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Josh Allen
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QBs vs New York Jets

As of Week 18 · through 2 games · PPR

Josh Allen
Comparing
Josh Allen vs the Jets
Projection 27.6 pts · 2 games played this season
Must Start
QB1 avg pts
12.8
PPR per game
Rank
25
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
-25%
lg avg 16.9
WkTeamPlayerCmpAttPaYdPaTDINTCarRuYdRuTDFPts
1TENTENCam Ward193214010421011.7
2GBGBJordan Love16291452000013.8
Average17.530.5142.51.50.02.010.50.012.8
Median17.530.5142.51.50.02.010.50.012.8
High193214520421013.8
Low16291401000011.7

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

Prediction for Josh Allen

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

If Josh Allen plays as
27.6
projected PPR points

I predict about 27.6 points for Josh Allen if playing as a QB1. Josh Allen has averaged 38.2 over 2 games, and the Jets have given up 12.8 to QB1s (-25% vs the league average of 16.9).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Josh Allen scored: Wk 1 35.7, Wk 2 40.8. Average 38.2; weighted toward recent games it is 30.7.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Jets allowed 12.8 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 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -10% adjustment (x0.90).

4. Result. 30.7 x 0.90 = 27.6. 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 Josh Allen is to reach it as a QB1.

41%
chance of 28+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (27.6) 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 16.6 points, leaning on Josh Allen'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 28.

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%.

Insights

  • QB1s have averaged 142.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing TDs and 10.5 rushing yards against the Jets across 2 games.
  • The Jets allow 12.8 PPR points to QB1s, -25% versus the league average of 16.9 (ranked 25 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
  • 0 of 2 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 11.7 to 13.8 (median 12.8).
  • Every QB1 in the sample cleared 120 passing yards.
  • QB1s scored a touchdown in 2 of 2 games (100%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games 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 · Josh Allen
Must Start27.6 proj pts
Medium confidence
  • Josh Allen averages 38.2 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 38.5) and has played as the team's QB1.
  • The Jets have allowed 12.8 points to QB1s over 2 games (-25% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -10% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (22.8) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 27.6 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level QB scores about 18.1 and a top-tier one about 24.5.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.

Josh Allen's stats vs the Jets

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

What is this table?

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

Compare against picks which group of Jets 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 Josh Allen will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

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

Projected is Josh Allen's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Jets 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
1HOU202933420623235.7
2DET2031248301469240.8
Allen avg20.030.0291.02.50.010.046.02.038.2
Jets QB1 avg17.530.5142.51.50.02.010.50.012.8
Difference-2.5+0.5-148.5-1.0+0.0-8.0-35.5-2.0-25.5
Projected as QB118.027.1262.42.30.09.041.51.827.6

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