It's also not uncommon for NFL teams to rest starting players in late-season games once their playoff positioning is assured, either by pulling them early in the game (regardless of the score) or placing them on the inactive list for that game. This is done mainly to prevent injures to star players in meaningless games. However, this is not considered match fixing as the players that remain in the game are still trying their best to win, and more often than not the team that rests their starters ends up winning anyway.