R. Playoffs

R.1 RWDOC Postseason
The playoffs begin on week 13 of the NFL season. The playoffs conclude in week 16.

R.2 Qualifying for Post-Season Main Bracket
Six (6) out of the 12 teams in each conference will make the playoff’s main bracket.  

A. Within each conference, three (3) division winners clinch a playoff berth.

B. Within each conference, the next two (2) best teams based on standings (wins/points) will get a playoff berth.  

C. Within each conference, the team with the best all-play record of the remaining teams will receive a playoff berth. A team’s all-play record is their Win/Loss record had they played every team in the league every week.

D. Once these six (6)  teams have been decided, at that point seeding will be determined based on their regular season standings. Winning your division gets you into the playoffs, it does not necessarily mean you deserve a bye.


R.3 Seeding/Schedule

A. The playoffs will begin in Week 13 and conclude in Week 16 with the crowning of our Champion.  Teams that lose are not finished in the RWDOC as losers move down in the bracket.  Some teams will receive a bye week so that every team is concluding in Week 16.  In Roster Wars, even teams on bye are expected to have a valid lineup and are eligible to win Weekly High Score.  Every team will finish their season in week 16 playing the team from the other conference who ended in the same position on the mirrored bracket.  

B. RWDOC uses a unique "Opponent Call-Out" seeding system for playoffs.  What this means is that the highest seed in each round gets to call out their opponent from those available.  Choose your fate!  

1. The RWP will post on the forum which owners get to "call out" an opponent.  If the owner does not respond by the deadline given by the RWP, the owner will be fined.  The RWVP will email appropriate backup owners and fines will be levied against any applicable owners that are unable to respond within 24 hours.  This will be done to ensure things get done prior to kickoff of that week's games.  Be paying attention!
FYI. A backup owner will not be fined if they fail to make a call-out if the appropriate owner ahead of them responds thus rendering their call-out unneeded.


Week 13: First Round...within each conference,
Game 1: #3 seed "calls-out" their opponent between seeds #4, #5 or #6
Game 2: (two teams not playing in game 1)
Byes: #1 and #2 seeds

Week 14: Second Round...within each conference,
Game 3: #1 seed "calls-out" their opponent between seed #2 and the winner of Game 1 and the winner of Game 2 above
Game 4: (two teams not playing in Game 3)
Losers of Week 13 games move to appropriate match-ups

Week 15: Third Round...within each conference,
Game 5: Conference Championship Game (Winner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 4)
Game 6: Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 4
Winners and Losers of other match-ups move to appropriate match-ups

Week 16: Final Round
Game 1: Roster Wars Championship Game (Winners of Conference Championship games)
Game 2: Roster Wars Third Place Game (Losers of Conference Championship games)
Winners and Losers of other match-ups move to appropriate match-ups


R.4 Playoff Tiebreakers  
If a playoff game ends in a tie score, the better seed will win the match.  RWDOC takes the stance that the challenger is responsible for beating the "better team".


R.5 The Losers Bracket Tournament
The six (6) teams in each conference that do not make the playoffs will enter into the Consolation Bracket. This tournament will follow the exact same criteria as the main bracket above.