Jared Goff QB

DET — Week 9 at MIA, who allow the 3rd-most points to QBs — recently Geno Smith put up 24.5 on them (W7), Drake Maye put up 22.5 on them (W8).

Week 8 recap: Jared Goff

10.0 PPR points against MIN on 18/25, 176 pass yd, 1 TD, 1 INT · 3 car, 0 yd — missed his 15.7 projection by 5.7. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Jared Goff this week?

Jared Goff projects 20.0 PPR points in week 9 at MIA — the 3rd-ranked matchup for QBs, averaging 19 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at QB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 9 angle vs MIA: 230.9 passing yards a game allowed (8.29/attempt) · 2.3 passing TDs/gm · 1.3 sacks and 0.6 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 3rd-most fantasy points allowed to QBs. Receipts and the full profile: how MIA defends QBs, linked under The matchup below.

→ Holding steady
→ snaps/gm 68.7 → 68.5 (0%)
Week 8 vs MIN: 10 pts · 3 car · 72 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 9 proj
20.0
PPR · 20.0 std
Matchup
3rd
MIA vs QBs
Trade value
1,517
#72 overall · +229/30d
Form
19
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played
Vegas, week 9
17.3
market pts (fair lines)

What Vegas expects (week 9): 261.5 passing yards · 1.68 passing TDs · 0.5 rushing yards · 8% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 7 games): 99.3% offensive snaps · 35.4 attempts/game, 67.7% completions, 7.9 yards/attempt, 280.6 passing yards/game, 15 TD to 1 INT · 2.1 carries/game. 2025 baseline (17 games): 98.5% offensive snaps, 34 attempts/game, 68% completions, 7.9 yards/attempt, 268.5 passing yards/game, 34 TD to 8 INT, 1.1 carries/game. (2026) Passing-TD luck: 15 thrown vs 17.9 expected. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 9.9 · median 19.8 · ceiling 29.6 — 89% chance of 10+, 73% of 15+, 49% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W9@ MIA Sun, Nov 8 20.020.020.0 3rd · soft
W10vs NE Sun, Nov 15 17.817.817.8 22nd
W11vs TB Sun, Nov 22 19.319.319.3 29th · tough
W12vs CHI Thu, Nov 26 19.719.719.7 8th · soft
W13@ ATL Sun, Dec 6 17.417.417.4 21st
W14vs TEN Sun, Dec 13 19.419.419.4 9th
Free. Add your scoring and who else you have — the answer gets specific. 3 questions a day without an account, 30 with one.

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W8MIN18/25, 176 pass yd, 1 TD, 1 INT · 3 car, 0 yd 10.010.010.0
W7GB22/32, 303 pass yd, 2 TD · 2 car, -1 yd · 1 fum 18.018.018.0
W5ARI19/30, 271 pass yd, 3 TD · 1 car, 1 yd, 1 TD 28.928.928.9
W4CAR32/52, 412 pass yd, 1 TD 20.520.520.5
W3NYJ25/32, 269 pass yd, 2 TD · 4 car, 6 yd 19.419.419.4
W2BUF26/38, 327 pass yd, 4 TD · 3 car, 7 yd 29.829.829.8
W1NO26/39, 206 pass yd, 2 TD · 2 car, 2 yd 16.416.416.4
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.