Tyjae Spears vs. Dameon Pierce: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Tyjae Spears. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, and Tyjae Spears is projected for 5.4 PPR points vs CIN.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Tyjae Spears vs. Dameon Pierce: Week 8 side by side

Tyjae Spears
RB · TEN
Dameon Pierce
RB · PHI
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)5.4—
Floor (lowest source)1.0—
Ceiling (highest source)7.5—
StatChasers projection——
Opponentvs CINBye
Opponent vs. position4th-toughest (17.9 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage8% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · No projection

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Tyjae Spears vs. Dameon Pierce Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Tyjae Spears or Dameon Pierce in Week 8?

Start Tyjae Spears. Dameon Pierce is on a bye, while Tyjae Spears projects for 5.4 PPR points vs CIN.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Tyjae Spears or Dameon Pierce?

Tyjae Spears 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 Tyjae Spears 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 Tyjae Spears and Dameon Pierce playing in Week 8?

Tyjae Spears 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 Tyjae Spears 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). Tyjae Spears is projected by 5 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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