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Start Aaron Rodgers or Kirk Cousins? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

Start Aaron Rodgers over Kirk Cousins

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Aaron Rodgers

QB · PIT · at CIN

Market projects
16.5
fantasy pts
CIN D vs QB
18.4
14th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
43 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 8
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Kirk Cousins

QB · LV · vs SEA

Market projects
13.7
recent weeks avg
SEA D vs QB
11.9
2nd fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
30 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Aaron Rodgers?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Rodgers projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 8 games), Kirk Cousins 104 (14.8 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Kirk Cousins.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Aaron Rodgers over Kirk Cousins in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Aaron Rodgers at 16.5 points and Kirk Cousins at 13.7, a gap of 2.8. Aaron Rodgers's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Kirk Cousins this week yet, so his 13.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.1, 14.8 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.5 fantasy points for Aaron Rodgers, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Aaron Rodgers is 236 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (9, 10 and 10 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Kirk Cousins yet. His market-based projections were 15.1, 14.8 and 11.2 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 13.7, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Aaron Rodgers 2.8 points ahead of Kirk Cousins on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Aaron Rodgers and PIT visit CIN on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CIN allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 261 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against CIN, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

Kirk Cousins and LV host SEA on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

SEA allowed 11.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 169 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against SEA, with an interception a game.

By points allowed to the position, Aaron Rodgers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 8, Aaron Rodgers played 98 percent of PIT snaps, dropped back 311 times and threw an average of 7.5 air yards per attempt.

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.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 8 against CLE: 56 of 59 snaps, 13 of 24 passes for 172 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Through Week 9, Kirk Cousins played 98 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 328 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

Kirk Cousins, Week 6 against BUF: 66 of 66 snaps, 23 of 41 passes for 313 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Kirk Cousins, Week 7 against LAR: 68 of 68 snaps, 26 of 44 passes for 295 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 6 yards.

Kirk Cousins, Week 8 against NYJ: 63 of 63 snaps, 19 of 26 passes for 247 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 5 yards.

Kirk Cousins, Week 9 against SF: 50 of 50 snaps, 22 of 32 passes for 216 yards, 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions, 2 carries for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Kirk Cousins played 10 games for ATL and scored 108.5 PPR points, 10.9 a game, finishing QB35.

He completed 166 of 269 passes for 1721 yards, 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, and ran 14 times for 7 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 46 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Aaron Rodgers?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Rodgers projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 8 games), Kirk Cousins 104 (14.8 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Kirk Cousins.

  • Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Kirk Cousins?

    No. Keep Aaron Rodgers: he projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 8 games), Kirk Cousins 104 (14.8 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Kirk Cousins.

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