Two players, one answer.

Joe Flacco vs Malik Willis

Any format · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 91% held up in 2025

Start Malik Willis

On Sleeper's projections, Malik Willis is projected 14 points ahead of Joe Flacco. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 91% of the time.

QB · MIA

Malik Willis

14.0 projected

vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET

15.1 a game this season · last 3: 2.5, 20.9, 26

QB · CIN

Joe Flacco

0.0 projected

vs TEN · Sun 1:00 PM ET

No games this season

What the call rests on

  • Malik Willis: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 6:50 PM ET
  • Joe Flacco: Sleeper's projection
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 6:51 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

  • Joe Flacco plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Malik Willis'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%.