Roto Champ
Every NFL team scored as a roto fantasy team. The title the NFL never hands out.
▶How is it scored?
Lineup: every team is its best possible starting lineup by that season’s fantasy points. QB · RB · RB · WR · WR · WR · TE · FLEX, in ½PPR.
Scoring: football is a points game, not categories. The lineup’s total ½PPR points is the team’s score, and the highest total wins the title.
A team can be Roto Champ without winning the real title: that gap is the whole fun.
Season
🏆 1981 Roto Champ
SD
San Diego Chargers1269.0 ½PPR pts
1st Roto Championship
Winning lineup · won by 29.3 · over 28 teams
QB
296
RB
290
RB
144
WR
196
WR
58
WR
0
TE
212
FLEX
73
The San Diego Chargers won the 1981 Roto Champ with 1269.0 points, 29.3 ahead of the Atlanta Falcons. It was largely a two-man job: Dan Fouts and Chuck Muncie account for 46 percent of the lineup between them. The lineup leans on its tight end more than most: 17 percent of the total, about 76 percent above what that slot gave the average team this season. Their flex spot went to a running back, John Cappelletti. Take tight end out of it and the result flips: that slot alone was worth 137.7 points, several times the 29.3 that separated them.
- #Team · real-life finishPts
- 1SDSan Diego Chargers1269.0roster →
- 2ATLAtlanta Falcons1239.7roster →
- 3CINCincinnati Bengals1230.0roster →NFC/AFC Champ
- 4MINMinnesota Vikings1178.3roster →
- 5DALDallas Cowboys1093.7roster →
- 6CLECleveland Browns1068.8roster →
- 7BUFBuffalo Bills1057.0roster →
- 8WASWashington Commanders1047.3roster →
- 9PITPittsburgh Steelers1031.5roster →
- 10TBTampa Bay Buccaneers1002.8roster →
- 11DETDetroit Lions1000.1roster →
- 12DENDenver Broncos999.9roster →
- 13SFSan Francisco 49ers990.1roster →🏆 SB Champ
- 14PHIPhiladelphia Eagles962.2roster →
- 15GBGreen Bay Packers959.7roster →
- 16BALBaltimore Ravens928.1roster →
- 17NYJNew York Jets910.7roster →
- 18MIAMiami Dolphins910.2roster →
- 19LALos Angeles Rams839.8roster →
- T20HOUHouston Oilers828.3roster →
- T20NENew England Patriots828.3roster →
- 22SEASeattle Seahawks827.7roster →
- 23KCKansas City Chiefs820.1roster →
- 24CHIChicago Bears788.7roster →
- 25OAKOakland Raiders787.5roster →
- 26STLSt. Louis Cardinals737.1roster →
- 27NONew Orleans Saints673.2roster →
- 28NYGNew York Giants597.2roster →
Past Roto Champions
Every season’s champ, decided by the box score instead of the bracket. The badge shows how that team actually finished.
Titles by Franchise
Roto championships all-time, with relocations merged into one franchise.
| # | Franchise | Titles | Seasons won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1989, 1987, 1971 | 7 | 1998, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1989, 1987, 1971 |
| 2 | 2019, 1985, 1983, 1978, 1977 | 5 | 2019, 1985, 1983, 1978, 1977 |
| 3 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 1995 | 4 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 1995 |
| 4 | 2021, 2001, 2000, 1999 | 4 | 2021, 2001, 2000, 1999 |
| 5 | 2017, 2012, 2010, 2007 | 4 | 2017, 2012, 2010, 2007 |
| 6 | 2014, 2013, 1974 | 3 | 2014, 2013, 1974 |
| 7 | 2006, 2004, 1976 | 3 | 2006, 2004, 1976 |
| 8 | 2022, 2018, 2003 | 3 | 2022, 2018, 2003 |
| 9 | 2002, 1972, 1970 | 3 | 2002, 1972, 1970 |
| 10 | 2005, 1982, 1981 | 3 | 2005, 1982, 1981 |
| 11 | 2016, 2011, 2008 | 3 | 2016, 2011, 2008 |
| 12 | 1991, 1975 | 2 | 1991, 1975 |
| 13 | 2020, 1997 | 2 | 2020, 1997 |
| 14 | 1986, 1984 | 2 | 1986, 1984 |
| 15 | 2015, 1979 | 2 | 2015, 1979 |
| 16 | 1980 | 1 | 1980 |
| 17 | 1996 | 1 | 1996 |
| 18 | 1988 | 1 | 1988 |
| 19 | 2009 | 1 | 2009 |
| 20 | 1973 | 1 | 1973 |
| 21 | 1990 | 1 | 1990 |