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CAR D/ST

DST · CAR vs TB

Kickoff Sun 1:00 PM ET

Projected points7.1ptsUsage estimate

NE D/ST

DST · NE vs CHI

FinalCHI 30 – 24 NE

Final points2.0pts

projected 4.0

Carolina Panthers D/ST or New England Patriots D/ST: who should I start in Week 7?

New England Patriots D/ST already played (2.0 pts, final). If he's in your lineup, those points are banked; if not, he can't help you this week. Compare Carolina Panthers D/ST with your other options.

Stat comparison

Every player you picked, stat by stat, most important first.

Stat
Scoring
ProjectionCAR D/ST: 7.1 (best)NE D/ST: 4.0
Projected team pointsCAR D/ST: 23.8NE D/ST: 23.8
Opp implied totalCAR D/ST: 20.8 (best)NE D/ST: 26.8
Role
Sacks / gameCAR D/ST: 2.0NE D/ST: 2.3 (best)
Takeaways / gameCAR D/ST: 1.4 (best)NE D/ST: 1.2
Pressure rateCAR D/ST: 20%NE D/ST: 21% (best)
Range
FloorCAR D/ST: 1.6NE D/ST: 3.5 (best)
CeilingCAR D/ST: 12.4 (best)NE D/ST: 8.2
SteadinessCAR D/ST: ±10.3 pts5 gamesNE D/ST: ±5.1 pts (best)6 games
Matchup
Game scriptCAR D/ST: Expected to lead (best)NE D/ST: Expected to trail
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterCAR D/ST: 1.3 (best)NE D/ST: 1.5
Opp giveaways / gameCAR D/ST: 1.8NE D/ST: 1.8
Opp sacks allowed per dropbackCAR D/ST: 9% (best)NE D/ST: 6%
Opposing QBCAR D/ST: Daniels (Active)backup startingNE D/ST: Williams (Active)
Home / awayCAR D/ST: HomeNE D/ST: Away
Roof / surfaceCAR D/ST: OpengrassNE D/ST: Open
Rest / scheduleCAR D/ST: NormalNE D/ST: Short week (4d)
Form
Last 3 avgCAR D/ST: 3.0NE D/ST: 5.7 (best)
Last 5 avgCAR D/ST: 6.8 (best)NE D/ST: 6.2
vs seasonCAR D/ST: −3.8 (Cooling)NE D/ST: −0.5 (Cooling) (best)
Crowd
Nuvela position ranklower is betterCAR D/ST: DST5 (best)NE D/ST: DST22

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