We’ve seen plenty of bad fantasy football beats over the years, but this one may top them all.
Barstool Sports’ “Laces Out” Twitter account a screenshot of a fantasy football owner’s result from the semifinals in Week 15. That owner lost their semifinal matchup by .01 points — 128.77 to 128.76. According to the tweet, the person lost because of Drew Brees’ kneel-down on the final play of the game.
Thanks to a Drew Brees late game kneel, this fella lost his fantasy semifinal. The epitome of brutality. @BarstoolProJoes pic.twitter.com/hzgNCAsb8v
— Laces Out (@LacesOutShow) December 19, 2018
Brees took a knee with 35 seconds left to run off the remaining time in a 12-9 win by the New Orleans Saints over the Carolina Panthers on Monday night. He lost one yard on the play, finishing with 2 rushing attempts for -2 yards. He also took a 1-yard loss for his kneeldown before halftime.
Do we need to begin a campaign to make sure kneeling down on the final play of a half does not affect a player’s rushing stats? Seems like that would only be fair. Oh, and if you want to compare bad beat stories, we’ve got plenty more here.
