Tyler Shough or Jameis Winston: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 2:31 PM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tyler Shough over Jameis Winston

Right: 27.0 to 8.5

Start

Tyler Shough

QB · NO · at NYG · final

Market projected: 16.6; pre-game
NYG D vs QB: 19.9; 9th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 39 of 100 at QB
Scored: 27.0; PPR pts

Sit

Jameis Winston

QB · final

Market projected: 14.5; pre-game
Upside: Moderate; 61 of 100 at QB
Scored: 8.5; PPR pts

Should I drop Jameis Winston for Tyler Shough?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games).

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Our Week 6 call

Start Tyler Shough over Jameis Winston in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Tyler Shough at 16.6 points and Jameis Winston at 14.5, a gap of 2.0.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.5 fantasy points for Jameis Winston, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jameis Winston is 221 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 5 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 15, 11 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.6 fantasy points for Tyler Shough, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyler Shough is 230 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 12 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (13, 15, 9 and 14 market sources).

That puts Tyler Shough 2.0 points ahead of Jameis Winston on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Tyler Shough and NO visit NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 19.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 9th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 210 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against NYG, with 1.2 interceptions.

Injury status

Jameis Winston is not on the injury report.

Tyler Shough is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Jameis Winston played 96 percent of NYG snaps, dropped back 148 times and threw an average of 9.6 air yards per attempt.

Jameis Winston, Week 2 against LAR: 51 of 58 snaps, 11 of 27 passes for 111 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 1 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 3 against TEN: 64 of 64 snaps, 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 15 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 4 against ARI: 67 of 67 snaps, 18 of 29 passes for 250 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Jameis Winston, Week 5 against WAS: 84 of 89 snaps, 33 of 54 passes for 326 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 28 yards.

Through Week 5, Tyler Shough played 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 223 times and threw an average of 8.0 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Shough, Week 2 against BAL: 68 of 68 snaps, 27 of 34 passes for 252 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 24 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 3 against LV: 74 of 74 snaps, 29 of 42 passes for 255 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 36 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 4 against ATL: 74 of 74 snaps, 30 of 48 passes for 286 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 5 against MIN: 45 of 45 snaps, 16 of 25 passes for 96 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameis Winston played 3 games for NYG and scored 45.3 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing QB46.

He completed 37 of 66 passes for 567 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and ran 7 times for 23 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Tyler Shough played 11 games for NO and scored 164.0 PPR points, 14.9 a game, finishing QB26.

He completed 221 of 327 passes for 2384 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 6 went

Tyler Shough scored 27.0 PPR points and Jameis Winston scored 8.5.

The call was right: Tyler Shough outscored Jameis Winston by 18.5.

Tyler Shough finished 10.4 points above the 16.6 the market projected.

Tyler Shough, Week 6 against NYG: 70 of 72 snaps, 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 32 yards, 27.0 PPR points.

Tyler Shough finished as the week's QB2 in PPR scoring.

Jameis Winston finished 6.1 points below the 14.5 the market projected.

Jameis Winston, Week 6 against NO: 46 of 77 snaps, 14 of 26 passes for 152 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards, 8.5 PPR points.

Jameis Winston finished as the week's QB24 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

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Drop or keep

Should I drop Jameis Winston for Tyler Shough?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Tyler Shough for Jameis Winston?
No. Keep Tyler Shough: he projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games).