Week7 · 2026
Scoring

Updated Fri 23 Oct, 11:04 PM ET

Bench
KDEN

Wil Lutz

Denver Broncos

@ Arizona CardinalsSun 4:05 PM ET

Projected
8.9pts
Week rank
K16
Started
62%

Range this weekNuvela estimate

Floor 5.5Ceiling 9.5

KDEN @ ARIK168.9 projected (5.5–9.5)PPR

Should I start Wil Lutz in Week 7?

Sit Wil Lutz in Week 7.

Lutz projects 8.9 PPR points to Brandon McManus’s 9.3.

Measured against the K12 start line: Brandon McManus, K12 at 9.3 projected PPR points, the last kicker inside it.

ConfidenceLowerToss-up · 0.4 pts

McManus

McManus has an offense expected to score more (25.8 points to 24.0) and more field goal tries (2.1 a game to 2.0).

Lutz

Lutz has an opponent that stalls more drives in the red zone, which means more field goals (a touchdown on 57% of trips to 61%).

Tiebreaker: McManus

The case for Lutz is an opponent that stalls more drives in the red zone, which means more field goals (a touchdown on 57% of trips to 61%).

What flips it

Start Wil Lutz instead if you want an opponent that stalls more drives in the red zone, which means more field goals (a touchdown on 57% of trips to 61%).

Why Wil Lutz

Sit Wil Lutz, 0.4 pts behind Brandon McManus.

Matchup

Wil Lutz (DEN) faces ARI, kickoff Sun, Oct 25, 4:05 PM ET. His team projects 24.0 points. His team is expected to lead.

Recent form

Wil Lutz's last 5 games: PPR points Wk 2 · 9.0, Wk 3 · 2.0, Wk 4 · 9.0, Wk 5 · 11.0, Wk 6 · 7.0 (oldest to newest).

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Stats behind the call

Each of Lutz’s figures beside the K12 start line. Blue means he’s ahead of it.

StatLutzBench@ ARIK12 lineMcManus · @ LV
Scoring
ProjectionLutz: 8.9McManus: 9.3
Projected team pointsLutz: 24.0McManus: 25.8
Range
Last 5 games PPR pointsK12 line 9.3Avg 7.6Wil Lutz’s last 5 games in PPR points, oldest to newest: Week 2, 9.0; Week 3, 2.0; Week 4, 9.0; Week 5, 11.0; Week 6, 7.0. Week 7 projection 8.9. The K12 start line is 9.3.
FloorLutz: 5.5McManus: 5.8
CeilingLutz: 9.5McManus: 12.1
SteadinessLutz: Very steady±3.4 pts · 6 gamesMcManus: Steady±4.3 pts

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