The fantasy football regular season may be over, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop playing! If you’ve never played in a postseason fantasy league before, now is the perfect time to start. There are countless ways to play, ranging from salary-cap options to traditional snake drafts and best balls. Whether you set up your own league on a site like fantasypostseason.com or you join in a bigger contest such as NFC, you’re going to find the postseason can be just as much fun as the regular season.
One of the more interesting parts about postseason fantasy play is that it involves some amount of gut feeling about which teams will advance in the NFL playoffs and make it all the way to the Super Bowl. When setting your rosters no matter what format, you’ll always want to consider how to get the most out of your players based on how far you think they will advance during the postseason. It adds an element of betting to the traditional fantasy league, giving it an interesting twist. Trust me, you’ll love it!
Though there are endless ways to play, here are three common ways to play if you’re looking to get started.