Two players, one answer.
Josh Jacobs vs Matthew Golden
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Josh Jacobs · 16 to 13.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Matthew Golden by 50% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · locked
Jacobs 23.2, Golden 20.9
Both games are over. The call was Josh Jacobs; it held up. Week 9's call opens once every Week 8 game is in (the morning after Monday night).
RB · GB
Josh Jacobs
23.2 final · 16.0 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
21.7 a game this season · last 2: 20.1, 23.2
WR · GB
Matthew Golden
20.9 final · 13.7 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
16.4 a game this season · last 3: 22.4, 9.9, 20.9
- Their games have already kicked off, so most platforms have locked them in or out for this week.
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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%.