Two players, one answer.
Aaron Rodgers vs Josh Downs
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Aaron Rodgers · 15.9 to 10.2 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Josh Downs by 17% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Josh Downs by 96% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 73% held up in 2025
Start Aaron Rodgers
On Sleeper's projections, Aaron Rodgers is projected 5.7 points ahead of Josh Downs. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 73% of the time.
QB · PIT
Aaron Rodgers
15.9 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
16.8 a game this season · last 3: 22, 17, 13.1
WR · IND
Josh Downs
10.2 projected
@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.2 a game this season · last 3: 7.7, 8.7, 3.8
What the call rests on
- Aaron Rodgers: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 4:50 PM ET
- Josh Downs: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 4:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 5:01 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 5:01 PM ET, with the projections (hourly). A fresh projection time doesn't mean every status is: game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, can come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Rodgers | Downs |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 15.9 | 10.2 |
| Half PPR | 15.9 | 8.1 |
| Standard | 15.9 | 6.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.