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T.J. Watt or Brian Burns

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T.J. Watt

T.J. Watt

LB • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
Brian Burns

Brian Burns

DE • Carolina Panthers CAR
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance T.J. Watt
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brian Burns
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches T.J. Watt

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Redzone Touches Brian Burns

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START T.J. Watt
OWN
 
2%
+0.17 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.17 compared to last week
OWN/START Brian Burns
OWN
 
2%
-0.67 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-0.67 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus T.J. Watt
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brian Burns
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown T.J. Watt

    Overview

  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.8.

    • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 7 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +21, Assisted Tackles: +11 Sacks: +2.5, INTs: +2, Passes Defended: +5, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • 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

Breakdown Brian Burns

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 9th with 80.0 total points (4.71 avg).
  • Currently 23.5 points behind the leader: Maxx Crosby
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.7 PPG.

    • Defensive Stats

  • Top 15 in solo tackles and is currently ranked 13th among DE/DT.
  • Top 15 in assisted tackles and is currently ranked 14th among DE/DT.
  • Top 6 in sacks and is currently ranked 6th among DE/DT.
  • Top 35 in passes defended and is currently ranked 27th among DE/DT.
  • Top 10 in yards lost with 83 and is currently ranked 7th among DE/DT.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 14 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +29, Assisted Tackles: +25 Sacks: +9.5, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: +1, INT TDS: EVEN,
  • 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

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury T.J. Watt

No Injury Reported

Injury Brian Burns

ANKLE - Mar 1, 2023

Questionable Ankle Mar 1, 2023
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups T.J. Watt

Week 4
Pittsburgh Steelers VS New York Jets

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.59329.0616124511.57
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 17th with 112.00 total points (6.59 avg).
  • Currently 74 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.6.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in total yards against with 329.06 per game and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Ranked 16th in rush defense with 2068 (121.65 per game).
  • Top 2 in pass defense with 3526 (207.41 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 12 in sacks with 45 (2.65 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 18.59 per game and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Currently ranked 24th 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: -34.27, Turnovers: +11 Sacks: +33, INTs: +11, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -8.74,
  • 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: 35, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 31.5, YDS/G: 422.5
Matchups Brian Burns

Week 4
Carolina Panthers VS Arizona Cardinals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.41364.5320113650.28
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: +0.35999999999996, Turnovers: +10 Sacks: +15, INTs: +8, TDs: +4, Points Allowed: +5.41,
  • 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
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating T.J. Watt
11.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brian Burns
12.58
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career T.J. Watt
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2017 PIT 15 52 13 7 8 1 0
2018 PIT 16 69 17 14 3 0 0
2019 PIT 16 51 19 15 7 2 0
2020 PIT 16 53 10 15 7 1 0
2021 PIT 16 59 14 22 6 0 0
2022 PIT 9 36 11 5 5 2 0
3-YEAR AVG 52 13 14 7 1 0
Totals 91 331 88 79 38 6 0
Career Brian Burns
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2019 CAR 12 24 6 8 0 0 0
2020 CAR 16 58 23 9 4 0 0
2021 CAR 16 50 19 9 4 0 0
2022 CAR 16 63 28 13 3 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 57 23 10 4 0 0
Totals 62 195 76 38 11 0 0
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