Two players, one answer.

J.J. McCarthy vs Josh Cuevas

Any league · this week start/sit · Half PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

J.J. McCarthy · Josh Cuevas

Week 8 · locked

Cuevas 2, McCarthy —

Both games are over. Week 9's call opens once every Week 8 game is in (the morning after Monday night).

Rest of seasonDynastyThis week's other close calls

TE · BAL

Josh Cuevas

2 final · 1.4 projected

@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET

4.1 a game this season · last 3: 12.4, 4.5, 2

QB · NYG

J.J. McCarthy

0.0 projected

No game this weekBye

9.2 a game this season · last 3: 0.2, 17.3, 10.2

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This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.