Fantasy Football - Always Verify Scoring

A couple weeks ago in the Patriots game against the Ravens, Tom Brady threw a pass that was intercepted by Ed Reed of the Ravens. Ed Reed tried to run it back, but fumbled. The fumble was recovered by Ben Watson, my FF tight end. New England had the ball, 1st and 10 at the point where Watson recovered the ball.

CBS Sportsline credited Brady with the interception thrown, the Ravens D with a pass intercepted, and the Patriots D with a fumble recovered. The Patriots were credited with a fumble recovered since they were technically on defense after Reed intercepted the ball.

What Sportsline did not automatically do was credit Ben Watson with the fumble recovered since he actually an offensive player. So I sent a note to the commish to make the adjustment. This had no effect in the standings but I pointed this out because total number of points is one of the tiebreakers at the end of the season and it could have become a factor.

If you are in a close matchup, be on the lookout for situations like this. Even if it won't make much of a difference in whether you win or lose a game, it could be a factor in a tiebreaker.