Week 8 · 2025

Carl vs Rob

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

Carl102.5

Margin 45.6

Rob148.1

Slot Face-Off

Starting Lineups

Daniel Jones23.2

QB#4 QB this week

QB+0.2

Patrick Mahomes23.0

QB#5 QB this week

Rachaad White8.1

RB#15 RB this week

RB1-5.4

Josh Jacobs13.5

RB#11 RB this week

Bijan Robinson5.8

RB#17 RB this week

RB2-3.5

Jaylen Warren9.3

RB#14 RB this week

Rome Odunze18.4

WR#5 WR this week

WR1+4.0

Justin Jefferson14.4

WR#12 WR this week

Tetairoa McMillan16.9

WR#6 WR this week

WR2+2.8

Zay Flowers14.1

WR#13 WR this week

Tyler Warren9.3

TE#5 TE this week

TE-8.5

Dallas Goedert17.8

TE#3 TE this week

George Pickens14.8

WR#8 WR this week

FLEX+0.8

Chris Olave14.0

WR#14 WR this week

Matt Gay0.0

K#8 K this week

K-17.0

Chase McLaughlin17.0

K#2 K this week

Browns D/ST6.0

DEF#6 DEF this week

DEF-19.0

Buccaneers D/ST25.0

DEF#1 DEF this week

Show benches (8 players)

Carl’s bench

Rob’s bench

Coaching Decisions

Lineup Diff

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

Carl

Left 19.7 on the bench. Started for 102.5; optimal was 122.2.

RB1Sat Chase Brown (25.5) for Rachaad White (8.1)−17.4
RB2Sat Rachaad White (8.1) for Bijan Robinson (5.8)−2.3

Rob

Left 9.5 on the bench. Started for 148.1; optimal was 157.6.

WR1Sat Michael Pittman Jr. (23.5) for Justin Jefferson (14.4)−9.1
WR2Sat Justin Jefferson (14.4) for Zay Flowers (14.1)−0.3
FLEXSat Zay Flowers (14.1) for Chris Olave (14.0)−0.1

Carl optimal

122.2

Left 19.7 on the bench

Rob optimal

157.6

Left 9.5 on the bench

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