Jordan Love vs. J.J. McCarthy: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Jordan Love. Love is projected for 17.0 PPR points vs 14.6 for J.J. McCarthy, and faces the 10th-toughest defense against QBs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Jordan Love vs. J.J. McCarthy: Week 9 side by side

Jordan Love
QB · GB
J.J. McCarthy
QB · NYG
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)17.014.6
Floor (lowest source)15.910.9
Ceiling (highest source)17.817.5
StatChasers projection17.8 (QB11)14.6 (QB23)
Opponentvs NEvs PHI
Opponent vs. position10th-toughest (15.7 pts/g allowed)10th-softest (19.3 pts/g allowed)
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PositionQBQB
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Jordan Love vs. J.J. McCarthy Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jordan Love or J.J. McCarthy in Week 9?

Start Jordan Love. Love projects for 17.0 PPR points vs NE, against 14.6 for J.J. McCarthy vs PHI: a 2.4-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.

Jordan Love vs. J.J. McCarthy: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Jordan Love is projected to score more: 17.0 PPR points to 14.6 for J.J. McCarthy.

The sources range from 15.9 to 17.8 for Love and from 10.9 to 17.5 for McCarthy. The ranges overlap, so McCarthy outscoring Love is a realistic result.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Jordan Love or J.J. McCarthy?

Jordan Love is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Love at 15.9 PPR points, against 10.9 for J.J. McCarthy.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Jordan Love or J.J. McCarthy?

Jordan Love has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Love at 17.8 PPR points, against 17.5 for J.J. McCarthy.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Jordan Love or J.J. McCarthy?

Jordan Love plays NE and J.J. McCarthy plays PHI in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Love faces the 10th-toughest defense against QBs and McCarthy faces the 10th-softest defense against QBs, so J.J. McCarthy 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.

Does PPR scoring change Jordan Love 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 Jordan Love and J.J. McCarthy playing in Week 9?

Neither Jordan Love nor J.J. McCarthy has an injury designation for Week 9.

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

Where do the Jordan Love 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). Jordan Love is projected by 6 of them and J.J. McCarthy by 6.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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