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Start Michael Penix Jr. or Kirk Cousins? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

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Start Michael Penix Jr. over Kirk Cousins

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Michael Penix Jr.

QB · ATL · vs KC

Market projects
15.0
recent weeks avg
KC D vs QB
13.9
7th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
17 of 100 at QB
Snap share
99%
Through Week 9
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Kirk Cousins

QB · MIN · at GB

Market projects
13.7
recent weeks avg
GB D vs QB
13.9
6th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
30 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Kirk Cousins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kirk Cousins projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games), Michael Penix Jr. 103 (14.7 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Michael Penix Jr. over Kirk Cousins. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Michael Penix Jr. over Kirk Cousins in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Michael Penix Jr. at 15.0 points and Kirk Cousins at 13.7, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Michael Penix Jr. this week yet, so his 15.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.3, 14.6 and 15.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kirk Cousins this week yet, so his 13.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.1, 14.8 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Michael Penix Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 15.3, 14.6 and 15.0 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 15.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Kirk Cousins yet. His market-based projections were 15.1, 14.8 and 11.2 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 13.7, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Michael Penix Jr. 1.3 points ahead of Kirk Cousins on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Michael Penix Jr. and ATL host KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 13.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 228 yards and a touchdown a game against KC, with 0.9 interceptions a game.

Kirk Cousins and MIN visit GB on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

GB allowed 13.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 221 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB, with 1.3 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Michael Penix Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Michael Penix Jr. is not on the injury report.

Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Michael Penix Jr. played 99 percent of ATL snaps, dropped back 93 times and threw an average of 7.1 air yards per attempt.

Michael Penix Jr., Week 7 against SF: 68 of 69 snaps, 25 of 33 passes for 213 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 2 yards.

Michael Penix Jr., Week 8 against TB: 53 of 53 snaps, 8 of 24 passes for 125 yards, 0 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, 5 carries for 11 yards.

Michael Penix Jr., Week 9 against CIN: 62 of 62 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 162 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 50 yards.

Through Week 9, Kirk Cousins played 98 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 328 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

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.

Kirk Cousins, Week 8 against NYJ: 63 of 63 snaps, 19 of 26 passes for 247 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 5 yards.

Kirk Cousins, Week 9 against SF: 50 of 50 snaps, 22 of 32 passes for 216 yards, 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions, 2 carries for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Michael Penix Jr. played 9 games for ATL and scored 123.3 PPR points, 13.7 a game, finishing QB33.

He completed 166 of 276 passes for 1982 yards, 9 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 21 times for 70 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 93 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 10 calls

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. for Kirk Cousins?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Kirk Cousins projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games), Michael Penix Jr. 103 (14.7 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Michael Penix Jr. over Kirk Cousins. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

  • Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Michael Penix Jr.?

    No. Keep Kirk Cousins: he projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games), Michael Penix Jr. 103 (14.7 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Michael Penix Jr. over Kirk Cousins.

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