Letter from the Commissioner
October 10, 2000
There were a couple of scoring discrepancies this week, so I though that would just clear everything up. First of all, I encourage you to review the scores for your game. Do NOT ASSUME that the stats are correct. If you find any scores that don't look right or you have a question about, please ask me. I will then verify the stats in our software program and NFL.com. The stats on NFL.com that will be used are the stats on the Player Cards, NOT the Gamebook Stats. The reason for this can be found on NFL.com's FAQs:
Q. Are statistics on the Gamebooks official?
A. No. Gamebooks are prepared on site at each game using data available immediately following the completion of a game. They are intended to provide a snapshot of the game's action and are not updated after stats are made official on Monday mornings. Please note that scoring decisions made on game days are reviewed and frequently adjusted before becoming official. See the Stats section of the site or a player's player card to find official statistics. The best way to locate an individual player card is through the search tool on the Players Index.
While in most cases our software program has the correct stats, there have been some cases where they were wrong. When the Offical stats on NFL.com do not match the software, the offical NFL.com stats will be used (see above for definition of offical stats). The exception being if a scoring change is made more than 36 hours after the completion of Monday night's game, the original score will remain.
Hopefully, that policy is clear, if you have questions about it let me know. Which brings me to the question of how this relates to this week. In the NFL.com Gamebook stats as well as in the USA Today, Jevon Kearse did not score any points, however, in our stats he was given credit for 1/2 a sack. After further research, it appeared that Yahoo, WashingtonPost.com and the player log on NFL.com all gave him credit for the 1/2 sack. This is what led me to the above information. Since, the offical NFL.com stats say that Kearse got a 1/2 sack, that ruling will stand. As a result, the scores and stats listed in yesterday's reports are correct. Hopefully, this issue is resolved to the satisfaction of everyone involved. Thank you.
Josh
Commissioner WMFFL