Tony Pollard vs. Dameon Pierce: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Tony Pollard. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, and Tony Pollard is projected for 13.1 PPR points vs CIN.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Tony Pollard vs. Dameon Pierce: Week 8 side by side

Tony Pollard
RB · TEN
Dameon Pierce
RB · PHI
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)13.1—
Floor (lowest source)12.1—
Ceiling (highest source)14.1—
StatChasers projection13.0 (RB21)—
Opponentvs CINBye
Opponent vs. position4th-toughest (17.9 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage82% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSTART · RB2SIT · No projection

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Tony Pollard vs. Dameon Pierce Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Tony Pollard or Dameon Pierce in Week 8?

Start Tony Pollard. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, while Tony Pollard projects for 13.1 PPR points vs CIN.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Tony Pollard or Dameon Pierce?

Tony Pollard plays CIN 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 Tony Pollard 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 Tony Pollard and Dameon Pierce playing in Week 8?

Tony Pollard 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 Tony Pollard 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). Tony Pollard 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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