Weekly Recap

NFL DFS Ā· 2026 Season

Weekly Recap

Every hit, every miss, and the lineups that took it down — graded against what actually happened.

šŸ† The lineups that mattered

The perfect lineup, the one that won the Milly Maker ($1M to 1st), and the Maniac's best entry of the week.

⭐ Optimal (highest possible)
QB Joe Burrow $6,900 28.9
RB Tony Pollard $5,300 39.5
RB Bucky Irving $6,100 27.0
WR Zay Flowers $6,900 30.7
WR Tee Higgins $6,600 29.8
WR KC Concepcion Jr. $4,400 26.2
TE Trey McBride $7,400 30.1
FLEX Omar Cooper Jr. $4,100 25.5
DST TB D/ST $2,200 27.0
Total$49,900264.7
šŸ† Won the Milly Ā· dfs_ads (15/150)
QB Jared Goff $6,800 22.0
RB Braelon Allen $5,900 22.4
RB Tony Pollard $5,300 39.5
WR Amon-Ra St. Brown $7,800 27.2
WR Tee Higgins $6,600 29.8
WR Jameson Williams $5,800 26.1
TE Colby Parkinson $3,000 9.8
FLEX Ashton Jeanty $6,500 21.6
DST Buccaneers $2,200 27.0
Total$49,900225.4
šŸ˜Ž Maniac's best entry
QB Jordan Love $6,000 18.0
RB Braelon Allen $5,900 22.4
RB Christian McCaffrey $7,600 22.0
WR Omar Cooper Jr. $4,100 25.5
WR Matthew Golden $6,000 9.9
WR Jameson Williams $5,800 26.1
TE Darren Waller $3,400 12.0
FLEX Amon-Ra St. Brown $7,800 27.2
DST Texans $3,400 3.0
Total$50,000166.1

šŸ’° Best plays per dollar

Our pre-slate model read (ceiling, hit%, 4x%, nuke%) and our exposure vs the field — against what actually happened. Tap a position to filter.

Our model saidOwnershipResult
PlayerCeilHit%4x%Nuke%Maniac'sFieldFPTSValue
BuccaneersDST Ā· $2,200 12 8% 17% 3% 0% 5% 27.0 šŸš€ 12.3x
Mason TaylorTE Ā· $2,800 16 4% 8% 0% 0% 1% 25.2 9x
Tony PollardRB Ā· $5,300 26 11% 22% 1% 0% 4% 39.5 7.5x
Davis AllenTE Ā· $2,500 — — — — 0% 0% 18.0 7.2x
Omar Cooper Jr.WR · $4,100 22 10% 19% 2% 15% 😃 5% 25.5 6.2x
KC Concepcion Jr.WR Ā· $4,400 14 24% 15% 2% 0% 5% 26.2 6x
Malik WillisQB Ā· $4,700 30 7% 16% 3% 0% 1% 26.0 5.5x
Caleb DouglasWR Ā· $4,000 16 11% 11% 1% 0% 1% 21.0 5.3x
Bo NixQB · $5,000 30 13% 32% 7% 10% 😃 6% 26.2 5.2x
FalconsDST Ā· $2,200 11 8% 13% 2% 0% 2% 11.0 5x
Geno SmithQB Ā· $5,100 28 10% 26% 2% 0% 2% 24.5 4.8x
Tre TuckerWR Ā· $5,200 28 6% 11% 2% 0% 4% 24.3 4.7x
Jameson WilliamsWR Ā· $5,800 28 7% 11% 1% 8% 9% 26.1 4.5x
Tee HigginsWR Ā· $6,600 37 8% 19% 4% 1% 6% 29.8 4.5x
Bucky IrvingRB Ā· $6,100 32 11% 21% 3% 15% 15% 27.0 4.4x
Zay FlowersWR · $6,900 35 17% 30% 6% 11% 😃 4% 30.7 4.4x
Deshaun WatsonQB Ā· $5,200 29 0% 5% 5% 0% 1% 22.2 4.3x
Quinshon JudkinsRB Ā· $5,400 22 14% 14% 1% 0% 3% 23.4 4.3x
Cam SkatteboRB Ā· $5,100 20 4% 3% 0% 1% 1% 22.1 4.3x
Greg DulcichTE Ā· $3,200 14 6% 8% 0% 0% 0% 13.6 4.3x
Joe BurrowQB Ā· $6,900 38 5% 23% 8% 0% 4% 28.9 4.2x
Drew SampleTE Ā· $2,500 8 5% 3% 0% 0% 0% 10.4 4.2x
Trey McBrideTE Ā· $7,400 33 7% 12% 12% 1% 2% 30.1 šŸš€ 4.1x
Tez JohnsonWR · $3,200 16 10% 14% 1% 15% 😃 2% 12.7 4x
BengalsDST Ā· $2,500 12 8% 13% 3% 0% 5% 10.0 4x
Michael Penix Jr.QB Ā· $5,300 23 8% 11% 0% 0% 2% 20.4 3.9x
Braelon AllenRB · $5,900 24 27% 28% 4% 20% 😃 20% 22.4 3.8x
Ollie Gordon IIRB · $5,500 18 22% 16% 3% 9% 😃 7% 20.3 3.7x
Kirk CousinsQB Ā· $5,800 30 9% 18% 5% 0% 2% 20.4 3.5x
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR Ā· $7,800 45 6% 19% 7% 10% 19% 27.2 3.5x
Darren WallerTE · $3,400 23 5% 15% 6% 12% 😃 1% 12.0 3.5x
Blake CorumRB Ā· $5,000 17 13% 9% 1% 0% 2% 17.1 3.4x
Harold Fannin Jr.TE Ā· $4,200 23 11% 18% 6% 0% 1% 14.1 3.4x
Tyler HuntleyQB Ā· $4,900 25 23% 32% 9% 4% šŸ˜” 2% 16.1 3.3x
Ashton JeantyRB Ā· $6,500 37 5% 18% 2% 0% 7% 21.6 3.3x
Devin SingletaryRB Ā· $4,400 — — — — 0% 0% 14.5 3.3x
Kyle Pitts Sr.TE Ā· $4,000 22 9% 16% 4% 0% 4% 13.2 3.3x
Colby ParkinsonTE Ā· $3,000 14 16% 20% 2% 12% šŸ˜” 4% 9.8 3.3x
Jared GoffQB Ā· $6,800 34 8% 23% 5% 0% 6% 22.0 3.2x
Josh JacobsRB · $6,300 33 8% 15% 3% 8% 😃 3% 20.1 3.2x
Malachi FieldsWR Ā· $3,800 12 6% 3% 0% 0% 1% 12.3 3.2x
Xavier HutchinsonWR Ā· $3,700 9 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 11.9 3.2x
Malik NabersWR Ā· $6,800 40 5% 14% 5% 3% 17% 21.1 3.1x
Tucker KraftTE · $4,700 25 9% 20% 4% 40% 😃 21% 14.8 3.1x
Jordan LoveQB Ā· $6,000 33 10% 35% 4% 43% šŸ˜” 28% 18.0 3x
T.J. HockensonTE Ā· $4,500 29 7% 19% 6% 4% šŸ˜” 4% 13.5 3x
C.J. StroudQB Ā· $5,700 28 12% 30% 3% 15% šŸ˜” 14% 16.5 2.9x
Matthew StaffordQB Ā· $6,400 31 17% 27% 6% 0% 4% 18.5 2.9x
Christian McCaffreyRB · $7,600 45 7% 36% 10% 43% 😃 38% 22.0 2.9x
VikingsDST · $3,500 16 8% 11% 6% 18% 😃 11% 10.0 2.9x
Sean TuckerRB Ā· $4,000 4 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 11.2 2.8x
George KittleTE Ā· $5,700 31 22% 36% 16% 26% 26% 15.8 2.8x
PackersDST Ā· $2,300 10 8% 10% 1% 0% 1% 6.0 2.6x
ColtsDST Ā· $2,400 11 8% 12% 2% 0% 1% 6.0 2.5x
LionsDST Ā· $2,500 13 8% 14% 3% 0% 1% 6.0 2.4x
TitansDST Ā· $2,600 15 8% 18% 5% 1% 15% 5.0 1.9x
BrownsDST Ā· $2,800 14 8% 15% 4% 1% 10% 5.0 1.8x
DolphinsDST Ā· $2,300 11 8% 14% 2% 0% 5% 4.0 1.7x
BroncosDST Ā· $3,300 15 8% 12% 5% 0% 3% 4.0 1.2x
TexansDST Ā· $3,400 18 8% 16% 9% 30% šŸ˜” 11% 3.0 0.9x

🧊 Worst plays per dollar

The chalk busts — lowest DK points per $1,000 among rostered players, plus any defense that scored in the negative. Tap a position for the worst at each spot.

Our model saidOwnershipResult
PlayerCeilHit%4x%Nuke%Maniac'sFieldFPTSValue
PanthersDST Ā· $3,000 14 8% 12% 4% 0% 3% -4.0 -1.3x
RavensDST Ā· $2,700 11 8% 9% 2% 0% 0% -3.0 -1.1x
49ersDST Ā· $3,200 12 8% 7% 3% 0% 1% -1.0 -0.3x
Ted Hurst IIIWR Ā· $3,000 18 11% 25% 1% 16% 19% 0.0 0x
Christian KirkWR Ā· $3,600 19 7% 11% 1% 0% 9% 0.0 0x
Cade OttonTE Ā· $3,100 20 5% 18% 1% 12% 13% 0.0 0x
Jalen CokerWR Ā· $6,100 39 8% 23% 4% 40% šŸ˜” 19% 1.9 0.3x
JetsDST Ā· $2,900 12 9% 10% 3% 0% 13% 1.0 0.3x
Nico CollinsWR Ā· $7,200 39 8% 20% 4% 10% 11% 2.6 0.4x
Jaylin NoelWR Ā· $3,900 25 6% 15% 1% 4% 8% 1.7 0.4x
RaidersDST Ā· $2,000 11 8% 17% 2% 50% šŸ˜” 8% 1.0 0.5x
Aaron Jones Sr.RB Ā· $6,200 27 1% 2% 2% 1% 5% 3.6 0.6x
Isaiah LikelyTE Ā· $5,300 31 12% 24% 9% 1% 11% 3.2 0.6x
Sam LaPortaTE Ā· $4,800 24 15% 29% 7% 6% 13% 2.8 0.6x
Garrett WilsonWR Ā· $6,500 34 14% 23% 4% 0% 5% 4.6 0.7x
Konata MumpfieldWR Ā· $3,200 8 23% 11% 0% 0% 7% 2.5 0.8x
TexansDST Ā· $3,400 18 8% 16% 9% 30% šŸ˜” 11% 3.0 0.9x
Tyler HigbeeTE Ā· $3,500 21 16% 33% 5% 12% 18% 3.4 1x
Tetairoa McMillanWR Ā· $7,100 41 7% 17% 6% 10% šŸ˜” 8% 8.0 1.1x
Justin JeffersonWR Ā· $7,300 43 11% 25% 8% 19% šŸ˜” 8% 8.4 1.2x
Bryce YoungQB Ā· $5,900 37 8% 30% 7% 20% šŸ˜” 8% 8.4 1.4x
Chuba HubbardRB Ā· $6,700 32 16% 25% 5% 3% 7% 10.0 1.5x
Christian WatsonWR Ā· $7,000 38 11% 23% 5% 30% šŸ˜” 21% 10.7 1.5x
Woody MarksRB Ā· $5,600 26 23% 34% 3% 19% 23% 9.1 1.6x
Chris Godwin Jr.WR Ā· $4,300 28 3% 22% 1% 18% šŸ˜” 15% 6.7 1.6x
Jaylen WaddleWR Ā· $5,500 30 11% 19% 3% 24% šŸ˜” 9% 8.8 1.6x
BrownsDST Ā· $2,800 14 8% 15% 4% 1% 10% 5.0 1.8x
TitansDST Ā· $2,600 15 8% 18% 5% 1% 15% 5.0 1.9x
Bijan RobinsonRB Ā· $8,500 44 21% 36% 14% 12% 21% 17.2 2x
J.J. McCarthyQB Ā· $4,800 24 3% 10% 0% 0% 7% 10.2 2.1x
Brock PurdyQB Ā· $6,600 35 14% 32% 9% 0% 6% 14.0 2.1x
C.J. StroudQB Ā· $5,700 28 12% 30% 3% 15% šŸ˜” 14% 16.5 2.9x
Jordan LoveQB Ā· $6,000 33 10% 35% 4% 43% šŸ˜” 28% 18.0 3x
Jared GoffQB Ā· $6,800 34 8% 23% 5% 0% 6% 22.0 3.2x

šŸ”— Best stacks that could have won

QB-anchored correlations, kept to the ones whose best real lineup cleared 202.9 (90% of the 225.4 winning score) — stacks that could actually have taken it down. % rostered counts entries that ran the exact combo (no extra same-team piece); top lineup = the best real score built on it.

Best stack by QB — pick any QB: his best route (naked if that was best), then the stacks whose top lineup cleared 202.9 — same stats (our %, field %, top lineup)

Best route — top lineup first, then stacks that could’ve won
single
Joe Burrow28.9$6,900+Tee Higgins29.8$6,600
58.7
4.3x
0 of 214 lineups Ā· 0% ours
0.41% field
top lineup 260.9
double
Joe Burrow28.9$6,900+Tee Higgins29.8$6,600+Ja'Marr Chase17.2$8,100
75.9
3.5x
0 of 214 lineups Ā· 0% ours
0.84% field
top lineup 250.9
With a bring-back
single + BB
Joe Burrow28.9$6,900+Tee Higgins29.8$6,600
Zay FlowersBB30.7$6,900
89.4
4.4x
0 of 214 lineups Ā· 0% ours
0.05% field
top lineup 264.7
double + BB
Joe Burrow28.9$6,900+Tee Higgins29.8$6,600+Ja'Marr Chase17.2$8,100
Zay FlowersBB30.7$6,900
106.6
3.7x
0 of 214 lineups Ā· 0% ours
0.09% field
top lineup 251.5

Team stacks — win on their own, no bring-back

double
Jared Goff22.0$6,800+Amon-Ra St. Brown27.2$7,800+Jameson Williams26.1$5,800
75.3
3.7x
0 of 214 lineups Ā· 0% ours
0.35% field
top lineup 225.4
double
Joe Burrow28.9$6,900+Tee Higgins29.8$6,600+Ja'Marr Chase17.2$8,100
75.9
3.5x
0 of 214 lineups Ā· 0% ours
0.84% field
top lineup 218.6
single
Malik Willis26.0$4,700+Caleb Douglas21.0$4,000
47.0
5.4x
0 of 214 lineups Ā· 0% ours
0.16% field
top lineup 213.0
single
Joe Burrow28.9$6,900+Tee Higgins29.8$6,600
58.7
4.3x
0 of 214 lineups Ā· 0% ours
0.41% field
top lineup 210.7
single
Deshaun Watson22.2$5,200+KC Concepcion Jr.26.2$4,400
48.4
5x
0 of 214 lineups Ā· 0% ours
0.30% field
top lineup 209.0
single
Tyler Huntley16.1$4,900+Zay Flowers30.7$6,900
46.8
4x
1 of 214 lineups Ā· 0.5% ours
0.80% field
top lineup 203.0

Bring-back stacks — paired with the other side (BB)

single + BB
Joe Burrow28.9$6,900+Tee Higgins29.8$6,600
Zay FlowersBB30.7$6,900
89.4
4.4x
0 of 214 lineups Ā· 0% ours
0.05% field
top lineup 210.7
single + BB
Deshaun Watson22.2$5,200+KC Concepcion Jr.26.2$4,400
Tony PollardBB39.5$5,300
87.9
5.9x
0 of 214 lineups Ā· 0% ours
0.04% field
top lineup 209.0
double + BB
Joe Burrow28.9$6,900+Tee Higgins29.8$6,600+Ja'Marr Chase17.2$8,100
Zay FlowersBB30.7$6,900
106.6
3.7x
0 of 214 lineups Ā· 0% ours
0.09% field
top lineup 204.1

Non-QB stacks — correlated skill, no QB

pair
Christian McCaffrey22.0$7,600+George Kittle15.8$5,700
37.8
2.8x
26 of 214 lineups Ā· 12.1% ours
7.22% field
top lineup 213.0

šŸˆ Game by game

Final score, team yardage (total / pass / rush), touchdowns, and each side's top DFS scorers.

MIA @ NYJ206.7 DK pts
MIA28
364 ydTotal
208Pass
156Rush
2Pass TD
2Rush TD
Malik Willis QB26.0
Caleb Douglas WR21.0
Ollie Gordon II RB20.3
Greg Dulcich TE13.6
NYJ25
395 ydTotal
287Pass
108Rush
3Pass TD
0Rush TD
Omar Cooper Jr. WR25.5
Mason Taylor TE25.2
Geno Smith QB24.5
Braelon Allen RB22.4
CIN @ BAL204.2 DK pts
CIN35
365 ydTotal
292Pass
73Rush
4Pass TD
1Rush TD
Tee Higgins WR29.8
Joe Burrow QB28.9
Ja'Marr Chase WR17.2
Drew Sample TE10.4
BAL13
381 ydTotal
298Pass
83Rush
1Pass TD
0Rush TD
Zay Flowers WR30.7
Tyler Huntley QB16.1
Justice Hill RB6.3
Derrick Henry RB5.9
GB @ DET193.7 DK pts
GB17
334 ydTotal
274Pass
60Rush
2Pass TD
0Rush TD
Josh Jacobs RB20.1
Jordan Love QB18.0
Tucker Kraft TE14.8
Christian Watson WR10.7
DET20
422 ydTotal
303Pass
119Rush
2Pass TD
0Rush TD
Amon-Ra St. Brown WR27.2
Jameson Williams WR26.1
Jared Goff QB22.0
Jahmyr Gibbs RB21.3
SF @ ATL190.6 DK pts
SF20
411 ydTotal
288Pass
123Rush
1Pass TD
2Rush TD
Christian McCaffrey RB22.0
George Kittle TE15.8
Brock Purdy QB14.0
Kaelon Black RB11.9
ATL29
295 ydTotal
213Pass
82Rush
3Pass TD
0Rush TD
Michael Penix Jr. QB20.4
Drake London WR19.6
Bijan Robinson RB17.2
Kyle Pitts TE13.2
CLE @ TEN186.8 DK pts
CLE27
491 ydTotal
308Pass
183Rush
0Pass TD
3Rush TD
KC Concepcion WR26.2
Quinshon Judkins RB23.4
Deshaun Watson QB22.2
Harold Fannin Jr. TE14.1
TEN24
322 ydTotal
181Pass
141Rush
0Pass TD
3Rush TD
Tony Pollard RB39.5
Carnell Tate WR10.9
Elic Ayomanor WR7.4
Cam Ward QB6.7
NYG @ HOU174.9 DK pts
NYG27
440 ydTotal
252Pass
188Rush
0Pass TD
4Rush TD
Cam Skattebo RB22.1
Malik Nabers WR21.1
Devin Singletary RB14.5
Malachi Fields WR12.3
HOU21
237 ydTotal
153Pass
84Rush
2Pass TD
0Rush TD
C.J. Stroud QB16.5
Xavier Hutchinson WR11.9
Dalton Schultz TE9.5
Woody Marks RB9.1
DEN @ ARI171.5 DK pts
DEN30
381 ydTotal
222Pass
159Rush
1Pass TD
2Rush TD
Bo Nix QB26.2
RJ Harvey RB14.0
Jonah Coleman RB8.9
Jaylen Waddle WR8.8
ARI16
366 ydTotal
272Pass
94Rush
1Pass TD
0Rush TD
Trey McBride TE30.1
Jacoby Brissett QB16.5
Michael Wilson WR10.6
Bam Knight RB9.3
TB @ CAR141.0 DK pts
TB43
322 ydTotal
64Pass
258Rush
1Pass TD
3Rush TD
Bucky Irving RB27.0
Tez Johnson WR12.7
Sean Tucker RB11.2
Kenny Gainwell RB8.8
CAR13
298 ydTotal
210Pass
88Rush
1Pass TD
1Rush TD
Darren Waller TE12.0
Chuba Hubbard RB10.0
Bryce Young QB8.4
Anthony Tyus III RB8.3
IND @ MIN107.1 DK pts
IND10
262 ydTotal
108Pass
154Rush
0Pass TD
1Rush TD
Jonathan Taylor RB19.0
Keenan Allen WR6.1
Seth McGowan RB5.8
Daniel Jones QB4.6
MIN16
286 ydTotal
150Pass
136Rush
1Pass TD
0Rush TD
Kyler Murray QB13.9
T.J. Hockenson TE13.5
Justin Jefferson WR8.4
Jordan Mason RB6.8
LA @ LV97.4 DK pts
LA35
0 ydTotal
0Pass
0Rush
0Pass TD
0Rush TD
LV21
343 ydTotal
295Pass
48Rush
2Pass TD
0Rush TD
Tre Tucker WR24.3
Ashton Jeanty RB21.6
Kirk Cousins QB20.4
Brock Bowers TE13.3
Actuals + ownership from DraftKings contest results Ā· salaries + model from Milly Maker Maniac Ā· Week 7, 2026.