Start Jacoby Brissett or Aaron Rodgers? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jacoby Brissett over Aaron Rodgers

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · at DAL

Market projects: 16.2; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs QB: 20.0; 8th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

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Aaron Rodgers

QB · PIT · vs CLE

Market projects: 14.6; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs QB: 15.4; 8th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 13 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Jacoby Brissett?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jacoby Brissett projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 9 games), Aaron Rodgers 131 (14.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Aaron Rodgers.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Aaron Rodgers in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 16.2 points and Aaron Rodgers at 14.6, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (17.8, 15.7 and 15.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Aaron Rodgers this week yet, so his 14.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.5, 14.3 and 14.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jacoby Brissett at ADP 229 and Aaron Rodgers at 231.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 17.8, 15.7 and 15.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Aaron Rodgers yet. His market-based projections were 14.5, 14.4 and 14.8 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 14.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Jacoby Brissett 1.6 points ahead of Aaron Rodgers on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jacoby Brissett and ARI visit DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 235 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.3 interceptions a game.

Aaron Rodgers and PIT host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 15.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 221 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against CLE, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jacoby Brissett has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 302 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 4 against NYG: 66 of 66 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 166 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 4 carries for 18 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 5 against DET: 73 of 73 snaps, 29 of 46 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 19 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 6 against LAR: 72 of 72 snaps, 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 2 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 7 against DEN: 81 of 81 snaps, 27 of 48 passes for 272 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 16 yards.

Through Week 7, Aaron Rodgers played 99 percent of PIT snaps, dropped back 286 times and threw an average of 7.5 air yards per attempt.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 4 against CLE: 72 of 72 snaps, 22 of 40 passes for 299 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 5 against IND: 58 of 60 snaps, 22 of 31 passes for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 6 against TB: 79 of 79 snaps, 33 of 47 passes for 253 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 7 against NO: 64 of 64 snaps, 19 of 30 passes for 212 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 8 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jacoby Brissett played 14 games for ARI and scored 235.4 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB16.

He completed 315 of 485 passes for 3366 yards, 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 38 times for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Aaron Rodgers played 16 games for PIT and scored 234.1 PPR points, 14.6 a game, finishing QB18.

He completed 327 of 498 passes for 3322 yards, 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 21 times for 61 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Jacoby Brissett?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jacoby Brissett projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 9 games), Aaron Rodgers 131 (14.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Aaron Rodgers.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Aaron Rodgers?
No. Keep Jacoby Brissett: he projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 9 games), Aaron Rodgers 131 (14.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Aaron Rodgers.

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