Start Josh Allen or Dak Prescott? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Josh Allen over Dak Prescott

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Josh Allen

QB · BUF · vs BAL

Market projects: 23.2; recent weeks avg
BAL D vs QB: 17.3; 16th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Dak Prescott

QB · DAL · vs ARI

Market projects: 18.0; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs QB: 22.7; 3rd most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 91 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Dak Prescott for Josh Allen?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Allen projects 232 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (23.2 a game over 10 games), Dak Prescott 162 (18.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Josh Allen over Dak Prescott.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Josh Allen over Dak Prescott in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Josh Allen at 23.2 points and Dak Prescott at 18.0, a gap of 5.3. No player market is posted for Josh Allen this week yet, so his 23.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (22.9 and 23.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dak Prescott this week yet, so his 18.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (18.3, 18.3 and 17.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Josh Allen at ADP 23 and Dak Prescott at 64.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Josh Allen yet. His market-based projections were 22.9 and 23.6 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 23.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Josh Allen is 0.8 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Dak Prescott yet. His market-based projections were 18.3, 18.3 and 17.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 18.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Josh Allen 5.3 points ahead of Dak Prescott on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Josh Allen and BUF host BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 17.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 235 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against BAL, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

Dak Prescott and DAL host ARI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ARI allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 244 yards and 2.4 touchdowns a game against ARI, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Dak Prescott has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Josh Allen is not on the injury report.

Dak Prescott is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Josh Allen played 100 percent of BUF snaps, dropped back 200 times and threw an average of 8.9 air yards per attempt.

Josh Allen, Week 3 against LAC: 66 of 66 snaps, 16 of 26 passes for 204 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 7 carries for 23 yards.

Josh Allen, Week 4 against NE: 59 of 59 snaps, 23 of 33 passes for 253 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 5 carries for 4 yards.

Josh Allen, Week 5 against LAR: 64 of 64 snaps, 12 of 19 passes for 210 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 10 carries for 121 yards.

Josh Allen, Week 6 against LV: 68 of 68 snaps, 23 of 33 passes for 255 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 4 yards.

Through Week 7, Dak Prescott played 100 percent of DAL snaps, dropped back 293 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.

Dak Prescott, Week 4 against HOU: 78 of 78 snaps, 32 of 45 passes for 335 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards.

Dak Prescott, Week 5 against TB: 60 of 60 snaps, 24 of 42 passes for 316 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions.

Dak Prescott, Week 6 against GB: 78 of 78 snaps, 34 of 54 passes for 258 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards.

Dak Prescott, Week 7 against PHI: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 212 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Josh Allen played 17 games for BUF and scored 374.6 PPR points, 22.0 a game, finishing QB1.

He completed 319 of 460 passes for 3668 yards, 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 112 times for 579 yards and 14 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Dak Prescott played 17 games for DAL and scored 323.8 PPR points, 19.0 a game, finishing QB6.

He completed 404 of 600 passes for 4552 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 53 times for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 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 Dak Prescott for Josh Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Allen projects 232 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (23.2 a game over 10 games), Dak Prescott 162 (18.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Josh Allen over Dak Prescott.
Should I drop Josh Allen for Dak Prescott?
No. Keep Josh Allen: he projects 232 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (23.2 a game over 10 games), Dak Prescott 162 (18.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Josh Allen over Dak Prescott.