Week 2 · 2025

Cliff vs Drake

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

Cliff128.2

Margin 7.4

Drake120.8

Slot Face-Off

Starting Lineups

Justin Fields4.0

QB#8 QB this week

QB-7.8

Josh Allen11.8

QB#5 QB this week

James Cook III26.5

RB#2 RB this week

RB1+16.5

Kyren Williams10.0

RB#15 RB this week

James Conner12.2

RB#14 RB this week

RB2+9.9

Derrick Henry2.3

RB#20 RB this week

Malik Nabers37.7

WR#2 WR this week

WR1-1.5

Amon-Ra St. Brown39.2

WR#1 WR this week

CeeDee Lamb20.2

WR#6 WR this week

WR2+9.6

Mike Evans10.6

WR#13 WR this week

Hunter Henry1.9

TE#8 TE this week

TE-8.2

Travis Kelce10.1

TE#3 TE this week

A.J. Brown7.7

WR#17 WR this week

FLEX-2.1

Terry McLaurin9.8

WR#14 WR this week

Jake Elliott12.0

K#5 K this week

K-10.0

Brandon Aubrey22.0

K#1 K this week

Packers D/ST6.0

DEF#3 DEF this week

DEF+1.0

Texans D/ST5.0

DEF#4 DEF this week

Show benches (12 players)

Cliff’s bench

Drake’s bench

Coaching Decisions

Lineup Diff

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

Cliff

Left 34.9 on the bench. Started for 128.2; optimal was 163.1.

QBSat Baker Mayfield (19.9) for Justin Fields (4.0)−15.9
RB2Sat Javonte Williams (25.0) for James Conner (12.2)−12.8
FLEXSat D'Andre Swift (13.9) for A.J. Brown (7.7)−6.2

Drake

Left 18.6 on the bench. Started for 120.8; optimal was 139.4.

RB2Sat Nick Chubb (15.2) for Derrick Henry (2.3)−12.9
RB1Sat J.K. Dobbins (15.5) for Kyren Williams (10.0)−5.5
FLEXSat Kyren Williams (10.0) for Terry McLaurin (9.8)−0.2

Cliff optimal

163.1

Left 34.9 on the bench

Drake optimal

139.4

Left 18.6 on the bench

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