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Matt Gay or Riley Patterson

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Matt Gay

Matt Gay

K • Los Angeles Rams LAR
Riley Patterson

Riley Patterson

K • Jacksonville Jaguars JAC
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Matt Gay
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FG FG% XPM PTS
0000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

FG FG% XPM PTS
0000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Riley Patterson
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FG FG% XPM PTS
2100.028
Season stats based on the past 7 days

FG FG% XPM PTS
3100.0413
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Matt Gay

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Riley Patterson

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt Gay
OWN
34%
+2.61 compared to last week
START
25%
+0.77 compared to last week
OWN/START Riley Patterson
OWN
 
6%
-4.08 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-2.04 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt Gay
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Riley Patterson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matt Gay

    Overview

  • Including a kicker in a trade is rather pointless. Don't dare give up a positional player for a kicker.
  • Experts don't even rank him among K'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 17th with 129.00 total points (7.59 avg).
  • Currently 36 points behind the leader: Robbie Gould
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.6.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 15 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • FGA: 29, FGM: 28, XP: 48
Breakdown Riley Patterson

    Overview

  • Including a kicker in a trade is rather pointless. Don't dare give up a positional player for a kicker.
  • Experts don't even rank him among K'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 8th with 143.00 total points (7.53 avg).
  • Currently 22 points behind the leader: Robbie Gould
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 19 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • FGA: 14, FGM: 13, XP: 19
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Matt Gay

No Injury Reported

Injury Riley Patterson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt Gay

Week 3
Los Angeles Rams @ Arizona Cardinals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.41364.5320113650.26
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 25th with 101.00 total points (5.94 avg).
  • Currently 85 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.9.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 14th in rush defense with 2016 (118.59 per game).
  • Ranked 25th in pass defense with 4181 (245.94 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 26.41 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 5 (0.29 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +2.78, Turnovers: +15 Sacks: +22, INTs: +10, TDs: +5, Points Allowed: +6.16,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 40, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 22.9, YDS/G: 349.8
Matchups Riley Patterson

Week 3
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Los Angeles Chargers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.06342.8929184211.87
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 16th with 112.00 total points (6.22 avg).
  • Currently 74 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.8 PPG. If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in turnovers with 29 (1.61 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in rush defense with 2479 (137.72 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3693 (205.17 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 18 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 22 in points against with 23.06 per game and currently ranked 22nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 23rd in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -16.61, Turnovers: +25 Sacks: +35, INTs: +16, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +5.06,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 42, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 28.7, YDS/G: 382.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt Gay
6.17
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Riley Patterson
3.39
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Matt Gay
YEAR TEAM GP FGA FGM PCT XPA XPM
2019 TB 16 35 27 77% 48 43
2020 LAR 7 16 14 88% 16 16
2021 LAR 16 33 31 94% 46 45
2022 LAR 16 27 25 93% 31 30
3-YEAR AVG 14 27 25 93% 33 33
Totals 59 119 105 88% 149 142
Career Riley Patterson
YEAR TEAM GP FGA FGM PCT XPA XPM
2021 DET 6 11 10 91% 12 12
2022 JAC 16 33 28 85% 35 34
3-YEAR AVG 8 16 14 87% 17 17
Totals 26 52 46 89% 57 56
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ARI vs LAR
ATL @SEA
BAL @NE
BUF @MIA
CAR vs NO
CHI vs HOU
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CLE vs PIT
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DEN vs SF
DET @MIN
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IND vs KC
JAC @LAC
LV @TEN
PHI @WAS
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CHA vs MIA 1:00 PM EST
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BOS @CAR 5:00 PM EST
TOR vs WAS 5:00 PM EST