Jordan LoveorKirk Cousins?
Week 8 start/sit decision, quarterback versus quarterback.
Our call
Lean Jordan Love
Jordan Love outscores Kirk Cousins in 51% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Kirk Cousins comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Jordan Love, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Kirk Cousins projects 0.4 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Kirk Cousins has the better matchup against the New York Jets (11% more than average to QBs); Jordan Love faces the Carolina Panthers (11% fewer than average to QBs). Jordan Love still wins more often despite that.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 8.8
- Median
- 15.6
- Ceiling
- 25.3
- Big game (25+):
- 10%
- Dud (under 12):
- 27%
- Floor
- 7.8
- Median
- 15.5
- Ceiling
- 26.6
- Big game (25+):
- 13%
- 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.
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| Stat | Jordan LoveQB, GB, Thu, Oct 29, 8:15 p.m. ET | Kirk CousinsQB, LV, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 16.2 | 16.6 |
| PPR projection | 16.2 | 16.6 |
| Standard projection | 16.2 | 16.6 |
| Rank this week | QB12 | QB10 |
| Matchup | vs CAR | at NYJ |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 18.2 | 18.8 |
| Last season per game | 15.7 | 10.4 |
| Snap share, last game | 100% | 100% |
| Trade value | 1 | — |