Kirk Cousins vs. J.J. McCarthy: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Kirk Cousins. J.J. McCarthy is on a bye, and Kirk Cousins is projected for 16.2 PPR points vs NYJ.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Kirk Cousins vs. J.J. McCarthy: Week 8 side by side

Kirk Cousins
QB · LV
J.J. McCarthy
QB · NYG
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)16.2—
Floor (lowest source)15.6—
Ceiling (highest source)16.8—
StatChasers projection15.6 (QB20)—
Opponentvs NYJBye
Opponent vs. position15th-toughest (16.7 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage——
PositionQBQB
Our callSIT · BenchSIT · No projection

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Kirk Cousins vs. J.J. McCarthy Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Kirk Cousins or J.J. McCarthy in Week 8?

Start Kirk Cousins. J.J. McCarthy is on a bye, while Kirk Cousins projects for 16.2 PPR points vs NYJ.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Kirk Cousins or J.J. McCarthy?

Kirk Cousins plays NYJ 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 Kirk Cousins 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 Kirk Cousins and J.J. McCarthy playing in Week 8?

Kirk Cousins 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 Kirk Cousins 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). Kirk Cousins 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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