Week 1 · 2019

Carl vs Mitch

Slot-by-slot. The full benches. The lineup decisions that decided it.

Carl108.6

Margin 53.8

Mitch162.4

Slot Face-Off

Starting Lineups

Deshaun Watson30.7

QB#2 QB this week

QB+9.9

Drew Brees20.8

QB#5 QB this week

Alvin Kamara23.9

RB#6 RB this week

RB1-1.8

David Johnson25.7

RB#3 RB this week

Todd Gurley II11.1

RB#16 RB this week

RB2-11.6

Mark Ingram II22.7

RB#8 RB this week

Chris Godwin14.3

WR#8 WR this week

WR1-12.0

Keenan Allen26.3

WR#2 WR this week

Tyreek Hill4.1

WR#19 WR this week

WR2-18.2

Michael Thomas22.3

WR#4 WR this week

Vance McDonald6.0

TE#6 TE this week

TE-4.4

Zach Ertz10.4

TE#4 TE this week

David Montgomery5.5

RB#19 RB this week

FLEX-8.7

Kenny Golladay14.2

WR#10 WR this week

Ka'imi Fairbairn4.0

K#7 K this week

K-12.0

Stephen Gostkowski16.0

K#2 K this week

Rams D/ST9.0

DEF#4 DEF this week

DEF+5.0

Saints D/ST4.0

DEF#5 DEF this week

Show benches (14 players)

Carl’s bench

Mitch’s bench

Coaching Decisions

Lineup Diff

Where each manager’s actual lineup differed from the optimal one.

Carl

Left 32.8 on the bench. Started for 108.6; optimal was 141.4.

WR2Sat Emmanuel Sanders (19.6) for Tyreek Hill (4.1)−15.5
FLEXSat Chris Godwin (14.3) for David Montgomery (5.5)−8.8
WR1Sat Michael Gallup (22.8) for Chris Godwin (14.3)−8.5

Mitch

Left 39.0 on the bench. Started for 162.4; optimal was 201.4.

WR1Sat Sammy Watkins (46.8) for Keenan Allen (26.3)−20.5
FLEXSat Mark Ingram II (22.7) for Kenny Golladay (14.2)−8.5
WR2Sat Keenan Allen (26.3) for Michael Thomas (22.3)−4.0
TESat David Njoku (13.7) for Zach Ertz (10.4)−3.3
RB2Sat Marlon Mack (25.4) for Mark Ingram II (22.7)−2.7

Carl optimal

141.4

Left 32.8 on the bench

Mitch optimal

201.4

Left 39.0 on the bench

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