Start Sam Darnold. Darnold is projected for 16.0 PPR points vs 12.0 for Cam Ward, and faces the 10th-softest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Sam Darnold QB · SEA | Cam Ward QB · TEN | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 16.0 | 12.0 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 14.5 | 9.4 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 17.1 | 14.2 |
| StatChasers projection | 17.1 (QB14) | 13.4 (QB26) |
| Opponent | vs CHI | vs CIN |
| Opponent vs. position | 10th-softest (19.9 pts/g allowed) | 16th-toughest (17.1 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | FLEX · Streamer | SIT · Bench |
Settle every start/sit call with projections, matchup, recent usage and floor-versus-ceiling for your exact scoring settings.
Start Sam Darnold. Darnold projects for 16.0 PPR points vs CHI, against 12.0 for Cam Ward vs CIN: a 4.0-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.
Sam Darnold is projected to score more: 16.0 PPR points to 12.0 for Cam Ward.
The sources range from 14.5 to 17.1 for Darnold and from 9.4 to 14.2 for Ward. Even Ward's highest projection is below Darnold's lowest.
Sam Darnold is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Darnold at 14.5 PPR points, against 9.4 for Cam Ward.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Sam Darnold has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Darnold at 17.1 PPR points, against 14.2 for Cam Ward.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Sam Darnold plays CHI and Cam Ward plays CIN in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Darnold faces the 10th-softest defense against QBs and Ward faces the 16th-toughest defense against QBs, so Sam Darnold 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 Sam Darnold 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). Sam Darnold 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.