Jacoby Brissett vs. Jameis Winston: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Jacoby Brissett. Jameis Winston is on a bye, and Jacoby Brissett is projected for 17.4 PPR points vs DAL.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Jacoby Brissett vs. Jameis Winston: Week 8 side by side

Jacoby Brissett
QB · ARI
Jameis Winston
QB · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)17.4—
Floor (lowest source)14.9—
Ceiling (highest source)19.3—
StatChasers projection19.3 (QB7)—
Opponentvs DALBye
Opponent vs. position8th-softest (20.0 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage1% target share (last 3)—
PositionQBQB
Our callSTART · QB1SIT · No projection

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Jacoby Brissett vs. Jameis Winston Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jacoby Brissett or Jameis Winston in Week 8?

Start Jacoby Brissett. Jameis Winston is on a bye, while Jacoby Brissett projects for 17.4 PPR points vs DAL.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Jacoby Brissett or Jameis Winston?

Jacoby Brissett plays DAL and Jameis Winston 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 Jacoby Brissett vs. Jameis Winston?

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 Jacoby Brissett and Jameis Winston playing in Week 8?

Jacoby Brissett has no injury designation, and Jameis Winston is on a bye.

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

Where do the Jacoby Brissett and Jameis Winston 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). Jacoby Brissett is projected by 6 of them and Jameis Winston 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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