Baker Mayfield · Jared Goff · 2026 week 1

Baker Mayfield or Jared Goff?

Start Baker Mayfield — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Baker Mayfield (CIN allow the 8th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Baker Mayfield START	@ CIN	19.8	8th · soft	15.8	572	healthy
Jared Goff	vs NO	19.1	27th · tough	15.6	658	healthy

QBs vs CIN recently: Quinn Ewers 8.9 pts (W16) · Jacoby Brissett 16.5 pts (W17) · Shedeur Sanders 5 pts (W18).

QBs vs NO recently: Brady Cook 4.7 pts (W16) · Cam Ward 17 pts (W17) · Kirk Cousins 10.2 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jared Goff carries the higher trade value — 658 against 572 (a 13% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jared Goff gets the most. Momentum: Baker Mayfield +177 and Jared Goff +19 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.