Start Jordan Love or Tyler Shough? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Tyler Shough over Jordan Love in Week 1.

Jordan Love is priced by the books at -0.5 projected points and Tyler Shough is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Tyler Shough at ADP 139 and Jordan Love at 141.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Tyler Shough in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply -0.5 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 67 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Tyler Shough and NO visit DET.

DET allowed 25.2 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 6th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 410 yards and 3 touchdowns against DET, with 2 interceptions.

Jordan Love and GB visit MIN on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIN allowed 20.5 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 11th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 387 yards and 2 touchdowns against MIN, with an interception.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Shough has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Shough was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Jordan Love was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

Tyler Shough, Week 18 of 2025 against ATL: 23 of 35 passes for 259 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 34 yards, 22.8 PPR points.

Tyler Shough, Week 17 of 2025 against TEN: 53 of 54 snaps, 22 of 27 passes for 333 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 6 yards, 21.9 PPR points.

Tyler Shough, Week 16 of 2025 against NYJ: 76 of 78 snaps, 32 of 49 passes for 308 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards, 17.1 PPR points.

In 2025, Jordan Love played 15 games for GB and scored 241.1 PPR points, 16.1 a game, finishing QB15.

He completed 291 of 439 passes for 3381 yards, 23 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 47 times for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jordan Love, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 26 of 72 snaps, 8 of 13 passes for 77 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards, 3.8 PPR points.

Jordan Love, Week 15 of 2025 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 24 of 40 passes for 276 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 29 yards, 15.9 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Tyler Shough scored 25.2 PPR points and Jordan Love scored 20.5.

The call was right: Tyler Shough outscored Jordan Love by 4.7.

Tyler Shough, Week 1 against DET: 90 of 90 snaps, 35 of 56 passes for 410 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 4 carries for 8 yards, 25.2 PPR points.

Tyler Shough finished as the week's QB6 in PPR scoring.

Jordan Love finished 21.0 points above the -0.5 the props implied.

Jordan Love, Week 1 against MIN: 68 of 68 snaps, 21 of 42 passes for 387 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 0 yards, 20.5 PPR points.

Jordan Love finished as the week's QB11 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Baker Mayfield over Tyler Shough.
• Start Tyler Shough over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Tyler Shough over Daniel Jones.
• Start Baker Mayfield over Jordan Love.
• Start Jordan Love over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Daniel Jones over Jordan Love.