Evolution of the TFL

Since its beginning in 2020, the TFL has undergone many changes.
This page showcases many of the big and little things changed over the years.

TFL Teams

Seasons 1-9
32
Teams

Seasons 10-13
36
Teams

Seasons 14-Present
40
Teams

Rosters

Seasons 1-9
31
Players/Team

Seasons 10-15
44
Players/Team

Seasons 16-18
49
Players/Team

Seasons 19-Present
52/53
Players/Team

Regular Season Games/Team

Seasons 1-4
16
Games/Team

Seasons 5-13
17
Games/Team

Seasons 14-Present
18
Games/Team

Games/Season

Seasons 1-4
269
Games

Seasons 5-9
285
Games

Seasons 10-13
321
Games

Seasons 14-Present
379
Games

Playoff Format

Seasons 1-9
14
Teams

Each 1 Seed Got a Bye to Divisional Round

Season 10
16
Teams

No Teams Got a Bye

Seasons 11-13
16
Teams

Each 1 Seed Got a Bye to Divisional Round

Each 7 & 8 Seed Played Each Other in a "Play-in" Game

Seasons 14-Present
20
Teams

Each 1 Seed Gets a Bye to Divisional Round

All Other Division Winners Get a Bye to Wild Card Round

5-10 Seeds Play Each Other in the First Round

Rookie Draft Picks & Rounds

Seasons 4 & 7 Draft
128
Picks

4
Rounds

Seasons 10 & 13 Draft
180
Picks

5
Rounds

Season 16 Draft
200
Picks

5
Rounds

Season 19 Draft
240
Picks

6
Rounds

Trades

Season 4

Trades Only Took Place When Draft Picks Were Finalized

Season 7

Trades Only Took Place When Draft Picks Were Finalized

Seasons 8-Present

Teams Can Trade Preliminary Picks Before A Draft Season

Schedule

Seasons 1-9

Downloaded an NFL Season into Excel and used 'Find and Replace' to put TFL teams onto the schedule

Seasons 10-Present

Due to the influx of teams, I create the schedule from scratch using a spreadsheet that looks like the image below:

Pro Bowlers/Season

Seasons 1-16
106
Pro Bowlers

Season 17
114
Pro Bowlers

Seasons 18-20
116
Pro Bowlers

Seasons 21-Present
118
Pro Bowlers

Logos

TFL Logos are always changing, so here are a few stats:

Total Amount of Logos
111
Unique Logos

Logo Average
2.78
Logos/Team

Season 10:
23
New Logos

(TFL Record)

Expansions

Season 10

Season 14

Rebrands

Season 18

Season 20

Season 21

Card Designs

Season 4 & 5

Set: 288 Cards

Season 7

Set: 540 Cards

Season 10

Set: 1,008 Cards

Season 19

Set: 1,644 Cards

TFL Hall of Fame

2
Classes

21
Hall of Famers

100+
Eligible Players

TFL Website

Created
July 2025

Began After
Season 16

450+
Pages

Total TFL Stats Through Season 21 Offseason

6,438
Games

3,377
Players*

1,056
Rookies Drafted*

274,001
Points

31,641
Touchdowns

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