PIT · IR — Foot — Week 10 at CIN, who allow the 12th-most points to WRs — recently Zay Flowers put up 19.7 on them (W7), Chimere Dike put up 13.1 on them (W8).
Michael Pittman Jr. projects 6.5 PPR points in week 10 at CIN — the 12th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 5.3 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 CIN: 261 passing yards a game allowed (7.58/attempt) · 1.1 TDs/gm through the air · 0.6 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 12th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how CIN defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 3 games): 77.7% offensive snaps · 4 targets/game, 11.5% target share · 9.2% air-yard share (aDOT 9.4) · 2.3 catches for 29.7 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (17 games): 85.5% offensive snaps, 6.5 targets/game, 20.6% target share, 21% air-yard share (aDOT 8.2), 4.7 catches for 46.1 yards/game, 7 TD. (2025) TD luck: 7 scored vs 5.3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W10 | @ CIN | Sun, Nov 15 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 12th |
| W11 | @ PHI | Sun, Nov 22 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 1st · soft |
| W12 | vs DEN | Fri, Nov 27 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 27th · tough |
| W13 | vs HOU | Sun, Dec 6 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 4th · soft |
| W14 | @ JAX | Mon, Dec 14 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 9th |
| W15 | vs BAL | Sun, Dec 20 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 10th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W4 | CLE | 2/4 rec, 15 yd | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| W3 | CIN | 2/5 rec, 16 yd | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| W1 | ATL | 3/3 rec, 58 yd | 5.8 | 7.3 | 8.8 |