Samaje Perine vs. Dameon Pierce: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Samaje Perine. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, and Samaje Perine is projected for 7.0 PPR points vs TEN.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Samaje Perine vs. Dameon Pierce: Week 8 side by side

Samaje Perine
RB · CIN
Dameon Pierce
RB · PHI
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)7.0—
Floor (lowest source)6.7—
Ceiling (highest source)7.4—
StatChasers projection7.0 (RB35)—
Opponentvs TENBye
Opponent vs. position14th-softest (22.0 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage32% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callFLEX · FlexSIT · No projection

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Samaje Perine vs. Dameon Pierce Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Samaje Perine or Dameon Pierce in Week 8?

Start Samaje Perine. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, while Samaje Perine projects for 7.0 PPR points vs TEN.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Samaje Perine or Dameon Pierce?

Samaje Perine plays TEN 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 Samaje Perine 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 Samaje Perine and Dameon Pierce playing in Week 8?

Samaje Perine 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 Samaje Perine 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). Samaje Perine 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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