Dear Yahoo Fantasy Sports Team,

In what world should a defense/special teams unit be rewarded for that sequence? The Arizona D/ST received +2 points for an interception, yet no negative adjustment for fumbling the ball and allowing a touchdown on the same play.

The entire purpose of the defensive scoring rule — not penalizing a defense for a pick-six or scoop-and-score — is to prevent unfair punishment when the offense makes a mistake. But in this case, it was the defense itself that committed the blunder.

This wasn’t an elite play; it was an abomination of defensive football — the kind of moment coaches use in film sessions as a cautionary example, not a highlight reel. Rewarding Arizona’s defense for that play goes against both the spirit of the scoring rules and basic football logic.

I’m not asking for a miracle — just fairness. Please reconsider the stat correction and restore the 22 points against, which accurately reflect the defensive breakdown that occurred on the field.

To borrow a metaphor from Saving Private Ryan:
• Losing Malik Nabers to IR was the first Ryan brother.
• Demercado’s dropped touchdown was brother two.
• Picking Arizona in Survivor and watching that defensive collapse was brother three.
And now, this stat correction threatens to kill off Private James Francis Ryan himself — the one we’re supposed to bring home.

Don’t kill Private Ryan, Yahoo. Save Private Ryan — and do so by doing the right thing here.

Sincerely,
Matt H.
A frustrated but loyal Yahoo Fantasy Football player