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Flowers

WR · BAL @ BUF

Kickoff Sun 1:00 PM ET

Projected points18.1pts

Nabers

WR · BYE

Bye

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Malik Nabers or Zay Flowers: Who Should I Start in Week 8?

Start Zay Flowers.

Highlights

Injuries as of Fri 2:00 PM ET
FlowersStartWR · BAL @ BUFUsually 20.2−2.1pts this week

Helps him

  1. 31%targetsHe draws 31% of his team’s targets.
  2. BUFvs WRsEdgeBUF is the softest defense for receivers.
  3. 11.4floorA quiet week still projects to about 11.4 points.

Hurts him

  1. −1.1ptsrec yardsHis lines put him at 82.5 receiving yards, below his usual 93.5.
  2. −1.0ptscatchesHis lines put him at 6.5 catches, below his usual 7.5.

Points are what each line adds to or takes off his usual week. EdgeFrom the game around him.

Stat comparison

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

Stat
Scoring
ProjectionFlowers: 18.1Nabers: On bye
TD pointsof the projectionFlowers: 3.0Nabers: On bye
Expected TDsthis weekFlowers: 0.50Nabers: On bye
Projected team pointsFlowers: 25.8Nabers: On bye
Red zone targetsper gameFlowers: 1.2Nabers: 1.3 (best)
Role
Snap shareFlowers: 65%Nabers: 76% (best)
Usage worthptsFlowers: 15.1Nabers: 17.4 (best)
Target shareFlowers: 31% (best)Nabers: 29%
Targets / gameFlowers: 8.8Nabers: 10.0 (best)
Air yards shareFlowers: 33%Nabers: 36% (best)
Receiving TDs vs RZ targetsFlowers: AboveNabers: In line
WOPRFlowers: 0.69 (best)Nabers: 0.66
RZ target shareFlowers: 27%Nabers: 33% (best)
Catch rateFlowers: 75% (best)Nabers: 69%
SeparationFlowers: 3.1 yds (best)Nabers: 3.0 yds
YAC over expectedFlowers: +2.0 (best)Nabers: −0.3
Usage worth vs scoredFlowers: Earned by usage 15.1Scored 20.4Nabers: Earned by usage 17.4Scored 17.2
Vacated targets this weekFlowers: 0.7 (best)Nabers: 0.2
Inside 10 target shareFlowers: 8%Nabers: 50% (best)
Range
FloorFlowers: 11.4Nabers: On bye
CeilingFlowers: 27.1Nabers: On bye
Points from TDssteadier when lowerFlowers: 15%Nabers: 10%
Big weeks (20+ pts)Flowers: 50% (best)Nabers: 36%
Dud weeks (under 7 pts)lower is betterFlowers: 0% (best)Nabers: 27%
SteadinessFlowers: Very steady (best)±6.8 pts · 6 gamesNabers: Up & down±12.2 pts
Matchup
Matchup gradevs his positionFlowers: A+2026, 6 gmNabers: On bye
Game scriptFlowers: Expected to trailNabers: On bye
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterFlowers: 1.0Nabers: On bye
Defense funnelFlowers: NeutralNabers: On bye
Opp pass yds allowedFlowers: 31st (soft)Nabers: On bye
Starting QBFlowers: Huntley (Active)Nabers: McCarthy (Active)
Roof / surfaceFlowers: OpenturfNabers: On bye
Rest / scheduleFlowers: NormalNabers: On bye
Opp paceFlowers: 24th (slow)Nabers: On bye
Opp deep targets allowed / gameFlowers: 3.217th (average)Nabers: On bye
Opp catch rate allowedFlowers: 64%21st (average)Nabers: On bye
Form
Last 3 avgFlowers: 18.3Nabers: 25.2 (best)
Last 5 avgFlowers: 19.2Nabers: 21.3 (best)
vs seasonFlowers: −2.0 (Cooling)Nabers: +8.0 (Rising) (best)
Yards per route runFlowers: 4.08 (best)Nabers: 2.69
Receiving aDOTFlowers: 8.2Nabers: 11.6
Target share trendFlowers: SteadyNabers: Steady
Crowd
Started in leaguesFlowers: 99%Nabers: On bye
Nuvela position ranklower is betterFlowers: WR5Nabers: On bye
Yards linereceivingFlowers: 82.5Nabers: On bye

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