We have had this discussion before and like this thread there have been viewpoints from both sides:
https://nfbcforums.shgn.com/viewtopic.p ... me#p203578
Some viewpoints have changed during the years. In fact, Dan posted this just two years ago:
by DOUGHBOYS » Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:42 am
I have been killed by this rule.
Most notably, I dropped from third to fourth in the Main Event overall in 2007, costing $5000 if memory serves right.
I have also lost a Draft Champions league on a 163rd game.
Still, I believe the NFBC has it right.
Although we could never, ever plan for this, it is a regular season game.
Here's another thread:
https://nfbcforums.shgn.com/viewtopic.p ... e&start=50
And another:
https://nfbcforums.shgn.com/viewtopic.p ... me#p166680
There has been a 163rd game 5 times in 16 NFBC seasons:
2007
2008
2009
2013
2018 (four teams)
As King of Queens stated, in 9 of our 16 seasons teams have played 161 games instead of 162, consisting of 28 different teams being short-changed by one game. Twelve teams during that time have had one extra game.
Our position from the start has been that we want our stats to mirror those exactly of Major League Baseball. Since MLB considers the play-in game as part of the regular season -- where individual records and results can be added to -- we have included it. Is there some luck in getting one extra game for owners? Yes, the same unluck that you get with teams playing only 161 games. I understand WE can rectify that by not including it, but as others have said then let's discuss getting rid of the last week. Maybe get rid of the last two weeks. Instead of going down any of those paths, we've chosen for 16 years to mirror what MLB does and include every regular season game played.
I'm not trying to interject into the conversation because I always like rules discussions, but some have asked why we include this game. And I've stated the same thing on each thread for this subject: We are mirroring the MLB regular season. I understand fantasy football doesn't include all 17 weeks of the regular season and WE COULD CHANGE this if needed. We have been very consistent with our rules from Day 1 and that includes this rule. There is no consensus that one way is far better than the other way -- differing viewpoints are strong from both sides just from the threads I've posted here so far -- but keep the discussion going. I'll step aside and keep tabs of both sides.