Week 9 · 2021

Cliff vs Kyle

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

Cliff82.2

100 got they ass3–5 entering

Margin 26.5

Kyle108.8

6–2 entering

Slot Face-Off

Starting Lineups

Patrick Mahomes10.4

QB#5 QB this week

QB-11.1

Kirk Cousins21.6

QB#3 QB this week

Najee Harris16.8

RB#6 RB this week

RB1+5.6

Austin Ekeler11.2

RB#12 RB this week

Chase Edmonds0.3

RB#18 RB this week

RB2-8.5

Darrell Henderson Jr.8.8

RB#14 RB this week

Diontae Johnson11.7

WR#9 WR this week

WR1-8.8

Cooper Kupp20.5

WR#2 WR this week

Davante Adams10.2

WR#12 WR this week

WR2-6.8

Justin Jefferson17.0

WR#6 WR this week

Kyle Pitts9.2

TE#6 TE this week

TE-0.2

Mike Gesicki9.4

TE#4 TE this week

DJ Moore7.6

WR#17 WR this week

FLEX+2.3

Aaron Jones5.3

RB#15 RB this week

Tyler Bass7.0

K#5 K this week

K0.0

Matt Prater7.0

K#6 K this week

Bills D/ST9.0

DEF#3 DEF this week

DEF+1.0

Rams D/ST8.0

DEF#5 DEF this week

Show benches (10 players)

Cliff’s bench

Kyle’s bench

Coaching Decisions

Lineup Diff

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

Cliff

Left 12.2 on the bench. Started for 82.2; optimal was 94.4.

RB2Sat Darrel Williams (10.7) for Chase Edmonds (0.3)−10.4
FLEXSat Kyle Pitts (9.2) for DJ Moore (7.6)−1.6
TESat Dalton Schultz (9.4) for Kyle Pitts (9.2)−0.2

Kyle

Left 23.8 on the bench. Started for 108.8; optimal was 132.6.

FLEXSat Justin Jefferson (17.0) for Aaron Jones (5.3)−11.7
RB2Sat AJ Dillon (13.0) for Darrell Henderson Jr. (8.8)−4.2
WR2Sat Cooper Kupp (20.5) for Justin Jefferson (17.0)−3.5
RB1Sat Josh Jacobs (13.5) for Austin Ekeler (11.2)−2.3
WR1Sat DeVonta Smith (22.6) for Cooper Kupp (20.5)−2.1

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