Dak Prescott · Joe Burrow · 2026 week 3

Dak Prescott or Joe Burrow?

Wondering who you should start this week — Dak Prescott or Joe Burrow? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Dak Prescott — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Dak Prescott (BAL allow the 18th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 3	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dak Prescott START	vs BAL	18.6	18th	22.6	1,717	healthy
Joe Burrow	@ PIT	18.0	32nd · tough	15.7	1,961	healthy

QBs vs BAL recently: Daniel Jones 10 pts (W1) · Tyler Shough 22.4 pts (W2).

QBs vs PIT recently: Cooper Rush 7.7 pts (W1) · Drake Maye 9 pts (W2).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Joe Burrow carries the higher trade value — 1,961 against 1,717 (a 12% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Joe Burrow gets the most. Momentum: Dak Prescott -178 and Joe Burrow -1266 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.