fee: $200 per team
  • Contest capped at a maximum of 1,500 entries
  • $100,000 Grand Prize
  • $260,000 in guaranteed prizes paying down to 150th place
  • Contest runs from the start of Divisional Weekend through the Super Bowl
  • Teams consist of 8 players in FFPC lineup (1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 2 FX)
  • Each team chooses from 8 playoff teams but only 1 per team
  • NEW THIS YEAR: GRAND PRIZE DOUBLED FROM $50,000 to $100,000
  • All rosters will be locked TOMORROW at 4:30 pm ET
  • No roster adjustments will be allowed even for games starting later
  • For more details, see the full rules and payout structure on the contest page linked right here.

IMPORTANT: You'll have two empty spots
on your roster, as you are only picking
eight players in this contest, and not 10.


Register For the FFPC Playoff Challenge #2 Now

FBG Challenge #2 Nearly 75% Full

We're anticipating a quick sellout on this competition, everyone! No time to waste if you want to take a swing at the third annual 2021-22 Footballguys Playoff Challenge #2 with a $25,000 grand prize and deep payouts. Plus all the excitement and perfect simplicity of the original playoff challenge format: no draft, no salary cap, no convoluted rules. Just pick 8 players and let ’em ride to the Super Bowl. All of that goodness but now with just a $35 entry fee!

The main details of the Challenge are listed below:

  • Entry fee: $35 per team
  • Contest capped at a maximum of 4,000 entries
  • $25,000 Grand Prize
  • $122,750 in guaranteed prizes paying down to 600th place
  • Contest runs from the start of Divisional Weekend through the Super Bowl
  • Teams consist of 8 players in an FFPC starting roster format
  • Each team chooses from 8 playoff teams but only 1 per team
  • NEW THIS YEAR: GRAND PRIZE RAISED FROM $20,000 to $25,000
  • All rosters will be locked TOMORROW at 4:30 pm ET
  • No roster adjustments will be allowed even for games starting later
  • For more details, see the full rules and payout structure on the contest page linked right here.

IMPORTANT: You'll have two empty spots on your roster, as you are only picking eight players in this contest, and not 10.


Register For the Footballguys Playoff Challenge #2

New Dynasty Teams For Sale Now

If you're already at looking to add on some dynasty teams for 2022, numerous teams have already been posted right here. And if you're not sure if you want to jump headfirst right away, we have numerous orphaned teams for you that are in fantastic shape at both the $77 and $250 levels right now. Many others have just had their prices lowered, such as the one below:

$1250 Dynasty #15 DISCOUNTED TO $499

QB: K. Murray (ARI), M. Jones (NE)
RB: J. Williams (DEN), D. Singletary (BUF), S. Michel (LAR), B. Scott (PHI), S. Perine (CIN), E. Benjamin (ARI)
WR: A. St. Brown (DET), M. Williams (LAC), J. Reynolds (DET), K. Bourne (NE), M. Valdes-Scantling (GB), R. Moore (ARI), A. Brown (FA), J. Jones (TEN), W. Fuller (MIA), R. Anderson (CAR)
TE: A. Hooper (CLE), H. Bryant (CLE), D. Njoku (CLE)
PK: G. Zuerlein (DAL)
DF: DAL

2022 Draft Picks: 1.1, 2.1, 2.11, 2.12, 3.10, 3.12, 6.1, 6.8, 7.8

2023 Draft Picks: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7

Simply click on the purchase button next to this team or the team you want to take over and start playing dynasty fantasy football at the FFPC today!

2022 FFPC Dynasty Teams For Sale

Pung Is $25,000 Dynasty Champ

Hats go off to all of our players that were able to take down dynasty crowns this past year. Tony Pung was the big winner in the $5,000 FFPC Dynasty League winning a $25,000 first-place purse defeating Bryan Studebaker's Real Men of Genius 366.7-356 in the two-week playoff.

Studebaker took home $10,000 for second while earning an additional $5,000 for being the regular season's top seed. Placing third was Kirk Moyer's ProSlackers who pocketed $7,500 with Josh Neblett's and D.J. Foster's OxenDynasty earning $2,500 for fourth and another $5,000 for being the #2 seed in the regular season.

Congratulations go out to all of the 900-plus dynasty champions we had in 2021. If you want to be in that group for 2022, pick up one of these great dynasty teams available for sale right now!

Hear From Vince Staffilino & JR Covelle

On the latest Rotoviz Radio‘s The High-Stakes Lowdown podcast available today, yours truly sits down and catches up with a two-time sixth-place finisher in the FFPC Playoff Challenge #2 Vince Staffilino. In this episode, we break down the pitfalls that multi-entry players need to avoid, who the correct 49er is to go with and who he says is the toughest team to figure out in this year's competion.

You can check out a new episode of The High-Stakes Lowdown every Thursday during the NFL season on Rotoviz.com and Apple Podcasts. I’d also encourage you to check out all of the other great podcasts that Rotoviz Radio has to offer, too.

Then, yours truly and 2021 Kentucky Fantasy Football State Championship (KFFSC) boss Ferrell Elliott interview the runner-up in the 2020-21 Footballguys Playoff Challenge #2 JR Covelle about how he built his lineup, his philosophy on how to win and what he's looking to do this year to win the big $25,000 prize. Plus, we'll get into some conversations on both the 2022 Footballguys Players Championship and the 2022 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Main Event along with some analysis on FFPC Best Ball Drafts, FFPC Dynasty Leagues and a look ahead to the 2022 FFPC Best Ball Tournament. Ferrell and I will also offer some strategy on cashing the big prizes in both the 2021-22 FFPC Playoff Challenge #2 and the 2021-2022 Footballguys Playoff Challenge #2, too. As always, we answer your calls, tweets, emails and more all on The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour!

The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour normally airs Friday nights at 10/9c, and the next episode can be heard here. You can hang out with the high stakes players in the show’s chat room if you want to listen live. You can also access full on-demand streaming available for listening anytime via a variety of apps including the HSFF Hour website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts, Amazon Alexa, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn Radio, Spreaker, Deezer, Vurbl, Podchaser, Audioburst, JioSaavn, Gaana, Breaker, Castbox, Overcast, PodBean, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, Podcast Addict and Anchor on your iPhone or Android device as well.

FFPC Quick Resource Links

In case you have any questions or want to check something at a moment's notice, I am including this section of the email every week. While you are checking out all things FFPC for the 2022 season, consider this your guide:


Don't delay in getting registered for both the 2021-22 FFPC Playoff Challenge #2 and the 2021-22 Footballguys Playoff Challenge #2 before they close tomorrow. Plus if you want to join next year's ring of champions at the year-round management level, then grab some of the dynasty teams that are discounted right here!

Sincerely,

Eric Balkman
The Fantasy Football Players Championship
www.myFFPC.com