GB — Week 9 at NE, who allow the 11th-most points to WRs — recently Luther Burden III put up 19.7 on them (W7), Kevin Coleman Jr. put up 10.6 on them (W8).
20.9 PPR points against CAR on 7/13 rec, 79 yd, 1 TD — beat his 13.7 projection by 7.2. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Matthew Golden projects 15.1 PPR points in week 9 at NE — the 11th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 17.7 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 9 angle vs NE: 235.5 passing yards a game allowed (7.33/attempt) · 1.4 TDs/gm through the air · 0.6 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 11th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how NE defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 69.5 receiving yards · 32% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 8 games): 83.8% offensive snaps · 10.3 targets/game, 26.8% target share · 40.9% air-yard share (aDOT 14.2) · 5.4 catches for 77.4 yards/game, 4 TD. 2025 baseline (14 games): 53.2% offensive snaps, 3.1 targets/game, 12.4% target share, 19.4% air-yard share (aDOT 12.5), 2.1 catches for 25.8 yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) TD luck: 4 scored vs 7.4 expected — under expectation, positive regression due. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 3.2 · median 10.9 · ceiling 23.7 — 54% chance of 10+, 35% of 15+, 19% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | @ NE | Sun, Nov 8 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 15.1 | 11th |
| W10 | vs MIN | Sun, Nov 15 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 30th · tough |
| W12 | @ LAR | Wed, Nov 25 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 24th |
| W13 | @ NO | Sun, Dec 6 | 9.9 | 12.3 | 14.7 | 19th |
| W14 | vs BUF | Sun, Dec 13 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 3rd · soft |
| W15 | vs MIA | Sun, Dec 20 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 16.7 | 29th · tough |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | CAR | 7/13 rec, 79 yd, 1 TD | 13.9 | 17.4 | 20.9 |
| W7 | DET | 6/12 rec, 39 yd | 3.9 | 6.9 | 9.9 |
| W6 | DAL | 6/13 rec, 104 yd, 1 TD | 16.4 | 19.4 | 22.4 |
| W5 | CHI | 6/7 rec, 123 yd | 14.3 | 17.3 | 20.3 |
| W4 | TB | 1 car, 6 yd · 3/7 rec, 21 yd, 1 TD | 8.7 | 10.2 | 11.7 |
| W3 | ATL | 5/12 rec, 100 yd, 1 TD | 16.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 |
| W2 | NYJ | 4/6 rec, 58 yd | 5.8 | 7.8 | 9.8 |
| W1 | MIN | 6/12 rec, 95 yd | 9.5 | 12.5 | 15.5 |