Matthew Golden vs. Isaiah Likely: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Matthew Golden. Isaiah Likely is on a bye, and Matthew Golden is projected for 14.2 PPR points vs CAR.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Matthew Golden vs. Isaiah Likely: Week 8 side by side

Matthew Golden
WR · GB
Isaiah Likely
TE · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)14.2—
Floor (lowest source)13.7—
Ceiling (highest source)15.1—
StatChasers projection13.9 (WR16)—
Opponentvs CARBye
Opponent vs. position6th-toughest (27.7 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage28% target share (last 3)—
PositionWRTE
Our callSTART · WR2SIT · No projection

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Matthew Golden vs. Isaiah Likely Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Matthew Golden or Isaiah Likely in Week 8?

Start Matthew Golden. Isaiah Likely is on a bye, while Matthew Golden projects for 14.2 PPR points vs CAR.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Matthew Golden or Isaiah Likely?

Matthew Golden plays CAR and Isaiah Likely 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 Matthew Golden vs. Isaiah Likely?

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 Matthew Golden and Isaiah Likely playing in Week 8?

Matthew Golden has no injury designation, and Isaiah Likely is on a bye.

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

Where do the Matthew Golden and Isaiah Likely 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). Matthew Golden is projected by 5 of them and Isaiah Likely 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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