Sam Darnold vs. J.J. McCarthy: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Sam Darnold. J.J. McCarthy 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. J.J. McCarthy: Week 8 side by side

Sam Darnold
QB · SEA
J.J. McCarthy
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. J.J. McCarthy Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Sam Darnold or J.J. McCarthy in Week 8?

Start Sam Darnold. J.J. McCarthy 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 J.J. McCarthy?

Sam Darnold plays CHI 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 Sam Darnold 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 Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy playing in Week 8?

Sam Darnold 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 Sam Darnold 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). Sam Darnold 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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