Fantasy football defense and Stat corrections
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
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Thank you for your feedback regarding Arizona's defense in week 5.
Items that count towards "points allowed" are:
-All FGs scored by opponent
-All PATs (extra points and 2-PT conversions)
-All TDs scored against defense or special teams (including fake punts / field goals / returns from kickoff, punts, blocked punts, and muffed catches / fumbles during kickoffs and punts)
Items that do not count towards "points allowed" are:
-Safeties (Including Safeties on defensive or special teams plays)
-TD returns from Interceptions, blocked field goals, or all fumble returns that result in TDs (except on kickoffs and punts)
-Defensive two-point conversion returns
Once the ball was intercepted on the play, Arizona was considered an offensive team that turned the ball over for a score.