Two players, one answer.

Kirk Cousins vs Patrick Mahomes

Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 52% held up in 2025

A toss-up

On Sleeper's projections, Kirk Cousins is projected 0.5 points ahead of Patrick Mahomes. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 52% of the time. That's close to a coin flip: start the one you trust more, or the one with news on his side.

QB · LV

Kirk Cousins

17.5 projected

@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET

19.5 a game this season · last 3: 13.7, 19.5, 20.4

QB · KC

Patrick Mahomes

17.0 projected

@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET

17.3 a game this season · last 3: 17, 11.5, 7

Patrick Mahomes has scored 11.8 a game over his last three, below his 17.3 season average.

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This week’s projections are Sleeper’s. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season.