Geno Smith vs. J.J. McCarthy: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Geno Smith. J.J. McCarthy is on a bye, and Geno Smith is projected for 16.2 PPR points vs LV.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Geno Smith vs. J.J. McCarthy: Week 8 side by side

Geno Smith
QB · NYJ
J.J. McCarthy
QB · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)16.2—
Floor (lowest source)13.5—
Ceiling (highest source)18.5—
StatChasers projection15.8 (QB19)—
Opponentvs LVBye
Opponent vs. position5th-softest (20.8 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage——
PositionQBQB
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · No projection

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Geno Smith vs. J.J. McCarthy Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Geno Smith or J.J. McCarthy in Week 8?

Start Geno Smith. J.J. McCarthy is on a bye, while Geno Smith projects for 16.2 PPR points vs LV.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Geno Smith or J.J. McCarthy?

Geno Smith plays LV and J.J. McCarthy 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 Geno Smith vs. J.J. McCarthy?

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 Geno Smith and J.J. McCarthy playing in Week 8?

Geno Smith has no injury designation, and J.J. McCarthy is on a bye.

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

Where do the Geno Smith and J.J. McCarthy 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). Geno Smith is projected by 6 of them and J.J. McCarthy 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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