Start Kirk Cousins. Cousins is projected for 16.5 PPR points vs 14.0 for Shedeur Sanders, and faces the 11th-toughest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
| Kirk Cousins QB · LV | Shedeur Sanders QB · CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 9, avg of sources) | 16.5 | 14.0 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 14.9 | 10.6 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 17.2 | 16.8 |
| StatChasers projection | 16.8 (QB16) | 14.2 (QB24) |
| Opponent | vs SF | vs NO |
| Opponent vs. position | 11th-toughest (15.7 pts/g allowed) | 16th-toughest (17.8 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | FLEX · Streamer | SIT · Bench |
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Start Kirk Cousins. Cousins projects for 16.5 PPR points vs SF, against 14.0 for Shedeur Sanders vs NO: a 2.5-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.
Kirk Cousins is projected to score more: 16.5 PPR points to 14.0 for Shedeur Sanders.
The sources range from 14.9 to 17.2 for Cousins and from 10.6 to 16.8 for Sanders. The ranges overlap, so Sanders outscoring Cousins is a realistic result.
Kirk Cousins is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Cousins at 14.9 PPR points, against 10.6 for Shedeur Sanders.
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 17.2 PPR points, against 16.8 for Shedeur Sanders.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Kirk Cousins plays SF and Shedeur Sanders plays NO in Week 9.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Cousins faces the 11th-toughest defense against QBs and Sanders faces the 16th-toughest defense against QBs, so Shedeur Sanders 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 Kirk Cousins nor Shedeur Sanders has an injury designation for Week 9.
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). Kirk Cousins is projected by 6 of them and Shedeur Sanders by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.