Should I start Drake Maye or Joe Burrow in Week 8 (2026, Standard)?

THE RESULT

Week 8 is completed

Joe Burrow scored 17.0 more fantasy points. These are actual results in Standard scoring.

Joe Burrow finished higher: 22.5 points for Drake Maye, 39.5 for Joe Burrow in Week 8 Standard.

Forecast updated Nov 3, 2026, 5:06 AM ET · Standard

HIGHER SCORE

Joe Burrow

QB · CINStats & schedule

39.5actual points

vs TEN

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Drake Maye

QB · NEStats & schedule

22.5actual points

at MIA

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Joe Burrow

Fortified23.1

ESPN22.9

Sleeper21.9

FantasyPros22.6

Joe Burrow faces TEN in Week 8.

Drake Maye

Fortified23.6

ESPN22.1

Sleeper20.4

FantasyPros21.6

Drake Maye faces MIA in Week 8.

Joe Burrow scored 17.0 more fantasy points. These are actual results in Standard scoring. Historical advanced-metric snapshots are unavailable; later metrics are excluded.

Updated Nov 3, 2026, 5:06 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.