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Kirk Cousins
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QBs vs Los Angeles Rams

As of Week 7 · through 1 game · PPR

Kirk Cousins
Comparing
Kirk Cousins vs the Rams
Projection 14.7 pts · 2 games played this season
Flex
QB1 avg pts
21.1
PPR per game
Rank
7
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+25%
lg avg 16.9
WkTeamPlayerCmpAttPaYdPaTDINTCarRuYdRuTDFPts
1SFSFBrock Purdy253420531529021.1
Average25.034.0205.03.01.05.029.00.021.1
Median25.034.0205.03.01.05.029.00.021.1
High253420531529021.1
Low253420531529021.1

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

Prediction & chance to scoreKirk Cousins vs the Rams

Prediction for Kirk Cousins

Nobody knows which slot Kirk Cousins will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Rams.

If Kirk Cousins plays as
14.7
projected PPR points

I predict about 14.7 points for Kirk Cousins if playing as a QB1. Kirk Cousins has averaged 17.0 over 2 games, and the Rams have given up 21.1 to QB1s (+25% vs the league average of 16.9).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Kirk Cousins scored: Wk 1 13.8, Wk 2 20.2. Average 17.0; weighted toward recent games it is 13.9.

2. The defense. Over 1 game, the Rams allowed 21.1 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 16.9, so that is +25%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 1 defensive game, only 25% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +6% adjustment (x1.06).

4. Result. 13.9 x 1.06 = 14.7. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Kirk Cousins is to reach it as a QB1.

41%
chance of 15+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (14.7) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 8.8 points, leaning on Kirk Cousins's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical QB swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 15.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • QB1s have averaged 205.0 passing yards, 3.0 passing TDs and 29.0 rushing yards against the Rams across 1 game.
  • The Rams allow 21.1 PPR points to QB1s, +25% versus the league average of 16.9 (ranked 7 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • QB1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 1 games (100%).
  • Small sample: only 1 game so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.

What do these columns mean?
Wk
Week of the season
Tgt
Targets (passes thrown to the player)
Rec
Receptions
ReYd
Receiving yards
ReTD
Receiving touchdowns
Car
Carries (rushing attempts)
RuYd
Rushing yards
RuTD
Rushing touchdowns
Cmp / Att
Completions and pass attempts
PaYd / PaTD
Passing yards and touchdowns
INT
Interceptions thrown
FGM / FGA
Field goals made and attempted
FPts
Fantasy points in your scoring format
Sck / TO
Defense: sacks and takeaways
PA
Points allowed by a defense
G
Games in the sample
vs Lg
Percent above or below the league average
Start / Sit · Kirk CousinsLow confidence · 14.7 proj ptsFlex
  • Kirk Cousins averages 17.0 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 17.4) and has played as the team's QB1.
  • The Rams have allowed 21.1 points to QB1s over 1 game (+25% vs league). The model applies 25% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +6% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (10.4) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 14.7 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level QB scores about 18.1 and a top-tier one about 24.5.
  • Confidence is low: too few games for either the player or the defense. Use this as a rough lean, not a lock.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Kirk Cousins's stats vs the RamsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Rams, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Kirk Cousins has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Rams opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Kirk Cousins will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Rams avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Kirk Cousins's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Kirk Cousins usually produces.

Projected is Kirk Cousins's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Rams were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppCmpAttPaYdPaTDINTCarRuYdRuTDFPts
1MIA2130160325-6013.8
2LAC19292533141020.2
Cousins avg20.029.5206.53.01.54.5-2.50.017.0
Rams QB1 avg25.034.0205.03.01.05.029.00.021.1
Difference+5.0+4.5-1.5+0.0-0.5+0.5+31.5+0.0+4.1
Projected as QB121.231.3219.33.21.64.8-2.70.014.7

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Cousins averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.