How to Play Playoff Rally
The NFL playoff fantasy football game where surviving players earn bigger multipliers every round
Playoff Rally turns the NFL playoffs into a four-round fantasy competition. You pick 9 players from the 14 playoff teams and compete against friends in a private league. The twist: every round a player survives, their multiplier grows. A running back held from Wild Card through the Super Bowl scores 4× their final stats. Smart picks — and loyalty — win leagues.
Step by Step
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Create or join a league
Sign in with Google, then create a private league and share your invite link — or join one a friend created. Leagues are private by default; no one can join without your link.
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Draft your 9-player lineup
Before Wild Card weekend, pick one player for each slot: QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE), K, and DST. You can pick players from any of the 14 playoff teams — spread across conferences or go all-in on one side.
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Watch the games, earn points
Your players score fantasy points based on their real-game stats each round. Full PPR scoring (1 point per reception) with standard passing, rushing, receiving, kicker, and DST categories. Points are totaled after each round and added to your season score.
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Swap out eliminated players
After each round, losing teams' players go silent. Before the next round locks, replace any eliminated players. You can also swap active players — but dropping someone resets their multiplier clock if you re-add them later.
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Earn bigger multipliers for loyalty
Every round a player stays in your lineup, their multiplier grows: Wild Card 1×, Divisional 2×, Conference Championship 3×, Super Bowl 4×. A player you held from the start earns 4× their Super Bowl stats — making the right early bets incredibly valuable.
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Win your league
After the Super Bowl, whoever has the most total multiplied fantasy points wins. Check the leaderboard throughout the playoffs to track your position and see how competitors are building their rosters.
Multipliers by Round
Your multiplier is determined by the week you first picked the player — not the current round. Holding players longer pays off.
Example: a QB picked in Wild Card who makes the Super Bowl scores 4× their final game stats. The same QB picked fresh in the Super Bowl only scores 1×.
Scoring Reference (Default)
These are the default values. League commissioners can customize all settings before Week 1.
Passing
- 1 pt per 25 passing yards
- 6 pts per passing TD
- −1 pt per interception
Rushing & Receiving
- 1 pt per reception (full PPR)
- 1 pt per 10 rushing or receiving yards
- 6 pts per rushing or receiving TD
Kickers
- 3 pts — FG under 40 yds
- 4 pts — FG 40–49 yds
- 5 pts — FG 50+ yds
- 1 pt per extra point
Defense / ST
- 10 pts — shutout
- 1–7 pts — points allowed 1–13
- 6 pts per defensive TD
- 1 pt per sack · 2 pts per INT / fumble
Strategy Tips
Top seeds and #2 seeds are statistically most likely to reach the Super Bowl. Picking them in Wild Card locks in the full 4× multiplier if they go all the way.
Dropping a player and re-adding them in a later round resets their multiplier to 1×. Only swap when you're sure someone is eliminated or severely underperforming.
Slots lock when a player's game kicks off — not when the first game of the day starts. Saturday and Sunday games lock separately, so you can still make changes on Sunday morning if only Saturday's games have started.
FLEX accepts RB, WR, or TE. In the playoffs, a hot receiving back or a TE on a run-heavy team can outscore a WR — don't default to a third wide receiver just because it feels standard.