Bo Nix · Jared Goff · 2026 week 1

Bo Nix or Jared Goff?

Start Bo Nix — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Bo Nix (KC allow the 20th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Bo Nix START	@ KC	19.8	20th	15.7	1,192	healthy
Jared Goff	vs NO	19.1	27th · tough	15.6	658	healthy

QBs vs KC recently: Cam Ward 18 pts (W16) · Bo Nix 20.5 pts (W17) · Aidan O'Connell 4.8 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?

Bo Nix carries the higher trade value — 1,192 against 658 (a 45% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Bo Nix gets the most. Momentum: Bo Nix +143 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.