Baker MayfieldorBo Nix?

Week 4 start/sit decision, quarterback versus quarterback.

Our call

Start Bo Nix

Bo Nix outscores Baker Mayfield in 62% of simulations.

Baker Mayfield still comes out ahead in the other 38%, so Bo Nix is the better bet, not a sure thing. Bo Nix projects 3.4 half-PPR points ahead in Week 4. The matchups don't separate them: Bo Nix faces the San Francisco 49ers (1% fewer than average to QBs), Baker Mayfield faces the Green Bay Packers (7% fewer than average to QBs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Baker Mayfield
Floor
7.4
Median
12.6
Ceiling
20.6
Big game (25+):
3%
Dud (under 12):
44%
Bo Nix
Floor
7.9
Median
15.6
Ceiling
27.4
Big game (25+):
14%
Dud (under 12):
30%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatBaker MayfieldQB, TB, Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ETBo NixQB, DEN, Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection13.416.8
PPR projection13.416.8
Standard projection13.416.8
Rank this weekQB19QB15
Matchupvs GBat SF
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game11.714.5
Last season per game16.017.9
Snap share, last game94%100%
Trade value——