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Short week: every call

Teams on four or fewer days of rest (Thursday after Sunday) score fewer fantasy points than projected.

2024 backtest

241–151–41

61.5% vs 61.4% baseline

2025 backtest

225–151–39

59.8% vs 61.4% baseline

2026 live (from Week 5)

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first live calls this week

2026 weeks 1–4 (after the fact)

30–29–9

50.8% vs 61.3% baseline

2024–25 by position and by expected effect

Position	W–L–P	Win %	Baseline
WR	211–119–21	63.9%	63.7%
TE	104–73–33	58.8%	60.9%
RB	122–71–21	63.2%	61.8%
QB	29–39–5	42.6%	50.4%

Expected effect (PPR)	W–L–P	Win %	Baseline
flag	241–151–41	61.5%	61.4%
0.25–0.5	214–130–35	62.2%	62.4%
0.5–1	11–21–4	34.4%	50.4%

Call log

SeasonAll 2024 2025 2026

SourceAll Backtest Backtest (after the fact)Live

PositionAll QB RB WR TE

ResultAll ✅ Win ❌ Loss Push Void Not graded

Short week calls, newest first
Week	Player	Call	Proj	Actual	Margin	Result	Source · made
2026 W4	Adam ThielenWR PIT	Fade (Short week vs CLE, expected +0.0)	5.2	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Trayveon WilliamsRB CLE	Fade (Short week vs PIT, expected −0.2)	2.3	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Scott MillerWR PIT	Fade (Short week vs CLE, expected +0.0)	2.3	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Trey SermonRB PIT	Fade (Short week vs CLE, expected −0.2)	2.2	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Sal CannellaTE CLE	Fade (Short week vs PIT, expected +0.7)	1.9	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Jerome FordRB CLE	Fade (Short week vs PIT, expected −0.2)	2.8	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Calvin Austin IIIWR PIT	Fade (Short week vs CLE, expected +0.0)	5.0	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Lew Nichols IIIRB PIT	Fade (Short week vs CLE, expected −0.2)	1.3	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Jaleel McLaughlinRB CLE	Fade (Short week vs PIT, expected −0.2)	1.3	8.8	+7.5	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Cedric TillmanWR CLE	Fade (Short week vs PIT, expected +0.0)	2.9	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Jamari ThrashWR CLE	Fade (Short week vs PIT, expected +0.0)	1.6	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Brenden BatesTE CLE	Fade (Short week vs PIT, expected +0.7)	1.0	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Dylan SampsonRB CLE	Fade (Short week vs PIT, expected −0.2)	3.6	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Gage LarvadainWR CLE	Fade (Short week vs PIT, expected +0.0)	1.4	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Riley NowakowskiRB PIT	Fade (Short week vs CLE, expected −0.2)	0.6	0.0	−0.6	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W4	Eli HeidenreichRB PIT	Fade (Short week vs CLE, expected −0.2)	1.0	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-10-01 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Jamal AgnewWR ATL	Fade (Short week vs GB, expected +0.0)	1.3	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Cooper RushQB ATL	Fade (Short week vs GB, expected +1.0)	11.2	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	David SillsWR ATL	Fade (Short week vs GB, expected +0.0)	4.0	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Josh JacobsRB GB	Fade (Short week vs ATL, expected −0.2)	12.8	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Teagan QuitorianoTE ATL	Fade (Short week vs GB, expected +0.7)	0.1	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	John FitzPatrickTE GB	Fade (Short week vs ATL, expected +0.7)	1.9	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Deven ThompkinsWR ATL	Fade (Short week vs GB, expected +0.0)	1.2	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Malik HeathWR GB	Fade (Short week vs ATL, expected +0.0)	1.8	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Josh WhyleTE GB	Fade (Short week vs ATL, expected +0.7)	1.1	0.0	−1.1	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Dylan DrummondWR ATL	Fade (Short week vs GB, expected +0.0)	1.8	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Luke MusgraveTE GB	Fade (Short week vs ATL, expected +0.7)	3.5	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Casey WashingtonWR ATL	Fade (Short week vs GB, expected +0.0)	2.0	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Savion WilliamsWR GB	Fade (Short week vs ATL, expected +0.0)	2.4	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Jakobie Keeney-JamesWR GB	Fade (Short week vs ATL, expected +0.0)	12.7	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Nate CarterRB ATL	Fade (Short week vs GB, expected −0.2)	2.0	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W3	Drake DabneyTE GB	Fade (Short week vs ATL, expected +0.7)	3.3	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-24 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Curtis SamuelWR BUF	Fade (Short week vs DET, expected +0.0)	3.1	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Anthony FirkserTE DET	Fade (Short week vs BUF, expected +0.7)	2.0	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Ross DwelleyTE DET	Fade (Short week vs BUF, expected +0.7)	1.1	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Mecole HardmanWR BUF	Fade (Short week vs DET, expected +0.0)	2.2	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Greg DortchWR BUF	Fade (Short week vs DET, expected +0.0)	3.4	0.0	−3.4	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Ty JohnsonRB BUF	Fade (Short week vs DET, expected −0.2)	6.0	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Tom KennedyWR DET	Fade (Short week vs BUF, expected +0.0)	1.5	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Giovanni RicciTE DET	Fade (Short week vs BUF, expected +0.7)	0.7	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Gabe DavisWR BUF	Fade (Short week vs DET, expected +0.0)	6.8	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Shane ZylstraTE DET	Fade (Short week vs BUF, expected +0.7)	1.5	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Tay MartinWR DET	Fade (Short week vs BUF, expected +0.0)	2.0	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Tyrell ShaversWR BUF	Fade (Short week vs DET, expected +0.0)	2.6	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Jacob SaylorsRB DET	Fade (Short week vs BUF, expected −0.2)	1.7	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Malik CunninghamWR DET	Fade (Short week vs BUF, expected +0.0)	1.5	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Dominic LovettWR DET	Fade (Short week vs BUF, expected +0.0)	0.8	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC
2026 W2	Zach HortonTE DET	Fade (Short week vs BUF, expected +0.7)	0.4	–	–	void	Backtest (after the fact) · 2026-09-17 22:45 UTC

How this works

Win: a boost beats our projection mean, or a fade falls below it. Push: within 0.5 points. Void: did not play, or played under 25% of his usual snaps. Backtest calls use only data from before their week (the made time is 90 minutes before his kickoff); live calls are written before kickoff and cannot be edited afterwards. We list every loss. All angles and the method.

Charting data: FTN Data via nflverse, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; our derived charting figures are shared under the same licence. Coverage allowed by defender: Pro Football Reference via nflverse. Coverage type (man/zone, shells): nflverse participation data. Play-by-play: nflverse.

Sources: nflverse, FTN Data via nflverse