Two players, one answer.
Cam Ward vs Josh Downs
This week
Start Cam Ward · 13.3 to 10.1 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Josh Downs by 67% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Josh Downs by 8% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 63% held up in 2025
Lean Cam Ward
On Sleeper's projections, Cam Ward is projected 3.2 points ahead of Josh Downs. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 63% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
QB · TEN
Cam Ward
13.3 projected
@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
11.3 a game this season · last 3: 6, 7.8, 6.7
WR · IND
Josh Downs
10.1 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
- Cam Ward: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Josh Downs: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 AM 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 | Ward | Downs |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Half PPR | 13.3 | 8.1 |
| Standard | 13.3 | 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%.