Week 15 · 2020 · Playoffs

Carl vs Kyle

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

Carl167.7

Margin 20.9

Kyle146.8

Slot Face-Off

Starting Lineups

Patrick Mahomes25.9

QB#5 QB this week

QB-11.8

Josh Allen37.7

QB#1 QB this week

David Montgomery29.2

RB#1 RB this week

RB1+9.7

Jonathan Taylor19.5

RB#7 RB this week

Austin Ekeler11.9

RB#11 RB this week

RB2-2.7

Nick Chubb14.6

RB#9 RB this week

DeAndre Hopkins30.0

WR#2 WR this week

WR1+4.3

Stefon Diggs25.7

WR#3 WR this week

A.J. Brown15.4

WR#10 WR this week

WR2+4.2

Davante Adams11.2

WR#14 WR this week

Darren Waller30.0

TE#1 TE this week

TE+22.1

Dallas Goedert7.9

TE#6 TE this week

DK Metcalf9.3

WR#16 WR this week

FLEX+2.1

Cam Akers7.2

RB#15 RB this week

Daniel Carlson9.0

K#5 K this week

K-1.0

Jason Myers10.0

K#4 K this week

Browns D/ST7.0

DEF#4 DEF this week

DEF-6.0

Bills D/ST13.0

DEF#1 DEF this week

Show benches (14 players)

Carl’s bench

Kyle’s bench

Coaching Decisions

Lineup Diff

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

Carl

Left 13.4 on the bench. Started for 167.7; optimal was 181.1.

RB2Sat Giovani Bernard (22.7) for Austin Ekeler (11.9)−10.8
FLEXSat Austin Ekeler (11.9) for DK Metcalf (9.3)−2.6

Kyle

Left 31.6 on the bench. Started for 146.8; optimal was 178.4.

FLEXSat Jonathan Taylor (19.5) for Cam Akers (7.2)−12.3
RB1Sat Tony Pollard (31.2) for Jonathan Taylor (19.5)−11.7
RB2Sat D'Andre Swift (22.2) for Nick Chubb (14.6)−7.6

Carl optimal

181.1

Left 13.4 on the bench

Kyle optimal

178.4

Left 31.6 on the bench

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