Carson Beck · Kirk Cousins · 2026 week 1

Carson Beck or Kirk Cousins?

Start Kirk Cousins — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Kirk Cousins (MIA allow the 10th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Carson Beck @ LAC 2.6 31st · tough – – healthy
Kirk Cousins START vs MIA 3.3 10th · soft 12.6 – healthy

QBs vs LAC recently: Dak Prescott 19.2 pts (W16) · C.J. Stroud 15.8 pts (W17) · Bo Nix 10.5 pts (W18).

QBs vs MIA recently: Joe Burrow 29 pts (W16) · Baker Mayfield 19.4 pts (W17) · Drake Maye 15.7 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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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.