Joe Burrow · Lamar Jackson · 2026 week 1

Joe Burrow or Lamar Jackson?

Start Lamar Jackson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 points. The matchup leans Lamar Jackson (IND allow the 13th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Joe Burrow	vs TB	20.3	2nd · soft	23.8	3,454	healthy
Lamar Jackson START	@ IND	21.3	13th	13.9	3,613	healthy

QBs vs TB recently: Bryce Young 17.6 pts (W16) · Quinn Ewers 14.8 pts (W17) · Bryce Young 17.5 pts (W18).

QBs vs IND recently: Brock Purdy 31.9 pts (W16) · Trevor Lawrence 24.1 pts (W17) · C.J. Stroud 17.3 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Lamar Jackson carries the higher trade value — 3,613 against 3,454 (a 4% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Lamar Jackson gets the most. Momentum: Joe Burrow +239 and Lamar Jackson +63 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.