IND — Week 5 at PIT, who allow the 24th-most points to WRs — recently Ja'Marr Chase put up 15.8 on them (W3), Denzel Boston put up 8.9 on them (W4).
9.2 PPR points against WAS on 5/6 rec, 42 yd. The week 5 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Laquon Treadwell projects 2.5 PPR points in week 5 at PIT — the 24th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 7.1 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 PIT: 225.3 passing yards a game allowed (7.9/attempt) · 1.3 TDs/gm through the air · 1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 24th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how PIT defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 4 games): 68.3% offensive snaps · 2.8 targets/game, 9.2% target share · 19.6% air-yard share (aDOT 11.2) · 2.3 catches for 30.8 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (6 games): 5.9% offensive snaps, 0 catches for 0 yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.3 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 | @ PIT | Sun, Oct 11 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 24th |
| W6 | vs TEN | Sun, Oct 18 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 15th |
| W7 | @ MIN | Sun, Oct 25 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 21st |
| W8 | @ JAX | Sun, Nov 1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 13th |
| W9 | vs DAL | Sun, Nov 8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 7th · soft |
| W10 | vs MIA | Sun, Nov 15 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 30th · tough |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W4 | WAS | 5/6 rec, 42 yd | 4.2 | 6.7 | 9.2 |
| W3 | HOU | 1/1 rec, 20 yd | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| W2 | KC | 3/3 rec, 61 yd | 6.1 | 7.6 | 9.1 |