Dak Prescott vs. Jameis Winston: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Dak Prescott. Jameis Winston is on a bye, and Dak Prescott is projected for 20.5 PPR points vs ARI.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Dak Prescott vs. Jameis Winston: Week 8 side by side

Dak Prescott
QB · DAL
Jameis Winston
QB · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)20.5—
Floor (lowest source)18.3—
Ceiling (highest source)22.7—
StatChasers projection22.1 (QB2)—
Opponentvs ARIBye
Opponent vs. position3rd-softest (22.7 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage——
PositionQBQB
Our callSTART · Strong QB1SIT · No projection

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Dak Prescott vs. Jameis Winston Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Dak Prescott or Jameis Winston in Week 8?

Start Dak Prescott. Jameis Winston is on a bye, while Dak Prescott projects for 20.5 PPR points vs ARI.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Dak Prescott or Jameis Winston?

Dak Prescott plays ARI and Jameis Winston 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 Dak Prescott vs. Jameis Winston?

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 Dak Prescott and Jameis Winston playing in Week 8?

Dak Prescott has no injury designation, and Jameis Winston is on a bye.

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

Where do the Dak Prescott and Jameis Winston 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). Dak Prescott is projected by 6 of them and Jameis Winston 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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