How do 'special teams' and 'team defenses' earn points in fantasy footbal?
Special teams and team defenses earning points in a fantasy football league depends on the league itself. But the main way to score points is with sacks and then turnovers. So you can break turnovers into interceptions and also fumble recoveries. Other ways you can score points within your fantasy football league is by preventing points. Say you've got the Indianapolis Colts as your defensive team, if they only allowed five points in a game then that's going to score points for your fantasy football team because that's a very low amount. You also, in almost any league, get a bonus if your fantasy football defense and special teams get a shutout, so that really helps. Another thing for big scoring is if your special and defense teams get a touchdown. So if you get a kickoff return or a punk return that will give you usually six points. That's a big help when scoring in terms of fantasy football defenses and special teams. You can get a little more involved in some other stats like tackles or the amount of tackles in a game, but usually you don't see that. When I'm drafting a defense in my fantasy football league, I really focus on sacks, turnovers, and then how many points they allow.
