Two players, one answer.
Kirk Cousins vs Marquise Brown
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · Half PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Kirk Cousins · 16.9 to 5.5 projected (Week 8, Half PPR)
Rest of season
Kirk Cousins by 54% (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
Kirk Cousins by 41% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Half PPR · 89% held up in 2025
Start Kirk Cousins
On Sleeper's projections, Kirk Cousins is projected 11.4 points ahead of Marquise Brown. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 89% of the time.
QB · LV
Kirk Cousins
— final · points pending · 16.9 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
19.5 a game this season · last 3: 13.7, 19.5, 20.4
WR · PHI
Marquise Brown
5.5 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
2.6 a game this season · last 2: 1.2, 4
- Their games have already kicked off, so most platforms have locked them in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Kirk Cousins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 10:30 PM ET
- Marquise Brown: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 10:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 10:37 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 10:37 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 | Cousins | Brown |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.9 | 6.8 |
| Half PPR | 16.9 | 5.5 |
| Standard | 16.9 | 4.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kirk Cousins plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Marquise Brown's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.