Michael Penix QB

ATL · Out — Knee - ACL — Week 3 at GB, who allow the 12th-most points to QBs — recently Carson Wentz put up 19.2 on them (W1).

Should you start Michael Penix this week?

Michael Penix projects 13.5 PPR points in week 3 at GB — the 12th-ranked matchup for QBs. 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 2 angle vs GB: 151 passing yards a game allowed (6.29/attempt) · 3 passing TDs/gm · 3 sacks and 1 INTs/gm · a soft spot for rushing QBs — 8 QB rush yds/gm — all of it adding up to the 12th-most fantasy points allowed to QBs. Receipts and the full profile: how GB defends QBs, linked under The matchup below.

→ Holding steady
→ snap % 93.2 → 90.5 (-3%)
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 3 proj
13.5
PPR · 13.5 std
Matchup
12th
GB vs QBs

Usage & TD luck (2025 · 9 games, last season — no games yet this year): 93.2% offensive snaps · 30.7 attempts/game, 60.1% completions, 7.2 yards/attempt, 220.2 passing yards/game, 9 TD to 3 INT · 2.3 carries/game. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W3@ GB Thu, Sep 24 13.513.513.5 12th
W4@ NO Mon, Oct 5 13.213.213.2 17th
W5vs BAL Sun, Oct 11 11.511.511.5 28th · tough
W6vs CHI Sun, Oct 18 14.014.014.0 3rd · soft
W7vs SF Sun, Oct 25 14.014.014.0 31st · tough
W8@ TB Sun, Nov 1 13.913.913.9 20th

The matchup

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.