Week 9 · 2024

Cliff vs Drake

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

Cliff113.7

Margin 10.8

Drake102.9

Slot Face-Off

Starting Lineups

Sam Darnold19.0

QB#7 QB this week

QB-3.1

Geno Smith22.1

QB#4 QB this week

Saquon Barkley32.9

RB#1 RB this week

RB1+22.4

Breece Hall10.5

RB#17 RB this week

D'Andre Swift14.2

RB#12 RB this week

RB2+3.7

Kyren Williams10.5

RB#18 RB this week

Malik Nabers14.9

WR#9 WR this week

WR1-1.0

Terry McLaurin15.9

WR#8 WR this week

Drake London10.7

WR#12 WR this week

WR2+8.4

Chris Olave2.3

WR#18 WR this week

Kyle Pitts2.1

TE#9 TE this week

TE-13.4

Brock Bowers15.5

TE#3 TE this week

Jonathan Taylor8.9

RB#19 RB this week

FLEX+6.8

Puka Nacua2.1

WR#19 WR this week

Ka'imi Fairbairn7.0

K#4 K this week

K-4.0

Justin Tucker11.0

K#1 K this week

Chiefs D/ST4.0

DEF#5 DEF this week

DEF-9.0

Jets D/ST13.0

DEF#1 DEF this week

Show benches (13 players)

Cliff’s bench

Drake’s bench

Coaching Decisions

Lineup Diff

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

Cliff

Left 20.0 on the bench. Started for 113.7; optimal was 133.7.

WR1Sat Davante Adams (22.1) for Malik Nabers (14.9)−7.2
TESat Tucker Kraft (7.6) for Kyle Pitts (2.1)−5.5
WR2Sat Malik Nabers (14.9) for Drake London (10.7)−4.2
FLEXSat Josh Downs (12.0) for Jonathan Taylor (8.9)−3.1

Drake

Left 31.8 on the bench. Started for 102.9; optimal was 134.7.

RB1Sat Rhamondre Stevenson (22.4) for Breece Hall (10.5)−11.9
WR2Sat Ladd McConkey (11.4) for Chris Olave (2.3)−9.1
FLEXSat Kyren Williams (10.5) for Puka Nacua (2.1)−8.4
QBSat Patrick Mahomes (24.5) for Geno Smith (22.1)−2.4
RB2Sat Breece Hall (10.5) for Kyren Williams (10.5)−0.0

Cliff optimal

133.7

Left 20.0 on the bench

Drake optimal

134.7

Left 31.8 on the bench

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