| Introduction | 2013 CBSSports.com Football Player Challenge The Commissioner | |
| Challenge Groups | Signing Up Cost to Play Eligibility League Joining Deadline Refund Policy | |
| Lineup Selection | Roster Requirements Player Pool Selection Deadline | |
| Scoring | Point Values Tiebreakers | |
| Prizes | Group Champion Prizes Prize Notification | |
| Legal Disclaimers | General Conditions Rules/Winners Information Internet Sponsor/Administrator's Mailing Address | |
Introduction
2013 CBSSports.com Football Player Challenge
Welcome to 2013 CBSSports.com Football Player Challenge (the "Challenge"). The Challenge is divided into fourteen (14) individual contests (each individually a "Contest" and collectively, the "Contests"). Each Contest consists of a four-week long competition/game (the "Contest Period") that will require participants, who will be divided into groups (each, a "league") that consist of twelve (12) users each, to field a lineup of eight (8) NFL players for each of the four (4) weeks of the Contest Period (each week, a "Contest Weekly Period"), from amongst a set list of players provided. Participants will be required to set a new lineup of eight (8) players by the Contest set lineup deadline for each Weekly Period and will not be able to use any player more than once during a Contest Period. The Challenge will run throughout the 2013 NFL Regular season; the Challenge begins on Thursday, September 5, 2013, and ends Sunday, December 29, 2013 (the "Challenge Period").
The Administrator
CBS Interactive Inc. ("CBSI") will serve as the Administrator of the Challenge and Contests, and will be responsible for resolving any disputes that arise regarding violations of the rules.
Challenge Groups
Signing Up
You may sign up to participate in the Challenge at any time after August 20, 2013. Signups for each Contest will close at 12:00 noon EST on the first Sunday of the Contest Period, in accordance with the terms herein. So, as an example, signup window for the first Contest and to set your team's player lineup during the first Contest Weekly Period will close at 12:00 noon EST on Sunday, September 8, 2013 (this is one hour prior to the first Sunday NFL game, the deadline to enter a Contest and your team's lineup for that Contest Weekly Period). Anyone signing up to the Challenge after this time will be rolled into the next Contest Period that will begin the following week (signups for the second Contest will close at 12:00 noon EST on Sunday, September 15, 2013). There will be fourteen (14) Contest Periods throughout the seventeen (17)-week 2013 NFL season. Each Contest Weekly Period will begin on a Tuesday and end on a Monday night.
Cost to Play
Signup cost depends on the level of competition you choose within a Contest; there are three (3) levels of competition per Contest, as described herein. Each team entry will cover one Contest. The Football Player Challenge Gold level of competition costs $39.99 per team for your first team, and $29.99 per team for each additional team. The Football Player Challenge Platinum level of competition costs $99.99 per team for your first team, and $79.99 per team for each additional team. The Football Player Challenge Diamond level of competition costs $249.99 per team for your first team, and $199.99 for each additional team. This price point ends on November 3, 2013 at 12:00PM ET.
For the Challenge beginning on November 5, 2013 Football Player Challenge Gold level of competition costs $30.00 per team; The Football Player Challenge Platinum level of competition costs $80.00 per team; The Football Player Challenge Diamond level of competition costs $200.00 per team; there are no additional team discounts for any level of play.
Eligibility
CBSSports.com Football Player Challenge Gold is open to: (a) Registered Users; (b) legal residents of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec) (for purposes of clarity, Puerto Rico and all US territories and possessions are expressly excluded); and (c) at least eighteen (18) years old or age of majority, whichever is older in their state of residence, at the date of registration in the Contest. PLEASE NOTE: Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) eligible legal residents of Canada, Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana and Washington State may play Fantasy Football Gold, but are not eligible to win any prizes; and (ii) in all events you must be eighteen (18) years of age or older (if the age of majority in a jurisdiction is over 18, you must be of the age of majority within your jurisdiction) in order to win any prizes.
CBSSports.com Football Player Challenge Platinum and Diamond, are open to: (a) Registered Users; (b) legal residents of the United States (excluding residents of Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana and Washington State) (for purposes of clarity, Puerto Rico and all US territories and possessions are expressly excluded); and (c) at least eighteen (18) years old or the age of majority, whichever is older in their state of residence, at the date of registration in the Contest.
For purposes of these Official Rules, "Registered User" means a person who has successfully completed the registration form and has obtained a User Identification ("ID") and associated password ("Password") on one of the CBSI network of Websites which currently include the following: CBS.com, CBSSports.com, and NCAA.com.
If you are not a Registered User you may become a Registered User and obtain an ID and a Password by completing the CBSSports.com registration form by clicking on this link here. There is no fee or charge for you to become a Registered User.
*All CBSSports.com Fantasy Football contests are subject to the complete applicable Official Rules. Void where prohibited by law.
Employees of CBS Interactive Inc. and CBS Broadcasting Inc. (collectively the "Contest Entities") and each of their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies and members of the immediate family or household of each are not eligible to win. Immediate family member is defined as a parent, sibling or any person residing in the same household as an employee of the Contest Entities. Void where prohibited by law. Such excluded employees and/or family members may play, but WILL NOT be eligible to receive any prizes.
Challenge and League Joining Deadline
After you become a Registered User, you may sign up for the Challenge at anytime up to 11:59:59 AM ET on 12/08/2013. Each Contest will have various numbers of leagues; each league will consist of twelve (12) participants, or team "owners." The first day of the NFL season is set for Thursday 09/05/2013. Users signing up after 7:25pm ET on Thursdays will only be placed in groups with other users who also signed up after 7:25pm ET Thursday of that same week. This is so that all owners in the same league have the same advantage in terms of available players to select from, as the Thursday players lock and cannot be selected for the first Contest Weekly Period of the Contest after 5-minutes prior to their game's start time.
There will be twelve (12) teams per league. Once signed up, CBSSports.com will randomly place the users in a league with eleven (11) other players. Once assigned to a league, the user will not be able to change leagues. Any additional team purchased by a user may NOT be used in a league where that user already has a team. If the user has multiple teams, each team must be in a different league.
Refund Policy
Once participants have signed up for a Contest and are placed into a league, they may not receive a refund for any amount, partial or full, of the entry fee paid.
Lineup Selection
Roster Requirements
The chart below lists roster requirements for each team entry. Each user must select the required number of players at each position (listed below) from the available player pool. User selections are made in isolation from one another; there is no draft in this game. The user cannot use a player more than once during a Contest Period. So, if the user selects Adrian Peterson in the first Contest Weekly Period, he cannot use Peterson again for Contest Weekly Periods 2-4 of the Contest Period. The user will also not be allowed to set a lineup that does not meet the roster requirements. Once the Sunday lineup setting deadline passes, all lineup changes made after the deadline will take effect for the following week's games.
| Roster Requirements | |
| Position | # of Players |
| Quarterback (QB) | 1 |
| Running Back (RB) | 2 |
| Wide Receiver (WR) | 2 |
| Tight End (TE) | 1 |
| Kicker (K) | 1 |
| Defensive Team (DT)/Special Teams | 1 |
| All Positions | 8 |
| Offensive Scoring | |
| OFFENSIVE STATISTIC | QB, WR, RB, TE, K |
| Touchdown (Passing, Rushing or Receiving) | 6 points |
| Passing Yards | 1 point for every 25 yards |
| Rushing Yards | 1 point for every 10 yards |
| Receiving Yards | 1 point for every 10 yards |
| 2 point conversion | 2 points |
| Interception | -2 points |
| Fumble Lost | -2 points |
| Field Goal | 0-49 yards = 3 points 50+ yards = 5 points |
| Extra Point | 1 point |
| Offensive Fumble Recovery Touchdown | 6 points |
| Defensive Scoring | |
| DEFENSIVE STATISTIC | DEFENSE |
| Touchdown | 6 points |
| Safety | 2 points |
| Interception | 2 points |
| Fumble Recovery | 2 points |
| Sack | 1 point |
| 2-Point Return | 2 points |
| Safety on Extra Point or 2-Point Conversion Attempt | 1 point |
| DST Points Allowed | 0 = 12 points 1-6 = 8 points 7-13 = 6 points 14-20 = 4 points 21-27 = 2 points 28+ = 0 points |
| Yards Allowed | (-50)-49 = 12 points 50-99 = 10 points 100-149 = 8 points 150-199 = 6 points 200-249 = 4 points 250-299 = 2 points 300+ = 0 points |