Start Bo Nix or Joe Burrow? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Joe Burrow over Bo Nix

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Joe Burrow

QB · CIN · vs TEN

Market projects: 17.4; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs QB: 16.1; 11th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 72 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 7

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Bo Nix

QB · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 15.8; recent weeks avg
KC D vs QB: 13.0; 3rd fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 38 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Bo Nix for Joe Burrow?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Joe Burrow projects 170 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (17.0 a game over 10 games), Bo Nix 148 (16.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Joe Burrow over Bo Nix.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Joe Burrow over Bo Nix in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Joe Burrow at 17.4 points and Bo Nix at 15.8, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Joe Burrow this week yet, so his 17.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (17.6 and 17.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Bo Nix this week yet, so his 15.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (16.3, 14.9 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Joe Burrow at ADP 55 and Bo Nix at 116.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Joe Burrow yet. His market-based projections were 17.6 and 17.2 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 17.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Bo Nix yet. His market-based projections were 16.3, 14.9 and 16.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 15.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Joe Burrow 1.6 points ahead of Bo Nix on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Joe Burrow and CIN host TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 16.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 246 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against TEN, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

Bo Nix and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 13.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 230 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against KC, with an interception a game.

By points allowed to the position, Joe Burrow has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Joe Burrow is not on the injury report.

Bo Nix is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Joe Burrow played 99 percent of CIN snaps, dropped back 236 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.

Joe Burrow, Week 3 against PIT: 57 of 57 snaps, 28 of 37 passes for 282 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 13 yards.

Joe Burrow, Week 4 against JAX: 76 of 76 snaps, 39 of 54 passes for 428 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 6 yards.

Joe Burrow, Week 5 against MIA: 65 of 65 snaps, 23 of 32 passes for 190 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 12 yards.

Joe Burrow, Week 7 against BAL: 50 of 53 snaps, 22 of 30 passes for 292 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 12 yards.

Through Week 7, Bo Nix played 100 percent of DEN snaps, dropped back 234 times and threw an average of 5.7 air yards per attempt.

Bo Nix, Week 4 against SF: 65 of 65 snaps, 25 of 42 passes for 214 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 10 yards.

Bo Nix, Week 5 against LAC: 62 of 62 snaps, 16 of 27 passes for 123 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 10 yards.

Bo Nix, Week 6 against SEA: 60 of 60 snaps, 17 of 27 passes for 107 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 3 yards.

Bo Nix, Week 7 against ARI: 61 of 61 snaps, 15 of 29 passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 75 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Joe Burrow played 8 games for CIN and scored 139.5 PPR points, 17.4 a game, finishing QB29.

He completed 173 of 259 passes for 1809 yards, 17 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, and ran 14 times for 41 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bo Nix played 17 games for DEN and scored 315.8 PPR points, 18.6 a game, finishing QB7.

He completed 388 of 612 passes for 3931 yards, 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 83 times for 356 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 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 Bo Nix for Joe Burrow?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Joe Burrow projects 170 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (17.0 a game over 10 games), Bo Nix 148 (16.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Joe Burrow over Bo Nix.
Should I drop Joe Burrow for Bo Nix?
No. Keep Joe Burrow: he projects 170 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (17.0 a game over 10 games), Bo Nix 148 (16.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Joe Burrow over Bo Nix.

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