Week 12 · 2025

Cliff vs Mitch

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

Cliff129.5

Margin 23.3

Mitch106.1

Slot Face-Off

Starting Lineups

Jared Goff17.2

QB#3 QB this week

QB+9.9

Lamar Jackson7.2

QB#8 QB this week

James Cook III21.9

RB#5 RB this week

RB1-5.3

Christian McCaffrey27.2

RB#2 RB this week

Javonte Williams12.1

RB#11 RB this week

RB2+0.7

Rico Dowdle11.4

RB#12 RB this week

A.J. Brown25.0

WR#4 WR this week

WR1+8.3

Puka Nacua16.7

WR#8 WR this week

CeeDee Lamb11.5

WR#14 WR this week

WR2+11.5

Jameson Williams0.0

WR#21 WR this week

George Kittle13.8

TE#3 TE this week

TE-3.1

Trey McBride16.9

TE#2 TE this week

Stefon Diggs4.0

WR#20 WR this week

FLEX-4.7

Aaron Jones Sr.8.7

RB#14 RB this week

Harrison Butker16.0

K#2 K this week

K+4.0

Ka'imi Fairbairn12.0

K#4 K this week

Bills D/ST8.0

DEF#5 DEF this week

DEF+2.0

Seahawks D/ST6.0

DEF#7 DEF this week

Show benches (9 players)

Cliff’s bench

Mitch’s bench

Coaching Decisions

Lineup Diff

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

Cliff

Played the optimal lineup.

Mitch

Left 42.1 on the bench. Started for 106.1; optimal was 148.2.

WR2Sat Puka Nacua (16.7) for Jameson Williams (0.0)−16.7
WR1Sat Wan'Dale Robinson (30.6) for Puka Nacua (16.7)−13.9
QBSat Jacoby Brissett (18.7) for Lamar Jackson (7.2)−11.5

Cliff optimal

129.5

Left -0.0 on the bench

Mitch optimal

148.2

Left 42.1 on the bench

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