Start Michael Penix Jr.. Penix Jr. is projected for 14.4 PPR points vs 14.1 for Kirk Cousins, and faces the 7th-toughest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET
| Michael Penix Jr. QB · ATL | Kirk Cousins QB · LV | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 7, avg of sources) | 14.4 | 14.1 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 12.1 | 7.8 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 15.9 | 16.4 |
| StatChasers projection | — | — |
| Opponent | vs SF | vs LAR |
| Opponent vs. position | 7th-toughest (14.9 pts/g allowed) | 16th-softest (17.4 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | SIT · Bench | SIT · Bench |
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Start Michael Penix Jr.. Penix Jr. projects for 14.4 PPR points vs SF, against 14.1 for Kirk Cousins vs LAR: a 0.3-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.
Michael Penix Jr. is projected to score more: 14.4 PPR points to 14.1 for Kirk Cousins.
The sources range from 12.1 to 15.9 for Penix Jr. and from 7.8 to 16.4 for Cousins. The ranges overlap, so Cousins outscoring Penix Jr. is a realistic result.
Michael Penix Jr. is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Penix Jr. at 12.1 PPR points, against 7.8 for Kirk Cousins.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Kirk Cousins has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Cousins at 16.4 PPR points, against 15.9 for Michael Penix Jr..
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Michael Penix Jr. plays SF and Kirk Cousins plays LAR in Week 7.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Penix Jr. faces the 7th-toughest defense against QBs and Cousins faces the 16th-softest 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 Michael Penix Jr. nor Kirk Cousins has an injury designation for Week 7.
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). Michael Penix Jr. is projected by 5 of them and Kirk Cousins by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.