Fantasy Football: A game in which the participants (called 'owners') each draft on their own or with the aid of software[3] a team of real-life NFL players and then score points based on those players' statistical performance on the field.

 

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Fantasy Football: A game in which the participants (called 'owners') each draft on their own or with the aid of software[3] a team of real-life NFL players and then score points based on those players' statis . . . View Full Definition

Fantasy: An imagined sequence of events or mental images (e.g., daydreams) that serves to express unconscious conflicts, to gratify unconscious wishes, or to prepare for anticipated future events.

Fantasy Literature: Any literature that is removed from reality--especially poems, books, or short narratives set in nonexistent worlds, such as an elvish kingdom, on the moon, in Pellucidar (the hollow center . . . View Full Definition

National Football League (NFL): The largest professional American football league, with 32 teams.

Fantasy Novel: Any novel that is removed from reality--especially those novels set in nonexistent worlds, such as an elvish kingdom, on the moon, in Pellucidar (the hollow center of the earth), or in alter . . . View Full Definition

Running Back by Committee (RBBC): (Running Back by Committee) A dirty 'four' letter word in the world of fantasy football, an RBBC describes a situation where an NFL team utilizes more than one running back in a prominent ro . . . View Full Definition

Mock Draft: A 'fake' draft that is not played out during the season that often is used to help determine average drafted position. NFL.com does a number of mock drafts during the season to help give fan . . . View Full Definition

League: A group of owners (typically ranging from eight to 12 teams) that compete against each other for their fantasy football league title.

Bust: Term often used to refer to a player, usually one drafted in the first day of the NFL Draft, who failed to meet the expectations of the drafting team. (Ex : Ryan Leaf, Akili Smith, Tim Couch )

Breakout: A method of moving the puck out of the defensive zone and beginning an attack.