Fantasy · Week 5 · Start or sit
Rico Dowdle or Tyler Allgeier?
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 (5.5 vs 5.8). 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 Tyler Allgeier (51%).
Rico Dowdle outscores Tyler Allgeier 49% of the time; Tyler Allgeier 51%.
RB, PIT vs IND · Questionable — toe injury
5.5 projected PPR points
Likely range 0–9 · RB37 this week · Bench
Bench. Questionable — toe injury.
RB, ARI vs DET
5.8 projected PPR points
Likely range 3–9 · RB36 this week · Bench
Bench. Projected 5.8 points, 0.6 behind #32, the last one we'd start.
Side by side
| Rico Dowdle | Tyler Allgeier | |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | Projected points | 5.8 |
| 0.0 | Floor (a bad day) | 2.8 |
| 8.9 | Ceiling (a big day) | 9.4 |
| IND -2% | Matchup | DET -8% |
| ~23 pts | Team's expected score | ~25 pts |
| Questionable — toe injury | Health | Healthy |
| Cold ▼ | Recent form | Hot ▲ |
| Low | Our confidence | High |
Rico Dowdle: Questionable — toe injury. Confirm his status before kickoff.
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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.