2020 · Week 4
Sit / start analysis
Optimal vs actual lineup for every team.
Reconstructed season. CBS Sports didn't export weekly lineups for 2020 — team scores are exact, but the starting lineups below are a best-fit estimate. “Left on bench” and the costliest-decision leaks are therefore approximate.
Total league points left on bench
200.7
46 sub-optimal decisions detected
Costliest decisions
| Manager | Slot | Started | Got | Should have started | Could've had | Leak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Njigbas with Attitude | RB | Nick Chubb RB · FA | 4.3 | Kareem Hunt RB · FA | 19.1 | +14.8 |
| Shipping DeJawn | RB | Alexander Mattison RB · FA | 7.7 | Alvin Kamara RB · NO | 21.9 | +14.2 |
| Glock Purdy 🔫 | FLEX | Tyler Lockett WR · FA | 6.4 | Dalton Schultz TE · HOU | 18.2 | +11.8 |
| Cursed team | WR | Jamison Crowder WR · FA | 18.4 | DJ Chark WR · FA | 30.0 | +11.6 |
| Mike Vick’s Puppies🐶 | WR | Robert Woods WR · FA | 9.8 | Scotty Miller WR · CHI | 20.3 | +10.5 |
| Shipping DeJawn | WR | Tyler Boyd WR · FA | 16.9 | Mike Evans WR · SF | 26.7 | +9.8 |
| Cursed team | WR | DJ Moore WR · BUF | 9.4 | Jamison Crowder WR · FA | 18.4 | +9.0 |
| First Down Syndrome | QB | Joe Burrow QB · CIN | 16.1 | Kyler Murray QB · MIN | 24.1 | +8.0 |
| First Down Syndrome | WR | Tee Higgins WR · CIN | 14.0 | Tre'Quan Smith WR · FA | 21.9 | +7.9 |
| Cursed team | FLEX | Kenyan Drake RB · FA | 3.5 | Damien Harris RB · FA | 11.0 | +7.5 |
Per-team breakdown
Cursed team
actual 101.3optimal 136.5left 35.2
Actual
QBCarson Wentz22.4
RBDavid Johnson11.2
RBNyheim Miller-Hines7.9
WRJamison Crowder18.4
WRDJ Moore9.4
TEEvan Engram9.5
FLEXKenyan Drake3.5
KMason Crosby6.0
DLMyles Garrett4.0
DBMarlon Humphrey1.0
IDP_FLEXJustin Houston2.0
IDP_FLEXZa'Darius Smith6.0
Optimal
QBCarson Wentz QB · MIN22.4
RBChase Edmonds RB · FA15.0
RBDavid Johnson RB · FA11.2
WRDJ Chark WR · FA30.0
WRJamison Crowder WR · FA18.4
TEEvan Engram TE · DEN9.5
FLEXDamien Harris RB · FA11.0
KMason Crosby K · FA6.0
DLZa'Darius Smith LB · FA6.0
DBLogan Ryan DB · FA1.0
IDP_FLEXMyles Garrett DE · CLE4.0
IDP_FLEXJustin Houston DL · FA2.0
Shipping DeJawn
actual 132.0optimal 162.9left 30.9
Actual
QBLamar Jackson26.0
RBChris Carson25.0
RBAlexander Mattison7.7
WRMike Evans26.7
WRTyler Boyd16.9
TETyler Higbee5.0
FLEXDK Metcalf15.6
KJustin Tucker8.0
DLDeMarcus Lawrence0.0
DBCorey Ballentine1.1
IDP_FLEXFletcher Cox0.0
IDP_FLEXKenny Moore0.0
Optimal
QBLamar Jackson QB · BAL26.0
RBChris Carson RB · FA25.0
RBAlvin Kamara RB · NO21.9
WRCeeDee Lamb WR · DAL27.2
WRMike Evans WR · SF26.7
TETyler Higbee TE · LAR5.0
FLEXTyler Boyd WR · FA16.9
KJustin Tucker K · FA8.0
DLDeMarcus Lawrence DE · SEA0.0
DBJames Bradberry CB · FA2.0
IDP_FLEXK.J. Wright LB · FA3.0
IDP_FLEXCorey Ballentine CB · DAL1.1
First Down Syndrome
actual 153.5optimal 183.3left 29.8
Actual
QBJoe Burrow16.1
RBJoe Mixon42.1
RBDalvin Cook28.6
WRTee Higgins14.0
WRBrandon Aiyuk13.6
TEHunter Henry6.4
FLEXDevin Singletary18.7
KKa'imi Fairbairn13.0
DLDeForest Buckner1.0
DBJalen Ramsey0.0
IDP_FLEXBud Dupree0.0
IDP_FLEXJeff Okudah0.0
Optimal
QBKyler Murray QB · MIN24.1
RBJoe Mixon RB · FA42.1
RBDalvin Cook RB · FA28.6
WRTre'Quan Smith WR · FA21.9
WRCooper Kupp WR · SEA19.3
TET.J. Hockenson TE · MIN10.9
FLEXLatavius Murray RB · FA21.3
KKa'imi Fairbairn K · HOU13.0
DLDeForest Buckner DT · IND1.0
DBKyle Fuller CB · FA1.0
IDP_FLEXJalen Ramsey CB · PIT0.0
IDP_FLEXJeff Okudah CB · FA0.0
Njigbas with Attitude
actual 135.5optimal 163.9left 28.4
Actual
QBAaron Rodgers30.6
RBKareem Hunt19.1
RBNick Chubb4.3
WROdell Beckham39.9
WRStefon Diggs19.0
TEMike Gesicki2.5
FLEXJerry Jeudy15.1
KJake Elliott5.0
DLBrandon Graham0.0
DBMike Hughes0.0
IDP_FLEXJoey Bosa0.0
IDP_FLEXDeion Jones0.0
Optimal
QBAaron Rodgers QB · PIT30.6
RBAntonio Gibson RB · FA23.8
RBKareem Hunt RB · FA19.1
WROdell Beckham WR · FA39.9
WRStefon Diggs WR · FA19.0
TERob Gronkowski TE · FA4.4
FLEXJerry Jeudy WR · CLE15.1
KJake Elliott K · PHI5.0
DLJoey Bosa LB · FA0.0
DBDenzel Ward CB · CLE4.0
IDP_FLEXMyles Jack LB · FA3.0
IDP_FLEXVon Miller LB · FA0.0
Mike Vick’s Puppies🐶
actual 129.5optimal 152.9left 23.4
Actual
QBGardner Minshew21.9
RBMelvin Gordon26.8
RBEzekiel Elliott20.5
WRScotty Miller20.3
WRRobert Woods9.8
TEO.J. Howard14.5
FLEXTony Pollard13.7
KGreg Zuerlein2.0
DLAldon Smith0.0
DBC.J. Henderson0.0
IDP_FLEXShaquille Leonard0.0
IDP_FLEXKenneth Murray0.0
Optimal
QBRussell Wilson QB · FA22.9
RBMelvin Gordon RB · FA26.8
RBEzekiel Elliott RB · FA20.5
WRWilliam Fuller WR · FA24.3
WRScotty Miller WR · CHI20.3
TEDarren Waller TE · FA16.3
FLEXRonald Jones RB · FA18.8
KGreg Zuerlein K · FA2.0
DLDanielle Hunter DE · HOU0.0
DBBrandon Wilson DB · FA1.0
IDP_FLEXShaquille Leonard LB · FA0.0
IDP_FLEXKenneth Murray LB · FA0.0
Glock Purdy 🔫
actual 163.0optimal 178.9left 15.9
Actual
QBDeshaun Watson22.9
RBJerick McKinnon22.7
RBClyde Edwards-Helaire12.1
WRAmari Cooper33.9
WRTyreek Hill16.9
TEGeorge Kittle41.1
FLEXTyler Lockett6.4
KZane Gonzalez3.0
DLMaxx Crosby2.0
DBXavier Rhodes2.0
IDP_FLEXChase Young0.0
IDP_FLEXJohn Johnson0.0
Optimal
QBJustin Herbert QB · LAC25.0
RBJerick McKinnon RB · FA22.7
RBClyde Edwards-Helaire RB · FA12.1
WRAmari Cooper WR · FA33.9
WRRobbie Chosen WR · FA18.9
TEGeorge Kittle TE · SF41.1
FLEXDalton Schultz TE · HOU18.2
KZane Gonzalez K · MIA3.0
DLMaxx Crosby DE · LV2.0
DBXavier Rhodes CB · FA2.0
IDP_FLEXT.J. Watt LB · PIT0.0
IDP_FLEXChase Young DE · NO0.0
verbbb
actual 95.8optimal 107.8left 12.0
Actual
QBPatrick Mahomes21.2
RBAaron Jones22.6
RBMark Ingram10.7
WRJarvis Landry15.3
WRJulian Edelman6.5
TETravis Kelce11.5
FLEXCam Akers0.0
KWil Lutz5.0
DLAaron Donald1.0
DBDarius Slay1.0
IDP_FLEXCarlos Dunlap1.0
IDP_FLEXChandler Jones0.0
Optimal
QBPatrick Mahomes QB · KC21.2
RBAaron Jones RB · MIN22.6
RBMark Ingram RB · FA10.7
WRJarvis Landry WR · FA15.3
WRJulian Edelman WR · FA6.5
TETravis Kelce TE · KC11.5
FLEXRex Burkhead RB · FA6.0
KWil Lutz K · DEN5.0
DLYannick Ngakoue DE · FA4.0
DBDarius Slay CB · FA1.0
IDP_FLEXFrank Clark DE · FA2.0
IDP_FLEXEmmanuel Ogbah DE · FA2.0
The McCafrican Americans
actual 129.5optimal 140.1left 10.6
Actual
QBMatt Ryan12.4
RBMike Davis22.6
RBTodd Gurley19.3
WRAllen Robinson24.6
WRDeVante Parker21.5
TEZach Ertz6.9
FLEXKenny Golladay16.2
KMatt Prater3.0
DLCalais Campbell1.0
DBDonte Jackson1.0
IDP_FLEXJ.J. Watt0.0
IDP_FLEXBobby Wagner1.0
Optimal
QBDrew Brees QB · FA15.5
RBMike Davis RB · FA22.6
RBTodd Gurley RB · FA19.3
WRAllen Robinson WR · FA24.6
WRDeVante Parker WR · FA21.5
TEAustin Hooper TE · ATL14.4
FLEXKenny Golladay WR · FA16.2
KMatt Prater K · FA3.0
DLCalais Campbell DE · BAL1.0
DBDonte Jackson CB · LAC1.0
IDP_FLEXBobby Wagner LB · FA1.0
IDP_FLEXBudda Baker DB · ARI0.0
Kirko Chainz Gang
actual 146.8optimal 155.8left 9.0
Actual
QBDak Prescott38.3
RBJames Robinson14.7
RBAdrian Peterson9.6
WRAdam Thielen27.2
WRTerry McLaurin22.3
TENoah Fant8.5
FLEXJulio Jones7.2
KRodrigo Blankenship14.0
DLCameron Jordan2.0
DBXavien Howard3.0
IDP_FLEXChris Jones0.0
IDP_FLEXKhalil Mack0.0
Optimal
QBDak Prescott QB · DAL38.3
RBD'Andre Swift RB · CHI15.2
RBJames Robinson RB · FA14.7
WRAdam Thielen WR · FA27.2
WRTerry McLaurin WR · WAS22.3
TENoah Fant TE · NO8.5
FLEXAdrian Peterson RB · FA9.6
KRodrigo Blankenship K · FA14.0
DLCameron Jordan DE · FA2.0
DBXavien Howard DB · FA3.0
IDP_FLEXDeShon Elliott DB · PIT1.0
IDP_FLEXChris Jones DT · KC0.0
USPS Allstars ⭐️📦✅
actual 112.8optimal 118.3left 5.5
Actual
QBJosh Allen26.4
RBJosh Jacobs10.3
RBLe'Veon Bell0.0
WRLaviska Shenault15.6
WRKeenan Allen14.2
TEMark Andrews21.7
FLEXMarquise Brown13.6
KHarrison Butker7.0
DL—0.0
DBMarcus Peters2.0
IDP_FLEXShaquil Barrett2.0
IDP_FLEXJason Pierre-Paul0.0
Optimal
QBJosh Allen QB · BUF26.4
RBJosh Jacobs RB · GB10.3
RBJalen Richard RB · LV5.5
WRLaviska Shenault WR · FA15.6
WRKeenan Allen WR · FA14.2
TEMark Andrews TE · BAL21.7
FLEXMarquise Brown WR · PHI13.6
KHarrison Butker K · KC7.0
DLShaquil Barrett LB · FA2.0
DBMarcus Peters CB · FA2.0
IDP_FLEXJason Pierre-Paul LB · FA0.0
IDP_FLEX— 0.0