Bucky Irving vs. Dameon Pierce: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Bucky Irving. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, and Bucky Irving is projected for 16.4 PPR points vs ATL.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Bucky Irving vs. Dameon Pierce: Week 8 side by side

Bucky Irving
RB · TB
Dameon Pierce
RB · PHI
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)16.4—
Floor (lowest source)15.8—
Ceiling (highest source)17.3—
StatChasers projection16.4 (RB12)—
Opponentvs ATLBye
Opponent vs. position8th-softest (24.6 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage57% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSTART · Strong RB1SIT · No projection

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Bucky Irving vs. Dameon Pierce Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Bucky Irving or Dameon Pierce in Week 8?

Start Bucky Irving. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, while Bucky Irving projects for 16.4 PPR points vs ATL.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Bucky Irving or Dameon Pierce?

Bucky Irving plays ATL and Dameon Pierce is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change Bucky Irving vs. Dameon Pierce?

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.

Are Bucky Irving and Dameon Pierce playing in Week 8?

Bucky Irving has no injury designation, and Dameon Pierce is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Bucky Irving and Dameon Pierce projections come from?

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). Bucky Irving is projected by 6 of them and Dameon Pierce by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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