Two players, one answer.
Joe Burrow vs Zay Flowers
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Joe Burrow · 21.4 to 18.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Zay Flowers by 23% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Joe Burrow by 14% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 63% held up in 2025
Lean Joe Burrow
On Sleeper's projections, Joe Burrow is projected 3 points ahead of Zay Flowers. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 63% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
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
WR · BAL
Zay Flowers
18.4 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET
20.4 a game this season · last 3: 14.6, 12.7, 27.7
What the call rests on
- Joe Burrow: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 7:50 PM ET
- Zay Flowers: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 7:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 7:55 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.
| Same projections, scored | Burrow | Flowers |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 21.4 | 18.4 |
| Half PPR | 21.4 | 15.6 |
| Standard | 21.4 | 12.7 |
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%.