Week 1 · 2025

Cliff vs Kyle

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

Cliff112.6
VS
Margin 19.8
Kyle92.8
Slot Face-Off

Starting Lineups

Baker Mayfield
QB#5 QB this week
QB+13.8
Joe Burrow
QB#8 QB this week
James Cook III
RB#4 RB this week
RB1+2.8
Saquon Barkley
RB#5 RB this week
James Conner
RB#10 RB this week
RB2+1.6
Jonathan Taylor
RB#15 RB this week
CeeDee Lamb
WR#4 WR this week
WR1-1.4
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR#2 WR this week
Malik Nabers
WR#8 WR this week
WR2-1.3
Ladd McConkey
WR#7 WR this week
George Kittle
TE#5 TE this week
TE+8.0
T.J. Hockenson
TE#8 TE this week
A.J. Brown
WR#20 WR this week
FLEX-3.7
Nico Collins
WR#16 WR this week
Jake Elliott
K#4 K this week
K-1.0
Cameron Dicker
K#3 K this week
Eagles D/ST
DEF#6 DEF this week
DEF+1.0
Steelers D/ST
DEF#7 DEF this week
Show benches (12 players)
Coaching Decisions

Lineup Diff

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

Left 7.7 on the bench. Started for 112.6; optimal was 120.3.

Left 32.6 on the bench. Started for 92.8; optimal was 125.4.

Cliff optimal
120.3
Left 7.7 on the bench
Kyle optimal
125.4
Left 32.6 on the bench
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