A wild play like the Miami Dolphins’ unfortunate “Butt Punt” won’t be soon forgotten in the minds of NFL fans. Heck, even the college football world is getting in on the fun of making light of the hilarious play. Though, with a recent change, some fantasy football managers might not be laughing for long.
On Wednesday, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that the NFL had officially rescored the now-infamous play. Instead of it being a blocked punt for the Bills — how could it be? They didn’t do anything! — it will now be a -1 punt for punter Thomas Morstead. Dolphins’ defense and special teams managers in fantasy — look away:
Stat change with possible fantasy implications: The “Butt Punt” has officially been changed by the NFL from a blocked punt for the #Bills to a punt by Thomas Morstead for minus-1 yards. pic.twitter.com/sy7yykKkMj
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 28, 2022
This, of course, could have devastating implications if the Dolphins’ defense and special teams are in your possession. If you just won your latest game by fractions of a point, this rescore of the Butt Punt might have cost you the game instead. The same sentiment applies to anyone with the Bills’ defense and special teams who won their game thanks to the original “block.” What a rough development from an otherwise hysterical play.
Morstead himself didn’t appear to appreciate the change:
This is NOT #ForTheBrand https://t.co/61RUqVqLww
— Thomas Morstead (@thomasmorstead) September 28, 2022
If you’re one of these unfortunate individuals who have now lost their fantasy game thanks to the NFL’s change, take comfort that the Butt Punt — in all its glory — isn’t going away any time soon.
NFL fans wondered about the fantasy implications after the Butt Punt's stat change
This isn’t fair to the punter. The Bills pushed the line into the punter’s way. It’s a block. https://t.co/JMhxeLxc6o
— Josh Too Jolly (@JoshTooJolly) September 28, 2022
Cheeky move by the NFL. https://t.co/IlX4KoCjll
— Stauntonian (@JohnBlairII) September 28, 2022
This change was made no later than Monday morning and was the way the punt should have been scored according to historic practice. https://t.co/L7I8cY4gIC pic.twitter.com/o6Sdzzmmek
— Quirky Research (@QuirkyResearch) September 28, 2022
It counted as a blocked punt on Sunday which was when it mattered*.
Whatever happens after that is just over analyzing things.
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*Cause I started the Bills defense/ST https://t.co/g6Ck0lnRUN— Jesse Kolodkin (@JesseKolodkin) September 28, 2022
I wonder if this would actually affect any fantasy matchups from last week https://t.co/kt1D2vb6lN
— Dan (@JumpedAShark) September 28, 2022
a truly historic stat correction https://t.co/jplIiz0jOt
— NFL Fantasy Football (@NFLFantasy) September 28, 2022
I want to see teams that lost or won because of this correction 😂#FantasyFootball https://t.co/BeCnzjjrtM
— The B.O.A.T. Commish (@theBOATcommish) September 28, 2022
