Fantasy · Week 9 · Start or sit
Bryce Young Or Gardner Minshew?
Our week 9 call from the head-to-head model, for PPR scoring. It updates as news and lines move.
Our call
Too close to call
Too close to call on projections (12.8 vs 10.9). If you're ahead this week take the higher floor; if you're chasing points take the higher ceiling. If you have to pick one, the numbers lean Bryce Young (56%).
Bryce Young outscores Gardner Minshew 56% of the time; Gardner Minshew 44%.
QB, CAR vs DEN
12.8 projected PPR points
Likely range 7–20 · QB21 this week · Bench
Bench. Projected 12.8 points, #21 among QBs this week.
QB, ARI at SEA
10.9 projected PPR points
Likely range 6–17 · QB23 this week · Bench
Bench. SEA's defense has allowed 24% fewer points to QBs than the league average.
Side by side
| Bryce Young | Gardner Minshew | |
|---|---|---|
| 12.8 | Projected points | 10.9 |
| 6.7 | Floor (a bad day) | 5.7 |
| 20.2 | Ceiling (a big day) | 17.2 |
| DEN -7% | Matchup | SEA -24% |
| ~21 pts | Team's expected score | ~16 pts |
| Healthy | Health | Healthy |
| Steady | Recent form | Hot ▲ |
| High | Our confidence | Medium |
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The chance is a model estimate that treats the two scores as independent. Fantasy scoring is noisy, so even a 70% call loses three times in ten. Projections are estimates, not guarantees. How it works.