PIT — Week 5 vs IND, who allow the 8th-most points to WRs — recently Xavier Hutchinson put up 5.5 on them (W3), Treylon Burks put up 10.7 on them (W4).
1.7 PPR points against CLE on 1/2 rec, 7 yd. The week 5 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Ben Skowronek projects 0.3 PPR points in week 5 vs IND — the 8th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 4.4 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 5 angle vs IND: 276.3 passing yards a game allowed (8.13/attempt) · 1.5 TDs/gm through the air · 0.3 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 8th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how IND defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 3 games): 12.5% offensive snaps · 1.3 targets/game, 3.7% target share · 2.5% air-yard share (aDOT 7.3) · 1 catches for 10.7 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (16 games): 15.4% offensive snaps, 0.4 targets/game, 1.4% target share, 2.7% air-yard share (aDOT 10.2), 0.3 catches for 4.3 yards/game, 1 TD. (2025) TD luck: 1 scored vs 0.4 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W5 | vs IND | Sun, Oct 11 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 8th · soft |
| W6 | @ TB | Sun, Oct 18 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 25th · tough |
| W7 | @ NO | Sun, Oct 25 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 19th |
| W8 | vs CLE | Sun, Nov 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5th · soft |
| W10 | @ CIN | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 20th |
| W11 | @ PHI | Sun, Nov 22 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W4 | CLE | 1/2 rec, 7 yd | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| W3 | CIN | 1/1 rec, 23 yd, 1 TD | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
| W2 | NE | 1/1 rec, 2 yd | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 |