DFS-based fantasy football since 2018
Every week
is draft day.
Welcome to the home of the Rhino Football League, one of the best fantasy football leagues in the country. Every week, 40 owners battle it out to draft the highest scoring lineups.
- Owners
- 40
- Divisions
- 8
- Conferences
- 2
- Founded
- 2018
League constitution
Rules
Season
The regular season runs for the first 13 weeks of the NFL calendar. Each week, all 40 teams compete against each other in a DFS-style contest on DraftKings.
Earning horns
Horns are the league's points. There are two ways to earn them each week.
Divisions
The 40 teams are divided into 8 divisions, with 4 divisions in each of two conferences, the NFC and the AFC.
For each new season, divisions are made as competitively balanced as possible based on prior seasons' data. New owners are placed into a division with someone they know whenever possible.
Playoff spots
At the end of the regular season, only eight teams from each conference advance to the playoffs. The team from each division with the most horns is crowned division champ and earns a top 4 seed.
The four wildcard teams from each conference are the four remaining teams with the most horns. For playoff format, see the Playoffs page.
Tiebreakers
The Standings page applies these automatically.
Within a division
- Record against each other
- Record against division opponents
- Record against common opponents
- 50/50 horns
- Total points
Playoff seeding, different divisions
- Record against each other (if applicable)
- Hypothetical record against each other for all 13 weeks
- 50/50 horns
- Total points
If more than two teams are tied in the conference standings and two or more of them are in the same division, the division tiebreakers are used first for those teams before moving on to the conference tiebreakers.
Activity
Consistent activity from all 40 owners is imperative to the success of the league, especially as interest from prospective owners has continued to grow.
- Anyone who takes a zero is placed on probation for the following season.
- Anyone who takes two zeroes in the same season, or anyone on probation who takes one zero during the season, is subject to being replaced.
Questions and suggestions
If you have questions, need more clarity on anything, or have a suggestion for a rule change or anything else that would make the league better, reach out to the commissioner.
Head to head
Schedule & Results
Every owner plays one head-to-head matchup a week. A win is worth 1 horn. DraftKings usernames are listed so you can follow your opponent’s score during the weekend.
Weekly lineups
Scores
Finish in the top 20 each week to earn 2 horns in the 50/50.
Conference standings
Standings
50/50 2 horns per week at or above the cut · H2H 1 horn per win · Pts season points · Ties are broken with the official tiebreakers
Postseason
Playoffs
The RFL playoff format is set up almost identically to the NFL's. The lone exception is four wildcard teams per conference rather than three.
Within each conference there are three rounds. Each round is a single contest: the top half of teams advance and the bottom half are eliminated.
In each round of the conference playoffs, teams with a top-half seed receive a tiered home field advantage bonus based on their seeding, shown on the bracket below.
The champions of each conference advance to play each other in the Rhino Bowl.
Bracket · if the season ended today
Bonus points are added to that week’s score. The dashed line marks who advances.
2026 season
Prizes
| Finish | Payout |
|---|---|
| 3rd place | $200 |
| 4th place | $175 |
| 5th place | $125 |
| 6th place | $125 |
| 7th place | $75 |
| 8th place | $75 |
Bonuses
Making your donation
You may make your donation for the 2026 season with the following methods:
Zelle and Apple Pay are also accepted upon request. Message the commish if you'd like to use either of these.
Want in?
Prospective Owners
If you are interested in joining RFL in the future, or if you are a current owner who knows someone who is interested, fill out the form below to join the league waiting list.