Week 1 · 2020

Carl vs Mitch

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

Carl144.0
VS
Margin 28.5
Mitch115.6
Slot Face-Off

Starting Lineups

Patrick Mahomes
QB#7 QB this week
QB-0.0
Tom Brady
QB#6 QB this week
Ezekiel Elliott
RB#3 RB this week
RB1+5.9
Dalvin Cook
RB#6 RB this week
Austin Ekeler
RB#14 RB this week
RB2-6.4
Derrick Henry
RB#10 RB this week
DeAndre Hopkins
WR#4 WR this week
WR1+14.0
Marquise Brown
WR#12 WR this week
DK Metcalf
WR#7 WR this week
WR2+11.5
Cooper Kupp
WR#18 WR this week
Chris Herndon
TE#7 TE this week
TE-3.1
Zach Ertz
TE#4 TE this week
A.J. Brown
WR#17 WR this week
FLEX-0.4
George Kittle
TE#6 TE this week
Chris Boswell
K#5 K this week
K+5.0
Greg Zuerlein
K#7 K this week
Patriots D/ST
DEF#1 DEF this week
DEF+2.0
Bills D/ST
DEF#4 DEF this week
Show benches (14 players)
Coaching Decisions

Lineup Diff

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

Left 10.5 on the bench. Started for 144.0; optimal was 154.5.

Left 3.7 on the bench. Started for 115.6; optimal was 119.3.

Carl optimal
154.5
Left 10.5 on the bench
Mitch optimal
119.3
Left 3.7 on the bench
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