Week 1 · 2018
Carl vs Drake
Slot-by-slot. The full benches. The lineup decisions that decided it.
Carl128.4
VS
Margin 26.9
Drake155.3
Slot Face-Off
Starting Lineups
Show benches (14 players)
Carl’s bench
- WRTyreek Hill42.3
- QBPatrick Mahomes28.3
- RBJordan Howard15.7
- RBTarik Cohen7.1
- RBKerryon Johnson6.7
- WRMarquise Goodwin0.0
- RBAaron Jones0.0
Drake’s bench
- WREmmanuel Sanders29.5
- WRKenny Stills26.6
- RBIsaiah Crowell22.2
- QBSam Darnold13.8
- RBTevin Coleman11.5
- WRRobby Anderson10.2
- QBMatthew Stafford8.0
Coaching Decisions
Lineup Diff
Where each manager’s actual lineup differed from the optimal one.
Left 45.0 on the bench. Started for 128.4; optimal was 173.3.
- WR1Sat Tyreek Hill (42.3) for Golden Tate (20.9)−21.4
- FLEXSat A.J. Green (19.2) for Chris Hogan (2.1)−17.1
- QBSat Patrick Mahomes (28.3) for Tyrod Taylor (23.6)−4.8
- WR2Sat Golden Tate (20.9) for A.J. Green (19.2)−1.7
Left 42.4 on the bench. Started for 155.3; optimal was 197.7.
- WR1Sat Emmanuel Sanders (29.5) for DeAndre Hopkins (15.1)−14.4
- WR2Sat Kenny Stills (26.6) for Larry Fitzgerald (14.6)−12.0
- RB2Sat Isaiah Crowell (22.2) for Lamar Miller (11.9)−10.3
- FLEXSat DeAndre Hopkins (15.1) for Marvin Jones Jr. (9.4)−5.7
Carl optimal
173.3
Left 45.0 on the bench
Drake optimal
197.7
Left 42.4 on the bench
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