DJ MooreorMatthew Golden?

Week 4 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.

Our call

Lean Matthew Golden

Matthew Golden outscores DJ Moore in 51% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: DJ Moore comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Matthew Golden, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. DJ Moore projects 0.5 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. The matchups don't separate them: Matthew Golden faces the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3% fewer than average to WRs), DJ Moore faces the New England Patriots (3% fewer than average to WRs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

DJ Moore
Floor
1.8
Median
6.9
Ceiling
17.8
Big game (20+):
7%
Dud (under 6):
44%
Matthew Golden
Floor
2.4
Median
7.1
Ceiling
15.5
Big game (20+):
4%
Dud (under 6):
41%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatDJ MooreWR, BUF, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ETMatthew GoldenWR, GB, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection8.68.1
PPR projection10.39.8
Standard projection7.06.5
Rank this weekWR32WR35
Matchupvs NEat TB
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game9.412.9
Last season per game8.74.0
Snap share, last game64%82%
Trade value1—