IND · Out — Coach's Decision — Week 9 vs DAL, who allow the 20th-most points to TEs — recently Tucker Kraft put up 3.7 on them (W6), Dallas Goedert put up 4.8 on them (W7).
Pharaoh Brown projects 0.8 PPR points in week 9 vs DAL — the 20th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 1.7 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at TE — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 8 angle vs DAL: 235.1 passing yards a game allowed (7.62/attempt) · 1.7 TDs/gm through the air · 0.3 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 20th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how DAL defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 14% offensive snaps · 1 targets/game, 2.6% target share · -0.2% air-yard share (aDOT -1) · 1 catches for 7 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (5 games): 13% offensive snaps, 0.4 targets/game, 1.1% target share, 0.1% air-yard share (aDOT 0.5), 0.4 catches for 0.2 yards/game, 0 TD. (2025) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | vs DAL | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 20th |
| W10 | vs MIA | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3rd · soft |
| W11 | @ HOU | Thu, Nov 19 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 28th · tough |
| W12 | vs NYG | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 21st |
| W14 | @ PHI | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 25th · tough |
| W15 | @ TEN | Sun, Dec 20 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 24th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W6 | TEN | 1/1 rec, 7 yd | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 |