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Braelon Allen
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RBs vs Los Angeles Chargers

As of Week 11 · through 2 games · PPR

Braelon Allen
Comparing
Braelon Allen vs the Chargers
Projection 5.2 pts · 2 games played this season
Sit

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

RB1 avg pts
11.7
PPR per game
Rank
22
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
-26%
lg avg 15.7
WkTeamPlayerCarRuYdRuTDTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1ARIARIJeremiyah Love11411429013.0
2LVLVAshton Jeanty214807415010.3
Average16.044.50.55.53.012.00.011.7
Median16.044.50.55.53.012.00.011.7
High214817415013.0
Low11410429010.3

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

Prediction for Braelon Allen

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

If Braelon Allen plays as
5.2
projected PPR points

I predict about 5.2 points for Braelon Allen if playing as a RB2. Braelon Allen has averaged 6.3 over 2 games, and the Chargers have given up 4.8 to RB2s (+2% vs the league average of 4.8).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Braelon Allen scored: Wk 1 4.0, Wk 2 8.5. Average 6.3; weighted toward recent games it is 5.2.

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

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +1% adjustment (x1.01).

4. Result. 5.2 x 1.01 = 5.2. 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 Braelon Allen is to reach it as a RB2.

45%
chance of 5+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (5.2) 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 3.1 points, leaning on Braelon Allen'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 5.

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

  • RB1s have averaged 16.0 carries, 44.5 rushing yards and 3.0 receptions against the Chargers across 2 games.
  • The Chargers allow 11.7 PPR points to RB1s, -26% versus the league average of 15.7 (ranked 22 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
  • 2 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 10.3 to 13.0 (median 11.7).
  • Every RB1 in the sample cleared 40 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 · Braelon Allen
Sit5.2 proj pts
Medium confidence

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

  • Braelon Allen averages 6.3 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 6.5) and has played as the team's RB2.
  • The Chargers have allowed 4.8 points to RB2s over 2 games (+2% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +1% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (3.8) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 5.2 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.

Braelon Allen's stats vs the Chargers

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

What is this table?

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

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

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

Projected is Braelon Allen's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Chargers 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
1TEN1040010004.0
2GB57111808.5
Allen avg7.523.50.51.00.54.00.06.3
Chargers RB1 avg16.044.50.55.53.012.00.011.7
Difference+8.5+21.0+0.0+4.5+2.5+8.0+0.0+5.4
Projected as RB16.721.10.40.90.43.60.04.6

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.