Should I start Jared Goff or Kirk Cousins in Week 8 (2026, Half-PPR)?

THE RESULT

Week 8 is completed

Kirk Cousins scored 19.1 more fantasy points. These are actual results in Half-PPR scoring.

Kirk Cousins finished higher: 9.0 points for Jared Goff, 28.2 for Kirk Cousins in Week 8 Half-PPR.

Forecast updated Nov 3, 2026, 7:41 AM ET · Half-PPR

HIGHER SCORE

Kirk Cousins

QB · LVStats & schedule

28.2actual points

at NYJ

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Jared Goff

QB · DETStats & schedule

9.0actual points

vs MIN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Kirk Cousins

Fortified16.4

ESPN16.6

Sleeper16.7

FantasyPros16.3

Kirk Cousins faces NYJ in Week 8.

Jared Goff

Fortified15.7

ESPN16.1

Sleeper15.2

FantasyPros16.1

Jared Goff faces MIN in Week 8.

Kirk Cousins scored 19.1 more fantasy points. These are actual results in Half-PPR scoring. Historical advanced-metric snapshots are unavailable; later metrics are excluded. FantasyPros live refresh is unavailable. Stored same-week projections are used (oldest provider fetch Nov 3, 2026, 5:38 AM ET).

Updated Nov 3, 2026, 7:41 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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PPR awards one point per reception; half-PPR awards 0.5; standard awards none. Custom league rules can change the result. Confirm active status, kickoff and lineup locks. Projections are estimates; completed-week scores are actuals.