2026 season · Week 5 · WR
Toss-up between Metcalf and Downs in PPR. Too close to call: 13.8 vs 13.6 projected PPR points; 8.6 projected targets. In half-PPR scoring the call flips to Metcalf. In standard scoring the call flips to Metcalf.
DK MetcalfPITWRvs IND14.1 PPR pts
Floor 4 · median 12.8 · ceiling 26
Too close to call: 13.8 vs 13.6 projected PPR points; 8.6 projected targets.
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Josh DownsINDWR@ PIT13.9 PPR pts
Floor 4 · median 12.8 · ceiling 25
Too close to call: 13.6 vs 13.8 projected PPR points; 8.4 projected targets.
MediumAdd more players in Who Should I StartDK Metcalf stats and usageJosh Downs stats and usageAll Week 5 projections
Both players come from the same weekly projection: a mean and an 80% range from 2,000 simulated games, scored in your format, and the chance he plays. Start goes to the higher expected points (chance to play × projection); within 10% is a Flex-level close call. The tier ranks each player against everyone at his position this week. Reasons are templates filled with the model's numbers.
Updated Tue, Oct 6, 2:39 PM ETFull methodology
Toss-up between Metcalf and Downs in PPR. Too close to call: 13.8 vs 13.6 projected PPR points; 8.6 projected targets. In half-PPR scoring the call flips to Metcalf. In standard scoring the call flips to Metcalf.
DK Metcalf: his 90th-percentile outcome is 26 PPR points against 25 for Josh Downs, from 2,000 simulated games each.
DK Metcalf: a floor (10th percentile) of 4 PPR points vs 4, and a 98% chance to play vs 98%.
PPR: Metcalf 14.1, Downs 13.9; half-PPR: Metcalf 11.7, Downs 11.2; standard: Metcalf 9.3, Downs 8.6 (points if he plays).
