Jacoby Brissett vs. J.J. McCarthy: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Jacoby Brissett. J.J. McCarthy 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. J.J. McCarthy: Week 8 side by side

Jacoby Brissett
QB · ARI
J.J. McCarthy
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. J.J. McCarthy Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jacoby Brissett or J.J. McCarthy in Week 8?

Start Jacoby Brissett. J.J. McCarthy 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 J.J. McCarthy?

Jacoby Brissett plays DAL 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 Jacoby Brissett 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 Jacoby Brissett and J.J. McCarthy playing in Week 8?

Jacoby Brissett 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 Jacoby Brissett 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). Jacoby Brissett 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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