Fantasy · Week 5 · Start or sit
Aaron Rodgers or Jacoby Brissett?
Our week 5 call from the head-to-head model, for PPR scoring. It updates as news and lines move.
Our call
Too close to call
Too close to call on projections (16.6 vs 16.7). If you're ahead this week take the higher floor; if you're chasing points take the higher ceiling. If you have to pick one, the numbers lean Jacoby Brissett (50%).
Aaron Rodgers outscores Jacoby Brissett 50% of the time; Jacoby Brissett 50%.
QB, PIT vs IND
16.6 projected PPR points
Likely range 9–26 · QB9 this week · Start
Start. Scored 22 points last game against a typical 12.6 (trending up).
QB, ARI vs DET
16.7 projected PPR points
Likely range 9–26 · QB8 this week · Start
Start. DET's defense has allowed 30% more points to QBs than the league average.
Side by side
| Aaron Rodgers | Jacoby Brissett | |
|---|---|---|
| 16.6 | Projected points | 16.7 |
| 8.6 | Floor (a bad day) | 8.7 |
| 26.2 | Ceiling (a big day) | 26.3 |
| IND +10% | Matchup | DET +30% |
| ~23 pts | Team's expected score | ~25 pts |
| Healthy | Health | Healthy |
| Hot ▲ | Recent form | Steady |
| High | Our confidence | High |
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The chance is a model estimate that treats the two scores as independent. Fantasy scoring is noisy, so even a 70% call loses three times in ten. Projections are estimates, not guarantees. How it works.