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Jake Bates or Chris Boswell

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Jake Bates

Jake Bates

KDetroit Lions DET
Chris Boswell

Chris Boswell

KPittsburgh Steelers PIT
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bates over Boswell

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jake Bates
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Boswell over Bates

 
 
 
 
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Performance Jake Bates
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FG FG% XPM PTS
2100.028
Season stats based on the past 7 days

FG FG% XPM PTS
480.0618
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Chris Boswell
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FG FG% XPM PTS
1100.014
Season stats based on the past 7 days

FG FG% XPM PTS
2100.039
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Jake Bates

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Chris Boswell

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jake Bates
OWN
91%
-0.31 compared to last week
START
89%
-0.11 compared to last week
OWN/START Chris Boswell
OWN
88%
-2.43 compared to last week
START
83%
-2.55 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jake Bates
9th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Chris Boswell
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jake Bates

    Overview

  • Including a kicker in a trade is rather pointless. Don't dare give up a positional player for a kicker.
  • Experts rank this player at 10th among K's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 7th with 147.00 total points (9.19 avg).
  • Currently 30 points behind the leader: Chris Boswell
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 16 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • Season Outlook

  • FGA: 14, FGM: 14, XP: 25
Breakdown Chris Boswell

    Overview

  • Including a kicker in a trade is rather pointless. Don't dare give up a positional player for a kicker.
  • Experts rank this player at 6th among K's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 177.00 total points (11.06 avg).
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.6.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • For a kicker he is doing excellent, but that should be understood as a backhanded compliment.
  • Season Outlook

  • FGA: 26, FGM: 25, XP: 36
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jake Bates

No Injury Reported

Injury Chris Boswell

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jake Bates

Week 18
Detroit Lions VS Minnesota Vikings

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.20359.4029214433.49
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 142.00 total points (9.47 avg).
  • Currently 25 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in turnovers with 29 (1.93 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 1342 (89.47 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 30th in pass defense with 4049 (269.93 per game).
  • Top 6 in sacks with 44 (2.93 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 21 (1.40 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 19.20 per game and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 3 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +39.58, Turnovers: +8 Sacks: -2, INTs: +10, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -2.62,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 22.6, YDS/G: 354
Matchups Chris Boswell

Week 18
Pittsburgh Steelers VS Cincinnati Bengals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.20377.2022152731.52
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 19th with 85.00 total points (5.67 avg).
  • Currently 82 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 5.3 PPG. If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in turnovers with 22 (1.47 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 26th in rush defense with 1988 (132.53 per game).
  • Ranked 24th in pass defense with 3670 (244.67 per game).
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 15 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 26.20 per game and currently ranked 29th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 3 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +59.15, Turnovers: -5 Sacks: -18, INTs: -2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +5.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 45, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24, YDS/G: 398
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jake Bates
4.46
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Chris Boswell
6.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jake Bates
YEAR TEAM GP FGA FGM PCT XPA XPM
2024 DET 16 28 25 89% 63 60
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0% 0 0
Totals 16 28 25 89% 63 60
Career Chris Boswell
YEAR TEAM GP FGA FGM PCT XPA XPM
2015 PIT 12 32 29 91% 27 26
2016 PIT 16 25 21 84% 38 38
2017 PIT 16 38 35 92% 39 37
2018 PIT 16 20 13 65% 48 43
2019 PIT 16 31 29 94% 28 28
2020 PIT 14 21 20 95% 40 36
2021 PIT 16 40 36 90% 29 27
2022 PIT 12 28 20 71% 18 18
2023 PIT 16 31 29 94% 28 27
2024 PIT 16 43 40 93% 33 33
3-YEAR AVG 15 33 28 86% 24 23
Totals 153 310 273 88% 330 315
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BUF @NE
CHI @GB
CIN @PIT
DAL vs WAS
DEN vs KC
DET vs MIN
HOU @TEN
IND vs JAC
LAC @LV
LAR vs SEA
MIA @NYJ
NO @TB
NYG @PHI
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Matchup Time
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BOS @MIN 7:30 PM EST
GS vs PHI 10:00 PM EST
IND @MIA 7:30 PM EST
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LAL vs POR 10:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
ANA @WPG 8:00 PM EST
BOS @NYR 7:00 PM EST
BUF @COL 9:00 PM EST
CAR @FLA 7:00 PM EST
CBJ vs DET 7:00 PM EST
CGY vs UTA 9:00 PM EST
DAL vs OTT 8:00 PM EST
MIN @WAS 7:00 PM EST
NYI vs TOR 7:30 PM EST
PHI @VGK 10:00 PM EST
SEA vs VAN 10:00 PM EST
SJ vs TB 10:30 PM EST