Start Jacoby Brissett. Brissett is projected for 17.4 PPR points vs 14.9 for Patrick Mahomes, and faces the 8th-softest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Jacoby Brissett QB · ARI | Patrick Mahomes QB · KC | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 17.4 | 14.9 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 14.9 | 11.6 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 19.3 | 16.8 |
| StatChasers projection | 19.3 (QB7) | 15.4 (QB21) |
| Opponent | vs DAL | vs DEN |
| Opponent vs. position | 8th-softest (20.0 pts/g allowed) | 12th-toughest (16.2 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 1% target share (last 3) | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | START · QB1 | SIT · Bench |
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Start Jacoby Brissett. Brissett projects for 17.4 PPR points vs DAL, against 14.9 for Patrick Mahomes vs DEN: a 2.5-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Jacoby Brissett is projected to score more: 17.4 PPR points to 14.9 for Patrick Mahomes.
The sources range from 14.9 to 19.3 for Brissett and from 11.6 to 16.8 for Mahomes. The ranges overlap, so Mahomes outscoring Brissett is a realistic result.
Jacoby Brissett is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Brissett at 14.9 PPR points, against 11.6 for Patrick Mahomes.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Jacoby Brissett has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Brissett at 19.3 PPR points, against 16.8 for Patrick Mahomes.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Jacoby Brissett plays DAL and Patrick Mahomes plays DEN in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Brissett faces the 8th-softest defense against QBs and Mahomes faces the 12th-toughest defense against QBs, so Jacoby Brissett has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
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.
Neither Jacoby Brissett nor Patrick Mahomes has an injury designation for Week 8.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
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 Patrick Mahomes by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.