MarShawn Lloyd vs. Dameon Pierce: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start MarShawn Lloyd. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, and MarShawn Lloyd is projected for 5.2 PPR points vs CAR.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

MarShawn Lloyd vs. Dameon Pierce: Week 8 side by side

MarShawn Lloyd
RB · GB
Dameon Pierce
RB · PHI
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)5.2—
Floor (lowest source)3.6—
Ceiling (highest source)6.7—
StatChasers projection4.3 (RB49)—
Opponentvs CARBye
Opponent vs. position2nd-softest (28.7 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage34% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · No projection

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MarShawn Lloyd vs. Dameon Pierce Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start MarShawn Lloyd or Dameon Pierce in Week 8?

Start MarShawn Lloyd. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, while MarShawn Lloyd projects for 5.2 PPR points vs CAR.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, MarShawn Lloyd or Dameon Pierce?

MarShawn Lloyd plays CAR 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 MarShawn Lloyd 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 MarShawn Lloyd and Dameon Pierce playing in Week 8?

MarShawn Lloyd 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 MarShawn Lloyd 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). MarShawn Lloyd 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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