Start Joe Burrow. Burrow is projected for 20.5 PPR points vs 16.2 for Kirk Cousins, and faces the 11th-toughest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Joe Burrow QB · CIN | Kirk Cousins QB · LV | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 20.5 | 16.2 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 18.4 | 15.6 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 22.9 | 16.8 |
| StatChasers projection | 19.9 (QB5) | 15.6 (QB20) |
| Opponent | vs TEN | vs NYJ |
| Opponent vs. position | 11th-toughest (16.1 pts/g allowed) | 15th-toughest (16.7 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | START · Strong QB1 | SIT · Bench |
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Start Joe Burrow. Burrow projects for 20.5 PPR points vs TEN, against 16.2 for Kirk Cousins vs NYJ: a 4.3-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.
Joe Burrow is projected to score more: 20.5 PPR points to 16.2 for Kirk Cousins.
The sources range from 18.4 to 22.9 for Burrow and from 15.6 to 16.8 for Cousins. Even Cousins's highest projection is below Burrow's lowest.
Joe Burrow is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Burrow at 18.4 PPR points, against 15.6 for Kirk Cousins.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Joe Burrow has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Burrow at 22.9 PPR points, against 16.8 for Kirk Cousins.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Joe Burrow plays TEN and Kirk Cousins plays NYJ in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Burrow faces the 11th-toughest defense against QBs and Cousins faces the 15th-toughest defense against QBs, so Kirk Cousins 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 Joe Burrow nor Kirk Cousins 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). Joe Burrow is projected by 6 of them and Kirk Cousins by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.