Mahomes on bye, Darnold steps up against Kimi

We're 2-2 after a 13-point loss to the unbeaten Icebreakers, and Week 5 brings a different test: Patrick Mahomes sits on his bye, so Sam Darnold gets the start in Seattle. The hip that limited him in camp is fully cleared — no designation, 16.5 projection — and we like the matchup against a Kimi Krakens defense that's allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to quarterbacks. Our real edge sits in the backfield. Jahmyr Gibbs and Omarion Hampton project for 35 combined points versus Kimi's 27.8 from Jaylen Warren and Bhayshul Tuten. Gibbs draws a Jets defense he torched last year; Hampton faces a Raiders front seven he's seen before. The receiver corps is a near wash — Christian Watson, Garrett Wilson, and Michael Wilson project 30.2 against Puka Nacua, Denzel Boston, and KC Concepcion's 31.3 — but Nacua's Monday night game adds variance we can't control. Kyle Monangai is questionable on the bench as Gibbs bye insurance (Week 6). J.K. Dobbins practiced fully Friday per the Broncos report and sits at 9.1 as a flex pivot if Monangai sits. We're not chasing style points; we're chasing a win over a 1-3 team to stay in the Alpha hunt.