Week 8 · 2023

Cliff vs Kyle

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

Cliff107.6

Margin 32.0

Kyle139.6

Slot Face-Off

Starting Lineups

Kirk Cousins19.9

QB#6 QB this week

QB-7.5

Jalen Hurts27.4

QB#3 QB this week

Javonte Williams18.8

RB#9 RB this week

RB1-8.2

Alvin Kamara27.0

RB#4 RB this week

Kenneth Walker III8.0

RB#15 RB this week

RB2-8.8

Josh Jacobs16.8

RB#10 RB this week

Brandon Aiyuk15.9

WR#12 WR this week

WR1-9.3

Ja'Marr Chase25.2

WR#3 WR this week

Mike Evans12.9

WR#16 WR this week

WR2+3.3

Chris Olave9.6

WR#17 WR this week

Travis Kelce11.8

TE#6 TE this week

TE-7.9

Sam LaPorta19.7

TE#2 TE this week

Puka Nacua7.3

WR#20 WR this week

FLEX+4.4

Jakobi Meyers2.9

WR#22 WR this week

Jake Elliott10.0

K#3 K this week

K+4.0

Tyler Bass6.0

K#7 K this week

Saints D/ST3.0

DEF#6 DEF this week

DEF-2.0

Bills D/ST5.0

DEF#5 DEF this week

Show benches (14 players)

Cliff’s bench

Kyle’s bench

Coaching Decisions

Lineup Diff

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

Cliff

Left 14.0 on the bench. Started for 107.6; optimal was 121.6.

RB2Sat Zack Moss (14.4) for Kenneth Walker III (8.0)−6.4
FLEXSat Mike Evans (12.9) for Puka Nacua (7.3)−5.6
WR2Sat Amari Cooper (14.9) for Mike Evans (12.9)−2.0

Kyle

Left 23.0 on the bench. Started for 139.6; optimal was 162.6.

WR2Sat DeVonta Smith (22.9) for Chris Olave (9.6)−13.3
FLEXSat Jaxon Smith-Njigba (12.6) for Jakobi Meyers (2.9)−9.7

Cliff optimal

121.6

Left 14.0 on the bench

Kyle optimal

162.6

Left 23.0 on the bench

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