Trading opens on NFL draft night each season and continues through August (up until a few days before the Gonzo draft).
Gonzo Football leagues are continuous leagues in which teams keep 10 players from year to year. 8 from the following: QB, RB, WR, TE and 2 from the following: K, KR, OL, DL, DB.
Each season prior to the start of the NFL season a league draft will take place consisting of rookies and all free agents who were not part each team's 10 keepers.
Scoring is done in the traditional Gonzo team-scoring format where unit production scores fantasy points rather than individual's production scoring fantasy points.
2 quarterbacks (QB), 3 running backs (RB), 3 wide receivers (WR), 1 tight end (TE), 1 kicker (K), 1 kick return team (KR), 1 offensive line (OL), 1 defensive line (DL), and 1 defensive backfield (DB).
Team owners may try to acquire free agents during the regular season by bidding for them with Gonzo cash. A team may sign one free agent from its list each week.
Gonzo Leagues cost $105 per season per team. We offer discounts for multi-season purchases of a dynasty team (10% for 2 seasons & 25% for 3 seasons). If you are in a prize league there will be an additional $50 fee that goes towards the league prize winnings at the end of the season.
100% of all prize funds paid by owners go into the prize pot for each league. The prize pot payouts are for the top 4 finishers in the Gonzo playoffs. 1st wins 1/2 (50%), 2nd wins 1/4 (25%), 3rd wins 1/6 (~17%) and 4th wins 1/12 (~8%). Size of each league's Prize Pot = (Teams Purchased * Prize Fee).
Important League Dates
Off-Season Town Hall Sun Feb 16, 2025 Off-season |
2025 Team Deposit Due!! Sat Mar 01, 2025 Off-season |
Off-Season Owners Vote Opens Sun Mar 02, 2025 Off-season |
Off-Season Owners Vote Closes Mon Mar 31, 2025 Off-season |
Off-Season Trading Opens Thu Apr 24, 2025 Off-season |
League Dues: 2025 Season Mon Jul 07, 2025 Off-season |
Off-Season Trading Closes Wed Jul 30, 2025 Off-season |
Keepers Due Sat Aug 02, 2025 Off-season |
Gonzo Drafts Begin Sat Aug 23, 2025 Off-season |
Transactions – Week 1 Sat Sep 06, 2025 Wk 1 |
League Playoffs Weeks 15-17.
For example, if your team is randomly drawn 1st, then you would get to select the draft slot you want (maybe 3rd) then the next person on the list would get to select their position.
Total time ~ 2 hours.
H2H matchups using Gonzo scoring.
Eight (8) teams advance to the Gonzo Playoffs. The three divisional winners and the best second-place team are automatically considered to be the top four teams.
Remaining seeds are determined by the following: (B. team’s regular-season W-L (percentage) record, C. divisional standings, D. point differential (PF – PA), E. remaining Gonzo cash).
First playoff week (Wild Card Playoffs): The eight playoff teams are matched up so that the #8 seed visits the #1 seed, the #7 seed visits the #2 seed, the #6 seed visits the #3 seed, and the #5 seed visits the #4 seed.The four winners advance to the second week of the playoffs; the four losers are eliminated.
Second playoff week (Divisional Playoffs): The four surviving teams are matched up so that the worst remaining team (based on the playoff seeding criteria) visits the best remaining team, and the second-worst remaining team visits the second-best remaining team. The two winners advance to the Gonzo Bowl; the two losers advance to the Gonzolation Bowl.
Third playoff week (Gonzo Bowl and Gonzolation Bowl): The two teams which won in the second playoff week play for the league championship in the Gonzo Bowl with the worse remaining team (based on the playoff seeding criteria) visiting the better remaining team. The two teams which lost in the second playoff week play in the Gonzolation Bowl with the worse team visiting the better team.
Trades can be contested by other league owners and then sent to the Gonzo review committee to determine trades validity.