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As of Week 10 · through 2 games · PPR

Travis Etienne
Comparing
Travis Etienne vs the Panthers
Projection 16.5 pts · 2 games played this season
Start

RB1 = the highest-scoring RB against Panthers in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

RB1 avg pts
21.8
PPR per game
Rank
8
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+39%
lg avg 15.7
WkTeamPlayerCarRuYdRuTDTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1CHICHID'Andre Swift1812431110032.4
2ATLATLBijan Robinson16720439011.1
Average17.098.01.52.52.09.50.021.8
Median17.098.01.52.52.09.50.021.8
High1812434310032.4
Low16720119011.1

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

Prediction & chance to scoreTravis Etienne vs the Panthers

Prediction for Travis Etienne

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

If Travis Etienne plays as
16.5
projected PPR points

I predict about 16.5 points for Travis Etienne if playing as a RB2. Travis Etienne has averaged 10.9 over 2 games, and the Panthers have given up 14.5 to RB2s (+206% vs the league average of 4.8).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Travis Etienne scored: Wk 1 14.8, Wk 2 7.1. Average 10.9; weighted toward recent games it is 12.7.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Panthers allowed 14.5 points to their opponent's RB2. The league average for that slot is 4.8, so that is +206%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +30% adjustment (x1.30).

4. Result. 12.7 x 1.30 = 16.5. 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 Travis Etienne is to reach it as a RB2.

40%
chance of 17+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (16.5) 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 9.9 points, leaning on Travis Etienne's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical RB 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 17.

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
  • RB1s have averaged 17.0 carries, 98.0 rushing yards and 2.0 receptions against the Panthers across 2 games.
  • The Panthers allow 21.8 PPR points to RB1s, +39% versus the league average of 15.7 (ranked 8 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • 2 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 11.1 to 32.4 (median 21.8).
  • Every RB1 in the sample cleared 70 rushing yards.
  • RB1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 2 games (50%).
  • 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 · Travis EtienneMedium confidence · 16.5 proj ptsStart

Travis Etienne usually plays as the team's RB2, so the verdict uses the RB2 numbers, not the slot selected above.

  • Travis Etienne averages 10.9 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 10.5) and has played as the team's RB2.
  • The Panthers have allowed 14.5 points to RB2s over 2 games (+206% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +30% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (14.9) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 16.5 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level RB scores about 12.2 and a top-tier one about 20.0.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Travis Etienne's stats vs the PanthersSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

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

What is this table?

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

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

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

Projected is Travis Etienne's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Panthers 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
WkOppCarRuYdRuTDTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1DET94609732014.8
2BAL825022607.1
Etienne avg8.535.50.05.54.519.00.010.9
Panthers RB1 avg17.098.01.52.52.09.50.021.8
Difference+8.5+62.5+1.5-3.0-2.5-9.5+0.0+10.8
Projected as RB19.841.00.06.45.222.00.014.7

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