SuperBowl.com Football Playoff Challenge Official Rules
| Introduction | SuperBowl.com Football Playoff Challenge
No Cost
The Administrator
Eligibility |
| Playing | Signing Up |
| Weekly Lineup | Setting Your Lineup
Lineup Setting Deadline
Roster Requirements |
| Scoring | Point Values |
| Prizes | Grand Prize
Tie Breakers |
| Legal Disclaimers | General Conditions
Rules/Winners Information
Internet
Sponsor/Administrator's Mailing Address
Release and Indemnity
Arbitration
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
Sponsor and Prize Provider
Administrator
Privacy |
Introduction
SuperBowl.com Football Playoff Challenge
Welcome to the SuperBowl.com Football Playoff Challenge. The SuperBowl.com Football Playoff Challenge (the "Contest") lets you experience the excitement of postseason fantasy football! As a team owner, you will pick a team of National Football League players who you think will collect the most Fantasy Points from the Wild Card round through the Super Bowl. Points are based on the statistics players accumulate during the playoffs. You'll build your own football team of eight players prior to the Wild Card round. You can change your roster completely prior to the Divisional playoff round, but the number of NEW players you can add will be restricted prior to the Conference Championships and the Super Bowl. So your challenge is to pick players whose teams you believe will continue playing all the way to the Super Bowl.
The Challenge shall coincide with the 2006 NFL postseason schedule commencing on January 6, 2007 and concluding with Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007. You will be able to register for and participate in SuperBowl.com.s Playoff Challenge starting on January 1, 2007 and ending at 4:00pm ET on Sunday, February 4, 2007.
No Cost
The SuperBowl.com Football Playoff Challenge is FREE to play. No purchase or entry fee necessary to enter or win.
The Administrator
CBS SportsLine.com, Inc. ("SportsLine") will serve as the Administrator of the SuperBowl.com Football Playoff Challenge and will be responsible for resolving any disputes that arise regarding violations of the rules.
Eligibility
To be eligible to participate in the Contest you must be (a) Registered Users; (b) legal residents of one (1) of the fifty (50) United States or Washington DC; (for purposes of clarity, Puerto Rico is expressly excluded); and (c) at least eighteen (18) years of age or older (except in Alabama and Nebraska where you must be 19 years of age or older) at the date of entry in this 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 or more of the following Websites: CBS.com, CBSnews.com, CBS SportsLine.com, upn.com, etonline.com, NFL.com, SuperBowl.com and/or pgatour.com. If you are not a Registered User you may become a Registered User and obtain an ID and a Password by completing the NFL.com service registration form on the SuperBowl.com website. There is no fee or charge to you to become a Registered User. Void where prohibited by law.
Employees, including their immediate family members, of CBS SportsLine.com (the "Administrator"), CBS Broadcasting, Inc., the National Football League (the "NFL"), its member professional football clubs, NFL Properties LLC, NFL Ventures, L.P, NFL Ventures, Inc., NFL Properties LLC, NFL Productions LLC, NFL International LLC, NFL Enterprises LLC, and each of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees (as used herein, "NFL Entities"), their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (all of the foregoing, collectively, the "Contest Entities") are not eligible to participate in the Contest. An immediate family member is defined as a parent, sibling or any other person residing in the same household as employee. Excluded residents may play, but are NOT eligible to receive any prizes.
Playing
Signing up
Registered Users can sign up any time by visiting the CBS SportsLine.com Website. Participants will be asked to go to the URL: http://football.superbowl.com/splash/football/superbowl/challenge/free2 and follow the onscreen instructions (the "Onscreen Instructions") in order to enter. Onscreen Instructions incorporated by reference in these Official Rules.
Weekly Lineup
Setting Your Lineup
There are four (4) NFL playoff rounds total. Prior to each of the first two rounds of the NFL playoffs (the Wild Card and Divisional Playoff rounds), you will choose a starting lineup of eight (8) NFL players. You will have 300 units to "spend" assembling your team. Prior to the Conference Championship round, you will only be allowed to change 4 players from the previous week's lineup, with the other 4 players carrying over. You will be allowed to change only 2 players prior to the Super Bowl, with 6 players carrying over from the previous week. Your challenge is to select players who will advance deep into the playoffs.
Prior to the Wild Card round, the pool of available NFL players will be selected and each will be assigned a value (in "units") by the Administrator. Players' values will not change throughout the playoffs.
Lineup Setting Deadline
The SuperBowl.com Football Playoff Challenge will run for the duration of the NFL playoffs. The deadline for setting your lineup each week is approximately one hour before the scheduled start of the first NFL game that week. This season's NFL playoff schedule is listed below.
| NFL Playoff Schedule |
| Round | Date(s) |
| Wild Card | Jan. 6-7, 2007 |
| Divisional Playoffs | Jan. 13-15, 2007 |
| Conference Championships | Jan. 21, 2007 |
| Super Bowl | Feb. 4, 2007 |
The first day you can set a lineup is January 1, 2007. Your team will only earn points starting with the week you sign up. Rosters will lock each week about 1 hour prior to the week.s first kickoff. No retroactive points will be awarded.
Roster Requirements
The chart below lists roster requirements for each team. You must select the required number of players at each position (listed below) from the available player pool. You can "spend" a maximum of 300 units to select your roster of NFL players for your team, and you will not be allowed to exceed that amount when setting your team each week. You also will not be allowed to set a lineup that does not meet the roster requirements. Once the 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 |
Note: For players who play more than one position, Administrator will determine their position eligibility. If a player is listed at one position but then plays another for the week (e.g. a running back plays wide receiver) his statistics at the new position will count for your team. If any of your selected NFL players is injured after the lineup setting deadline, or for any reason is not available to play, you will not be able to change them.
Scoring
Point Values
Each week your team will compete against all other participants. A team will accumulate points based on the statistics accumulated by the players on the team. The chart below lists the point values.
| 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 |
| Defensive Statistic | Defensive Team/Special Teams |
| Touchdown | 6 points |
| Safety | 2 points |
| Interception | 2 points |
| Fumble Recovery | 2 points |
| Sack | 1 point |
| Points Allowed | 0-6 = 8 points
7-13 = 6 points
14-20 = 4 points
21-27 = 2 points
28+ = 0 points |
| Yards Allowed | 0-49 = 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 |
*** NOTES ***
- Offensive Scoring (QB, RB, WR, TE) Scoring will be calculated according to the following example: If a QB throws for 200 yards, 2 TDs - rushes for 20 yards, 1 TD - and has 25 yards receiving, his point total for the week would be:
3 TDs = 18 points, 200yds Passing = 8 points, 20yds Rushing = 2 points,
25yds receiving = 2 points; or 30 total points for the week. Please note that, if you have an active QB and an active WR who play for the same NFL team, and your QB throws a touchdown pass to your WR, then you are credited with two touchdowns on the play and you receive 6 points for each touchdown (12 points total). Also, it should be noted that players on your active roster at an offensive position cannot receive individual offensive points for your team when they are on special teams.
- Defensive / Special Team scores (TDs, Fumble Recoveries, INTs, Safties or Sacks) Your defense is awarded points when any one of its members generates either a TD, INT, fumble recovery, safety or sack. Your defense also is awarded points for a kickoff or punt return that results in a TD. For instance, if your active defense is the Saints, and Reggie Bush returns a punt for a TD, your defense (the Saints) gets 6 points. But in that same situation, a team using Bush as an active RB would NOT be awarded 6 points for the touchdown.
- Fumbles Lost by an active player on your roster playing offense, special teams or defense will lose 2 points if they turn the ball over to the opposing team at any time during the game. For instance, if you have Reggie Bush active at RB and he fumbles the ball away at any time while he is on the field your team will lose 2 points. This includes a fumble lost while returning a kick, interception or obviously while on offense at RB.
- Defensive Points Allowed will take into account ALL the points allowed by the team as a whole. Be aware this includes points scored against the offense (TD from an interception, safeties, etc.) and special teams (punt return for a TD) as well as those scored against the defense.
- Defensive Touchdowns are any touchdowns scored by the defensive team. This includes fumble returns and interception returns.
- Special Teams Touchdowns are touchdowns scored by punt returns, kickoff returns or returns of a blocked Field Goal kick or punt.
- To calculate the Total Yards Allowed, simply add the other team's Total Rushing and Total Passing Yards gained.
- Rounding will NOT be used when calculating points from statistics. For example 49 yards rushing will result in 4 points.
- In the event that a scheduled game is canceled or preempted for any reason, no points will be awarded for that week for players on the affected NFL teams.
Prizes
Grand Prize
The eligible participant who accumulates the most fantasy points during the 2006 NFL Playoffs will win a Grand Prize package for Super Bowl XLII (the .Grand Prize Winner.). The Grand Prize package for Super Bowl XLII includes: Round-trip coach air transportation for two (2) (for winner and one (1) travel companion) (airport, carrier and itinerary to be determined by the relevant NFL Entities) to Glendale, AZ; Ground Transportation to and from an Arizona airport to hotel; four (4) nights accommodation in one (1) double-occupancy standard room in an Arizona hotel; and two (2) game tickets to Super Bowl XLII (the .Grand Prize.). The approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is Five Thousand dollars ($5,000.00). All other expenses not specified herein are the responsibility of the prize winner and his/her guest, including, but not limited to: tax on the prize, ground transportation; meals; airport taxes; telephone, fax or cable charges; personal services and expenses such as laundry, valet, room service; gratuities; optional tours; insurance; medical travel documents; and other incidental costs. The prize winner and his/her travel companion must travel together. Winner and guest must travel on the trip dates specified by the NFL. Due to the nature of the prize, no alternative travel dates are available.
Actual value of trip(s) may vary based on point of departure and dates of travel. Certain travel restrictions may apply. If a winner resides within a 100 mile radius of host city, ground transportation to and from the hotel may be provided in lieu of air transportation and no compensation or substitution will be provided for difference in prize value. The Grand Prize Winner's guest must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older, unless traveling with a parent or guardian. If guest of any winner is a minor in his/her state of residence, guest must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian (who must be the winner).
Grand Prize Winner and guest will be required to travel together on the same itinerary and are responsible for obtaining all required travel documents. Grand Prize Winner must be available to travel on dates specified by the NFL. Travel arrangements must be made through the NFL. The NFL reserves the right to select airline and accommodation in its sole discretion. All prize details are at the sole discretion of the NFL. Any portion of the Grand Prize not accepted by the Grand Prize Winner will be forfeited.
Should the game portion or experience portion of any prize be canceled, postponed or in any way abbreviated, the NFL shall have no liability or further obligation to the winner other than to supply the trip as described, minus the game tickets. Tickets are subject to certain terms and conditions as specified by issuer. Seat locations will be determined by the NFL. The NFL, and/or any other relevant party, reserves the right to remove or to deny entry to any winner and/or guest who engages in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person at the game. The terms and conditions of the tickets awarded as prizes will govern in the event a legal game, as defined by the NFL, is not played due to weather, an act of God, threat or act of terrorism, civil disturbance or any other reason. Unused tickets cannot be refunded, exchanged or applied towards tickets. The NFL will not replace any lost or stolen prizes. Grand Prize Winner is responsible for any loss of Grand Prize after it has been delivered. No responsibility is assumed by Contest Entities for any cancelled, rescheduled, delayed or postponed game in whole or in part. If unused, game tickets cannot be returned, refunded or exchanged for cash value or substitute tickets.
Tie Breakers
Ties will be broken by comparing tied participants. weekly performances beginning with the last week of play and going backwards until the tie is broken. The contestant with the higher score in an individual week will be declared the winner. In the event that there is still a tie after all weekly performances are examined, total points throughout the playoffs, by position, will be used to break the tie. Total points will be examined, by position, in the following order: Quarterback, Running Backs, Wide Receivers, Tight End, Kicker, Defensive Team. In the event that there is still a tie after comparing total points throughout the playoffs, the winner will be determined by random drawing.
Legal
All participants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and the Legal Disclaimers below, and by the decisions of SportsLine which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the game.
General Conditions
By entering this Contest, each entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these rules and by the decision of the judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Further, each entrant also acknowledges and agrees to the CBS SportsLine.com Terms of Service, including, without limitation, the CBS SportsLine.com Acceptable Use Policy. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner. No substitution or transfer of Grand Prize permitted except by the NFL.
Grand Prize Winner will be required to submit valid identification to SportsLine and the NFL and to execute an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release within thirty (30) days following first attempted notification. Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and awarding of the prize to the entrant with the next highest score. Except where prohibited by law, a prize winner.s acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for the Contest Entities to use that prize winner.s name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical, information, voice, and address (city and state) worldwide and in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without further compensation.
Grand Prize Winner's travel companion (is such travel companion.s parent or legal guardian) must complete, execute and return a Travel Companion Liability Release, and where lawful, a Travel Companion Publicity Release (collectively, the "Travel Companion Release Forms") prior to issuance of travel documents. Failure to return Travel Companion Release Forms timely may prevent travel companion from participating in the trip.
The Contest Entities and any organization associated with (directly or indirectly) any of these entities are not be responsible if event cancellations, delays, postponements or other factors beyond their control prevent the Grand Prize or any part of the Grand Prize from being fulfilled. The Contest Entities and any organization associated with (directly or indirectly) any of these entities make no express or implied warranties or conditions of any kind with respect to safety, appearance or performance of any prize or prize activity offered.
By entering this Contest, participants agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless SportsLine.com, CBS Broadcasting, Inc., the NFL Entities and their parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in this Contest or the acceptance, possession or use of any part of the Grand Prize won in connection with this Contest.
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
The Contest Entities assume no liability and are not responsible for, and contestants hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, lost, late, incomplete, corrupted, stolen, misdirected, illegible or postage due entries or mail if applicable; or for any computer, telephone, cable, network, satellite, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture any such information. The Contest Entities are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by registration information submitted by end users or tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the Contest, or alteration of, entries of transactions. The Contest Entities are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail entry or transaction to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to a contestant.s or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest.
The Contest Entities reserve the right to halt or modify the Contest at any time during the Contest period if events beyond their control compromise the Contest.s fairness or integrity. The Contest Entities reserve the right to modify these rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of this Contest.
The Contest Entities are not responsible for typographical or other human or technical errors in the offer or administration of this Contest, including, but not limited to, errors in advertising, the Official Rules, the selection and announcement of the Grand Prize Winner or the distribution of the Grand Prize.
The Contest Entities, in their sole discretion, may disqualify any entrant from participating in the Contest, refuse to award points or the Grand Prize, and require the return of any part of the Grand prize, if entrant engages in any conduct the Contest Entities deem to be improper, unfair or otherwise adverse to the operation of the Contest or detrimental to other entrants. Such improper conduct includes, but is not limited to, falsifying personal information required during Contest registration or Grand Prize claim, violating any term or condition stated herein, accumulating points or prizes through methods such as automated computer scripts or other programming techniques, allowing others to use the entrant's personal information for the purpose of accumulating points or prizes, tampering with the Contest Entities' administration of this promotion, or intentionally trying to defraud, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or otherwise tamper with the computer programs on this Web site. Entrant further acknowledges that the forfeiture of prize(s) and/or return of any prize(s) shall in no way prevent the Contest Entities from pursuing other avenues of recourse such as criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct.
This Contest may not be used for any form of gambling.
Rules/Winners Information
For winner information or an additional copy of the Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by June 1, 2007 to: SuperBowl.com Playoff Challenge, 2200 W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. Specify "Rules" or "Winners List." Residents of VT may omit return postage.
Internet
If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of SportsLine and the NFL Entities which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, the Contest Entities reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Contest. In such event, the Contest Entities further reserve the right to award the Grand prize to the eligible participant with the most points as of the termination date.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GAME IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE CONTEST ENTITIES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH CONTESTANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
In the event of a dispute, entries made by Internet will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
Any entry that is incomplete, late, does not include a validly issued User ID will be disqualified.
In the event that this Contest is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, the Contest Entities reserve the right to discontinue or modify this Contest, or to disqualify participants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such event, the Contest Entities shall have no liability to any players who are disqualified due to such an action.
Release and Indemnity
Each participant in this Contest, including, without limitation, the Grand Prize Winner, hereby releases and agrees to hold harmless the Contest Entities from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to person, including death, and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the Grand Prize, participation in the SuperBowl.com Playoff Challenge and participation in any activity related to the SuperBowl.com Playoff Challenge.
Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties
IN NO EVENT WILL THE CONTEST ENTITIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE AND/OR SUPERBOWL.COM PLAYOFF CHALLENGE, DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM THE SERVICE AND/OR THE SUPERBOWL.COM PLAYOFF CHALLENGE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE SUPERBOWL.COM PLAYOFF CHALLENGE ,THE SERVICE AND THE GRAND PRIZE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.
Arbitration
All parties, including entrants, waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these Official Rules, including, without limitation, the Contest. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or the Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of New York, in the City of New York, County of New York.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ITS TERMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONBAICTS OF LAWS RULES. For any matters which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or in connection with the entering of any judgment on an arbitration award in connection with these Official Rules and/or the Contest, the parties irrevocably submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the New York state and federal courts located in the City of New York, County of New York, and State of New York. The parties agree not to raise the defense of forum non conveniens.
Sponsor and Prize Provider
National Football League, 280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.
Administrator
CBS SportsLine.com, Inc., 2200 W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309.
Privacy
The Contest Entities collect personal data from entrants when they enter the Contest. This information becomes the property of the Contest Entities and may be combined with other information that you have submitted to them. Personal data collected from www.NFL.com and www.SuperBowl.com is subject to the NFL.com and SuperBowl.com privacy policy located at http://www.nfl.com/help/privacy and will be handled consistent with that policy and subject to any specific privacy choices communicated to NFL.com and SuperBowl.com respectively. Personal information may also be disclosed to third parties in order to administer the Contest and award prizes.
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