Michael Penix Jr. vs. C.J. Stroud: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Michael Penix Jr.. C.J. Stroud is on a bye, and Michael Penix Jr. is projected for 14.3 PPR points vs TB.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Michael Penix Jr. vs. C.J. Stroud: Week 8 side by side

Michael Penix Jr.
QB · ATL
C.J. Stroud
QB · HOU
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)14.3—
Floor (lowest source)11.9—
Ceiling (highest source)15.9—
StatChasers projection14.9 (QB22)—
Opponentvs TBBye
Opponent vs. position6th-toughest (14.7 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage——
PositionQBQB
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · No projection

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Michael Penix Jr. vs. C.J. Stroud Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Michael Penix Jr. or C.J. Stroud in Week 8?

Start Michael Penix Jr.. C.J. Stroud is on a bye, while Michael Penix Jr. projects for 14.3 PPR points vs TB.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Michael Penix Jr. or C.J. Stroud?

Michael Penix Jr. plays TB and C.J. Stroud 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 Michael Penix Jr. vs. C.J. Stroud?

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 Michael Penix Jr. and C.J. Stroud playing in Week 8?

Michael Penix Jr. has no injury designation, and C.J. Stroud is on a bye.

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

Where do the Michael Penix Jr. and C.J. Stroud 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). Michael Penix Jr. is projected by 6 of them and C.J. Stroud 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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