Week 1 · 2021
Jordan vs Mitch
Slot-by-slot. The full benches. The lineup decisions that decided it.
Jordan108.3
VS
Margin 7.2
Mitch115.5
Slot Face-Off
Starting Lineups
Show benches (14 players)
Jordan’s bench
- WRAntonio Brown23.7
- RBMelvin Gordon III20.8
- RBDavid Montgomery18.8
- DEFSteelers D/ST13.0
- RBChris Carson12.7
- WRChase Claypool10.0
- WROdell Beckham Jr.0.0
Mitch’s bench
- QBTom Brady27.2
- WRBrandin Cooks18.2
- WRTee Higgins15.8
- WRRobby Anderson12.7
- RBKenyan Drake12.0
- RBLeonard Fournette10.9
- WRTyler Boyd6.2
Coaching Decisions
Lineup Diff
Where each manager’s actual lineup differed from the optimal one.
Left 43.7 on the bench. Started for 108.3; optimal was 152.0.
- RB2Sat David Montgomery (18.8) for Ezekiel Elliott (5.9)−12.9
- RB1Sat Melvin Gordon III (20.8) for Clyde Edwards-Helaire (10.2)−10.6
- WR2Sat Antonio Brown (23.7) for DJ Moore (15.4)−8.3
- DEFSat Steelers D/ST (13.0) for Patriots D/ST (7.0)−6.0
- FLEXSat DJ Moore (15.4) for Allen Robinson II (9.5)−5.9
Left 23.3 on the bench. Started for 115.5; optimal was 138.8.
- QBSat Tom Brady (27.2) for Josh Allen (17.2)−10.0
- WR2Sat DK Metcalf (16.0) for Terry McLaurin (10.2)−5.8
- FLEXSat Tee Higgins (15.8) for Derrick Henry (10.7)−5.1
- WR1Sat Brandin Cooks (18.2) for DK Metcalf (16.0)−2.2
- RB2Sat Kenyan Drake (12.0) for Antonio Gibson (11.8)−0.2
Jordan optimal
152.0
Left 43.7 on the bench
Mitch optimal
138.8
Left 23.3 on the bench
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