Two players, one answer.
Joe Burrow vs Saquon Barkley
This week
Start Joe Burrow · 21.4 to 10.9 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Joe Burrow by 10% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Joe Burrow by 65% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 86% held up in 2025
Start Joe Burrow
On Sleeper's projections, Joe Burrow is projected 10.5 points ahead of Saquon Barkley. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 86% of the time.
QB · CIN
Joe Burrow
21.4 projected
vs TEN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
22.2 a game this season · last 3: 25.7, 24.6, 28.9
RB · PHI
Saquon Barkley
10.9 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ETQuestionable
7.6 a game this season · last 3: 9, 2, 15.1
- Saquon Barkley is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Joe Burrow: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 10:10 PM ET
- Saquon Barkley: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 10:10 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 10:27 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 10:27 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 | Burrow | Barkley |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 21.4 | 10.9 |
| Half PPR | 21.4 | 10.3 |
| Standard | 21.4 | 9.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Saquon Barkley's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Joe Burrow is the start.
- Joe Burrow plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Saquon Barkley's late news is known.
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%.