Two players, one answer.

Cam Ward vs Michael Carter

Any format · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 92% held up in 2025

Start Cam Ward

On Sleeper's projections, Cam Ward is projected 13.9 points ahead of Michael Carter. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 92% of the time.

QB · TEN

Cam Ward

14.0 projected

@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET

11.3 a game this season · last 3: 6, 7.8, 6.7

RB · TEN

Michael Carter

0.1 projected

@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET

2.4 a game this season · last 1: 2.4

What the call rests on

  • Cam Ward: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 3:50 PM ET
  • Michael Carter: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 3:50 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 3:54 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.

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%.