Week 5 · 2025

Cliff vs Mitch

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

Cliff136.5

Margin 11.7

Mitch124.8

Slot Face-Off

Starting Lineups

Justin Fields25.9

QB#2 QB this week

QB+13.8

Drake Maye12.1

QB#8 QB this week

Javonte Williams26.9

RB#4 RB this week

RB1-1.0

Christian McCaffrey27.9

RB#3 RB this week

James Cook III4.9

RB#18 RB this week

RB2-13.3

David Montgomery18.2

RB#5 RB this week

Stefon Diggs24.6

WR#4 WR this week

WR1+0.1

Puka Nacua24.5

WR#5 WR this week

Jordan Addison15.1

WR#12 WR this week

WR2-2.8

Courtland Sutton17.9

WR#10 WR this week

Sam LaPorta20.2

TE#2 TE this week

TE+11.1

Trey McBride9.1

TE#6 TE this week

Quentin Johnston6.9

WR#22 WR this week

FLEX-4.2

Xavier Worthy11.1

WR#19 WR this week

Jake Bates5.0

K#4 K this week

K-4.0

Matt Prater9.0

K#1 K this week

Browns D/ST7.0

DEF#3 DEF this week

DEF+12.0

Seahawks D/ST-5.0

DEF#8 DEF this week

Show benches (11 players)

Cliff’s bench

Mitch’s bench

Coaching Decisions

Lineup Diff

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

Cliff

Left 13.0 on the bench. Started for 136.5; optimal was 149.6.

RB2Sat Tony Pollard (14.8) for James Cook III (4.9)−9.9
FLEXSat A.J. Brown (9.3) for Quentin Johnston (6.9)−2.4
QBSat Baker Mayfield (26.7) for Justin Fields (25.9)−0.7

Mitch

Left 15.9 on the bench. Started for 124.8; optimal was 140.7.

RB2Sat Jacory Croskey-Merritt (27.0) for David Montgomery (18.2)−8.8
FLEXSat David Montgomery (18.2) for Xavier Worthy (11.1)−7.1

Cliff optimal

149.6

Left 13.0 on the bench

Mitch optimal

140.7

Left 15.9 on the bench

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