Two players, one answer.
Marcus Mariota vs Rico Dowdle
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Rico Dowdle by 81% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Rico Dowdle by 5% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 82% held up in 2025
Start Rico Dowdle
On Sleeper's projections, Rico Dowdle is projected 8.8 points ahead of Marcus Mariota. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 82% of the time.
RB · PIT
Rico Dowdle
8.8 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.3 a game this season · last 3: 6.4, 7.9, 14.6
QB · WAS
Marcus Mariota
0.0 projected
vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET
11.5 a game this season · last 3: 8.7, 20.4, 5.3
What the call rests on
- Rico Dowdle: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 11:20 AM ET
- Marcus Mariota: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 11:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 11:27 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.
| Same projections, scored | Dowdle | Mariota |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 8.8 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 8 | 0 |
| Standard | 7.1 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Rico Dowdle plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Marcus Mariota'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%.