Start Baker Mayfield. Mayfield is projected for 15.3 PPR points vs 12.0 for Cam Ward, and faces the 13th-softest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Baker Mayfield QB · TB | Cam Ward QB · TEN | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 15.3 | 12.0 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 12.9 | 9.4 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 16.5 | 14.2 |
| StatChasers projection | 16.5 (QB16) | 13.4 (QB26) |
| Opponent | vs ATL | vs CIN |
| Opponent vs. position | 13th-softest (18.0 pts/g allowed) | 16th-toughest (17.1 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | FLEX · Streamer | SIT · Bench |
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Start Baker Mayfield. Mayfield projects for 15.3 PPR points vs ATL, against 12.0 for Cam Ward vs CIN: a 3.3-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Baker Mayfield is projected to score more: 15.3 PPR points to 12.0 for Cam Ward.
The sources range from 12.9 to 16.5 for Mayfield and from 9.4 to 14.2 for Ward. The ranges overlap, so Ward outscoring Mayfield is a realistic result.
Baker Mayfield is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Mayfield at 12.9 PPR points, against 9.4 for Cam Ward.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Baker Mayfield has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Mayfield at 16.5 PPR points, against 14.2 for Cam Ward.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Baker Mayfield plays ATL and Cam Ward plays CIN in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Mayfield faces the 13th-softest defense against QBs and Ward faces the 16th-toughest defense against QBs, so Baker Mayfield has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Baker Mayfield nor Cam Ward has an injury designation for Week 8.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Baker Mayfield is projected by 6 of them and Cam Ward by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.