Wondering who you should start this week — Jordan Love or Patrick Mahomes? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Jordan Love — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Jordan Love (CAR allow the 20th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 8
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Jordan LoveSTART
vs CAR
17.1
20th
21.5
854
healthy
Patrick Mahomes
@ DEN
16.8
21st
11.8
1,263
healthy
QBs vs CAR recently: Jared Goff 20.5 pts (W4) · Tanner McKee 12.6 pts (W6) · Baker Mayfield 6.7 pts (W7).
QBs vs DEN recently: Justin Herbert 11.2 pts (W5) · Sam Darnold 13 pts (W6) · Jacoby Brissett 16.5 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jordan Love has the higher floor (8.1) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Jordan Love has the higher ceiling (25.5) — the play if you need points.
Jordan Love is steady — about 10% less volatile week to week than a typical QB projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Patrick Mahomes is steady — about 10% less volatile week to week than a typical QB projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Jordan Love faces CAR, 20th most generous to QBs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Patrick Mahomes carries the higher trade value — 1,263 against 854 (a 32% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Patrick Mahomes gets the most.
Momentum: Jordan Love +335 and Patrick Mahomes -829 over the last 30 days.