Fantasy football is a rather simple concept, which lends to its massive popularity. Score more points than your opponent in a given week and you win. But if it's all about scoring the most points, why do you hear so many stories of the manager with the most points in the league having a sub-.500 record?
Two concepts are primarily to blame: luck, which we’re not going to get into here, and the uneven distribution of fantasy points. All fantasy points in a given league—touchdowns, yards, receptions, field goals, interceptions—are created equally, but not all points are distributed equally.