Fantasy · Week 6 · Start or sit
Bryce Young or Patrick Mahomes?
Our week 6 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 (16.4 vs 17.4). 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 Patrick Mahomes (52%).
Bryce Young outscores Patrick Mahomes 48% of the time; Patrick Mahomes 52%.
QB, CAR at PHI
16.4 projected PPR points
Likely range 9–26 · QB8 this week · Start
Start. Scored 21.5 points last game against a typical 12.1 (trending up).
QB, KC vs LAC
17.4 projected PPR points
Likely range 9–27 · QB6 this week · Must start
Must start. Projected 17.4 points, #6 among QBs this week.
Side by side
| Bryce Young | Patrick Mahomes | |
|---|---|---|
| 16.4 | Projected points | 17.4 |
| 8.5 | Floor (a bad day) | 9.0 |
| 25.8 | Ceiling (a big day) | 27.4 |
| PHI -3% | Matchup | LAC -18% |
| ~21 pts | Team's expected score | ~25 pts |
| Healthy | Health | Healthy |
| Hot ▲ | Recent form | Steady |
| High | Our confidence | High |
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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.