Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Joe Burrow in week 8?

Start him Start Joe Burrow in week 8. Waiver projects 19.5 points against TEN, which makes him QB2 this week, inside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 12.0 points and a good one 31.1.

Projected points
19.5
Floor
12.0
Ceiling
31.1
Rank this week
QB2
Opponent
TEN
Chance he plays
93%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Drake MayeQB1MIA19.812.1–31.2Compare
Josh AllenQB3BAL19.111.7–30.7Compare
Trevor LawrenceQB4IND18.110.6–29.2Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 8

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the QB18 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.