Fantasy · Week 5 · Start or sit
Kirk Cousins or Sam Darnold?
Our week 5 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 (14.2 vs 14.3). 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 Sam Darnold (50%).
Kirk Cousins outscores Sam Darnold 50% of the time; Sam Darnold 50%.
QB, LV at NE
14.2 projected PPR points
Likely range 7–22 · QB16 this week · Bench
Bench. NE's defense has allowed 12% fewer points to QBs than the league average.
QB, SEA vs SF
14.3 projected PPR points
Likely range 7–23 · QB15 this week · Bench
Bench. Projected 14.3 points, 1.1 behind #12, the last one we'd start.
Side by side
| Kirk Cousins | Sam Darnold | |
|---|---|---|
| 14.2 | Projected points | 14.3 |
| 7.4 | Floor (a bad day) | 7.4 |
| 22.4 | Ceiling (a big day) | 22.5 |
| NE -12% | Matchup | SF -2% |
| ~21 pts | Team's expected score | ~24 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.