Should I start Joe Burrow or Lamar Jackson in Week 8 (2026, Half-PPR)?

THE RESULT

Week 8 is completed

Joe Burrow scored 39.5 more fantasy points. These are actual results in Half-PPR scoring.

Joe Burrow finished higher: 39.5 points for Joe Burrow, 0.0 for Lamar Jackson in Week 8 Half-PPR.

Forecast updated Nov 3, 2026, 5:07 AM ET · Half-PPR

HIGHER SCORE

Joe Burrow

QB · CINStats & schedule

39.5actual points

vs TEN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Lamar Jackson

QB · BALStats & schedule

0.0actual points

at BUF

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Joe Burrow

Fortified22.3

ESPN22.9

Sleeper21.7

FantasyPros22.6

Joe Burrow faces TEN in Week 8.

Lamar Jackson

Fortified22.2

ESPN22.2

Sleeper20.0

FantasyPros20.9

Lamar Jackson faces BUF in Week 8.

Joe Burrow scored 39.5 more fantasy points. These are actual results in Half-PPR scoring. Historical advanced-metric snapshots are unavailable; later metrics are excluded.

Updated Nov 3, 2026, 5:07 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.