Sam Darnold vs. Jameis Winston: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Sam Darnold. Jameis Winston is on a bye, and Sam Darnold is projected for 16.0 PPR points vs CHI.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Sam Darnold vs. Jameis Winston: Week 8 side by side

Sam Darnold
QB · SEA
Jameis Winston
QB · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)16.0—
Floor (lowest source)14.5—
Ceiling (highest source)17.1—
StatChasers projection17.1 (QB14)—
Opponentvs CHIBye
Opponent vs. position10th-softest (19.9 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage——
PositionQBQB
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Sam Darnold vs. Jameis Winston Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Sam Darnold or Jameis Winston in Week 8?

Start Sam Darnold. Jameis Winston is on a bye, while Sam Darnold projects for 16.0 PPR points vs CHI.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Sam Darnold or Jameis Winston?

Sam Darnold plays CHI 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 Sam Darnold 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 Sam Darnold and Jameis Winston playing in Week 8?

Sam Darnold 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 Sam Darnold 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). Sam Darnold 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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