Two players, one answer.
Justin Fields vs Michael Penix Jr.
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Michael Penix Jr. by 7% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Michael Penix Jr. by 10% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 92% held up in 2025
Start Michael Penix Jr.
On Sleeper's projections, Michael Penix Jr. is projected 14.5 points ahead of Justin Fields. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 92% of the time.
QB · ATL
Michael Penix Jr.
14.5 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET
17.1 a game this season · last 3: 14.4, 23.1, 20.4
QB · KC
Justin Fields
0.0 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
No games this season
What the call rests on
- Michael Penix Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 1:40 AM ET
- Justin Fields: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 1:46 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 1:46 AM 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.
What could change it before kickoff
- Michael Penix Jr. plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Justin Fields'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%.