Every call below is decided by the numbers — week 5 projection, matchup rank, recent form — and links to the full head-to-head with the receipts. Wondering who you should start this week? Find the pair, or run any two players in the Start/Sit tool.
Christian McCaffrey or Jonathan Taylor (±0.6) · Derrick Henry or Jonathan Taylor (±1.3) · Amon-Ra St. Brown or CeeDee Lamb (±0.9) · CeeDee Lamb or Puka Nacua (±0.5) · Amon-Ra St. Brown or Puka Nacua (±0.4) · Christian McCaffrey or Derrick Henry (±0.7) · Chase Brown or Derrick Henry (±0.1) · Ashton Jeanty or James Cook (±0.6)
| The decision | Start | Proj (PPR) | Margin | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson? | Josh Allen | 22.0 | +3.4 | @ LAR 20th |
| Brock Purdy or Josh Allen? | Josh Allen | 22.0 | +4.6 | @ LAR 20th |
| Joe Burrow or Josh Allen? | Josh Allen | 22.0 | +2.7 | @ LAR 20th |
| Brock Purdy or Lamar Jackson? | Lamar Jackson coin flip | 18.6 | +1.2 | @ ATL 13th |
| Joe Burrow or Lamar Jackson? | Joe Burrow coin flip | 19.3 | +0.7 | @ MIA 12th |
| Brock Purdy or Joe Burrow? | Joe Burrow | 19.3 | +1.9 | @ MIA 12th |
| Joe Burrow or Trevor Lawrence? | Joe Burrow coin flip | 19.3 | +1.3 | @ MIA 12th |
| Dak Prescott or Trevor Lawrence? | Dak Prescott | 19.9 | +1.9 | vs TB 24th |
| Trevor Lawrence or Tyler Shough? | Trevor Lawrence | 18.0 | +2.3 | vs PHI 10th |
| Jared Goff or Trevor Lawrence? | Jared Goff | 21.3 | +3.3 | @ ARI 5th · soft |
| Dak Prescott or Tyler Shough? | Dak Prescott | 19.9 | +4.2 | vs TB 24th |
| Dak Prescott or Jared Goff? | Jared Goff coin flip | 21.3 | +1.4 | @ ARI 5th · soft |
| The decision | Start | Proj (PPR) | Margin | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson or Jahmyr Gibbs? | Jahmyr Gibbs | 25.3 | +2.6 | @ ARI 25th · tough |
| Jahmyr Gibbs or Jonathan Taylor? | Jahmyr Gibbs | 25.3 | +6.5 | @ ARI 25th · tough |
| Bijan Robinson or Jonathan Taylor? | Bijan Robinson | 22.7 | +3.9 | vs BAL 21st |
| Bijan Robinson or Christian McCaffrey? | Bijan Robinson | 22.7 | +4.5 | vs BAL 21st |
| Christian McCaffrey or Jonathan Taylor? | Jonathan Taylor coin flip | 18.8 | +0.6 | @ PIT 9th |
| Derrick Henry or Jonathan Taylor? | Jonathan Taylor coin flip | 18.8 | +1.3 | @ PIT 9th |
| James Cook or Jonathan Taylor? | Jonathan Taylor | 18.8 | +3.4 | @ PIT 9th |
| Christian McCaffrey or Derrick Henry? | Christian McCaffrey coin flip | 18.2 | +0.7 | @ SEA 19th |
| Christian McCaffrey or James Cook? | Christian McCaffrey | 18.2 | +2.8 | @ SEA 19th |
| Ashton Jeanty or Christian McCaffrey? | Christian McCaffrey | 18.2 | +2.2 | @ SEA 19th |
| Derrick Henry or James Cook? | Derrick Henry | 17.5 | +2.1 | @ ATL 29th · tough |
| Ashton Jeanty or Derrick Henry? | Derrick Henry | 17.5 | +1.5 | @ ATL 29th · tough |
| The decision | Start | Proj (PPR) | Margin | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase or Jaxon Smith-Njigba? | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | 23.0 | +5.5 | vs SF 27th · tough |
| CeeDee Lamb or Jaxon Smith-Njigba? | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | 23.0 | +3.2 | vs SF 27th · tough |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown or Jaxon Smith-Njigba? | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | 23.0 | +2.3 | vs SF 27th · tough |
| CeeDee Lamb or Ja'Marr Chase? | CeeDee Lamb | 19.8 | +2.3 | vs TB 25th · tough |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown or Ja'Marr Chase? | Amon-Ra St. Brown | 20.7 | +3.2 | @ ARI 2nd · soft |
| Ja'Marr Chase or Puka Nacua? | Puka Nacua | 20.3 | +2.8 | vs BUF 4th · soft |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown or CeeDee Lamb? | Amon-Ra St. Brown coin flip | 20.7 | +0.9 | @ ARI 2nd · soft |
| CeeDee Lamb or Puka Nacua? | Puka Nacua coin flip | 20.3 | +0.5 | vs BUF 4th · soft |
| CeeDee Lamb or Justin Jefferson? | CeeDee Lamb | 19.8 | +3.4 | vs TB 25th · tough |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown or Puka Nacua? | Amon-Ra St. Brown coin flip | 20.7 | +0.4 | @ ARI 2nd · soft |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown or Justin Jefferson? | Amon-Ra St. Brown | 20.7 | +4.3 | @ ARI 2nd · soft |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown or Chris Olave? | Amon-Ra St. Brown | 20.7 | +4.2 | @ ARI 2nd · soft |
| The decision | Start | Proj (PPR) | Margin | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Bowers or Trey McBride? | Trey McBride | 18.1 | +2.6 | vs DET 1st · soft |
| Brock Bowers or George Kittle? | Brock Bowers | 15.5 | +2.8 | @ NE 32nd · tough |
| Brock Bowers or Tyler Warren? | Brock Bowers | 15.5 | +4.3 | @ NE 32nd · tough |
| George Kittle or Trey McBride? | Trey McBride | 18.1 | +5.4 | vs DET 1st · soft |
| Trey McBride or Tyler Warren? | Trey McBride | 18.1 | +6.9 | vs DET 1st · soft |
| Dalton Kincaid or Trey McBride? | Trey McBride | 18.1 | +7.9 | vs DET 1st · soft |
| George Kittle or Tyler Warren? | George Kittle | 12.7 | +1.5 | @ SEA 22nd |
| Dalton Kincaid or George Kittle? | George Kittle | 12.7 | +2.5 | @ SEA 22nd |
| Dalton Kincaid or Tyler Warren? | Tyler Warren coin flip | 11.2 | +1 | @ PIT 15th |
| Sam LaPorta or Tyler Warren? | Sam LaPorta | 12.8 | +1.6 | @ ARI 4th · soft |
| Dalton Kincaid or Sam LaPorta? | Sam LaPorta | 12.8 | +2.6 | @ ARI 4th · soft |
| Colston Loveland or Dalton Kincaid? | Dalton Kincaid coin flip | 10.2 | +0.5 | @ LAR 29th · tough |
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