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This is really, really, really weird.
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The NFL made a statistical correction for Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams on Wednesday. The correction was posted in Week 6 (for those not keeping score at home, it’s now Week 16).
In one game, Williams was initially given a negative five rushing yards. This has been changed to a fumble, fumble recovery and 0 yards rushing.
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In fact, one person responded to the post and provided evidence that it would change his fantasy scoring and therefore his playoff eligibility:
Fantasy sites usually explain somewhere that they won’t go back and adjust the points for stat modification after a certain period of time. This is certainly beyond this length.
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It was a tough drive for the guy above, who would have scored five-tenths more if not for the negative five yards.
To be sure, we have a lot of questions.
Mainly: Why does this stat revision only happen after 10 weeks?
There are strange things all around.