WRs vs Philadelphia Eagles
As of Week 3 · through 2 games · PPR
Showing the three highest-scoring WRs from each game.
| Wk | Team | Player | Slot | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  WAS | Antonio Williams | WR1 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 16.4 |
| Stefon Diggs | WR2 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 15.5 | ||
| Terry McLaurin | WR3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3.4 | ||
| 2 |  TEN | Elic Ayomanor | WR1 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 8.9 |
| Carnell Tate | WR2 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 5.7 | ||
| Calvin Ridley | WR3 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 5.5 | ||
| Average | 4.5 | 2.8 | 44.0 | 0.3 | 9.2 | |||
| Median | 4.0 | 2.5 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | |||
| High | 9 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 16.4 | |||
| Low | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3.4 | |||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
Prediction for Luther Burden III
Nobody knows which slot Luther Burden III will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Eagles.
I predict about 8.0 points for Luther Burden III if playing as a WR3. Luther Burden III has averaged 7.8 over 2 games, and the Eagles have given up 4.5 to WR3s (-3% vs the league average of 4.6).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Luther Burden III scored: Wk 1 9.5, Wk 2 6.2. Average 7.8; weighted toward recent games it is 8.1.
2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Eagles allowed 4.5 points to their opponent's WR3. The league average for that slot is 4.6, so that is -3%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -1% adjustment (x0.99).
4. Result. 8.1 x 0.99 = 8.0. 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 Luther Burden III is to reach it as a WR3.
Why this percentage?
The projection (8.0) 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 4.8 points, leaning on Luther Burden III's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR 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 8.
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
- top-3 WRs have averaged 2.8 receptions, 44.0 receiving yards and 0.3 receiving TDs per player-game against the Eagles across 2 games.
- The Eagles allow 27.7 PPR points to the position per game, -7% versus the league average of 29.8 (ranked 19 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
- Outlier: Week 1, Terry McLaurin (3.4 pts, 14 yds) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 9.2 vs 10.4; yds 44.0 vs 50.0. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- Outlier: Week 1, Antonio Williams (16.4 pts) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 9.2 vs 7.8. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 2 of 6 player-games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 3.4 to 16.4 (median 7.3).
- top-3 WRs scored a touchdown in 2 of 6 player-games (33%).
- 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
Luther Burden III usually plays as the team's WR3, so the verdict uses the WR3 numbers, not the slot selected above.
- Luther Burden III averages 7.8 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 7.7) and has played as the team's WR3.
- The Eagles have allowed 4.5 points to WR3s over 2 games (-3% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -1% adjustment.
- Last season's average (8.5) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
- Game environment -3%: Vegas total 44.5, implied 20.5 points for CHI (league avg 22.5); Underdog by 3.5: likely to pass more while trailing; Mild weather (66F, 6 mph wind): no weather adjustment.
- Flag: Quarterback Caleb Williams is doubtful, so a backup may be throwing. Burden's numbers may take a hit.
- Projection: 7.8 points.
- For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
- A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Luther Burden III's stats vs the Eagles
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Eagles, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Luther Burden III has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Eagles opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Luther Burden III will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Eagles avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Luther Burden III's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Luther Burden III usually produces.
Projected is Luther Burden III's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Eagles 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.
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAR | 5 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2 | MIN | 7 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 6.2 |
| III avg | 6.0 | 4.0 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 7.8 | |
| Eagles Top 3 avg | 4.5 | 2.8 | 44.0 | 0.3 | 9.2 | |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1.2 | -3.5 | +0.3 | +1.4 | |
| Projected | 5.9 | 4.0 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what III averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.