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Start Aaron Rodgers or Kirk Cousins? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:46 AM ET.

Start Aaron Rodgers over Kirk Cousins

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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
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Kirk Cousins

QB · LV · at NYJ

Market projects
14.3
recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs QB
16.7
15th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
78 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Kirk Cousins?

Not on these numbers alone. Aaron Rodgers projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.5 a game over 9 games) and Kirk Cousins 131 (14.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Kirk Cousins.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Aaron Rodgers over Kirk Cousins in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Aaron Rodgers at 14.6 points and Kirk Cousins at 14.3, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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. No player market is posted for Kirk Cousins this week yet, so his 14.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (12.2, 15.6 and 15.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Kirk Cousins yet. His market-based projections were 12.2, 15.6 and 15.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 14.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Aaron Rodgers 0.3 points ahead of Kirk Cousins on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Kirk Cousins and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 203 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NYJ, with 0.1 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Kirk Cousins 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 8

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.

Through Week 7, Kirk Cousins played 98 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 269 times and threw an average of 8.2 air yards per attempt.

Kirk Cousins, Week 4 against KC: 84 of 84 snaps, 31 of 49 passes for 365 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Kirk Cousins, Week 5 against NE: 50 of 60 snaps, 19 of 28 passes for 243 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

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.

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 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 Kirk Cousins?

    Not on these numbers alone. Aaron Rodgers projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.5 a game over 9 games) and Kirk Cousins 131 (14.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Kirk Cousins.

  • Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Aaron Rodgers?

    Not on these numbers alone. Kirk Cousins projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.5 a game over 9 games) and Aaron Rodgers 131 (14.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Kirk Cousins.

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