Fantasy · Week 7 · Start or sit
Deshaun Watson Or Patrick Mahomes?
Our week 7 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 (13.1 vs 13.0). 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 Deshaun Watson (50%).
Deshaun Watson outscores Patrick Mahomes 50% of the time; Patrick Mahomes 50%.
QB, CLE at TEN
13.1 projected PPR points
Likely range 7–21 · QB18 this week · Bench
Bench. Projected 13.1 points, 2.3 behind #12, the last one we'd start.
QB, KC at SEA
13.0 projected PPR points
Likely range 7–21 · QB19 this week · Bench
Bench. SEA's defense has allowed 23% fewer points to QBs than the league average.
Side by side
| Deshaun Watson | Patrick Mahomes | |
|---|---|---|
| 13.1 | Projected points | 13.0 |
| 6.8 | Floor (a bad day) | 6.8 |
| 20.6 | Ceiling (a big day) | 20.5 |
| TEN +4% | Matchup | SEA -23% |
| ~20 pts | Team's expected score | ~20 pts |
| Healthy | Health | Healthy |
| Steady | Recent form | Cold ▼ |
| 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.