Week 1 · 2025

Carl vs Rob

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

Carl125.1

Margin 14.1

Rob111.0

Slot Face-Off

Starting Lineups

Kyler Murray18.3

QB#7 QB this week

QB-7.7

Patrick Mahomes26.0

QB#3 QB this week

Bijan Robinson24.4

RB#2 RB this week

RB1+10.4

Josh Jacobs14.0

RB#11 RB this week

Chase Brown13.1

RB#14 RB this week

RB2+1.1

Ashton Jeanty12.0

RB#16 RB this week

Drake London13.5

WR#6 WR this week

WR1-1.3

Justin Jefferson14.8

WR#5 WR this week

Tetairoa McMillan11.8

WR#9 WR this week

WR2+3.8

Tyreek Hill8.0

WR#14 WR this week

Tyler Warren14.9

TE#2 TE this week

TE+1.0

Sam LaPorta13.9

TE#3 TE this week

Omarion Hampton8.1

RB#18 RB this week

FLEX+1.8

Tee Higgins6.3

WR#15 WR this week

Chase McLaughlin5.0

K#7 K this week

K-6.0

Harrison Butker11.0

K#2 K this week

Broncos D/ST16.0

DEF#1 DEF this week

DEF+11.0

Jets D/ST5.0

DEF#4 DEF this week

Show benches (12 players)

Carl’s bench

Rob’s bench

Coaching Decisions

Lineup Diff

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

Carl

Left 10.6 on the bench. Started for 125.1; optimal was 135.7.

FLEXSat Drake London (13.5) for Omarion Hampton (8.1)−5.4
WR2Sat Ricky Pearsall (14.8) for Tetairoa McMillan (11.8)−3.0
WR1Sat Rome Odunze (15.7) for Drake London (13.5)−2.2

Rob

Left 35.7 on the bench. Started for 111.0; optimal was 146.7.

WR1Sat Zay Flowers (28.1) for Justin Jefferson (14.8)−13.3
WR2Sat Michael Pittman Jr. (20.0) for Tyreek Hill (8.0)−12.0
FLEXSat Justin Jefferson (14.8) for Tee Higgins (6.3)−8.5
RB2Sat Jaylen Warren (13.9) for Ashton Jeanty (12.0)−1.9

Carl optimal

135.7

Left 10.6 on the bench

Rob optimal

146.7

Left 35.7 on the bench

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