Should I start Tua Tagovailoa or Tyler Shough this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Check the bye week first

Tyler Shough has no scheduled game in this week’s NFL slate. A projection alone is not a reason to start a player on bye.

Tua Tagovailoa: -0.3 FP recent scoring average; 3.75% matchup reduction against TB.
Tyler Shough: BYE; 13.5 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:41 AM ET · Half-PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tua Tagovailoa

QB · ATLStats & schedule

0.3FF projected

at TB

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tyler Shough

QB · NOStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

Why this pick?

Tua Tagovailoa

Fortified0.3

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.4

Tua Tagovailoa faces TB in Week 8. Recent scoring average: -0.3 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 3.75%.

Tyler Shough

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Recent scoring average: 13.5 fantasy points. BYE

Tyler Shough has no scheduled game in this week’s NFL slate. A projection alone is not a reason to start a player on bye. FantasyPros refresh is rate-limited. Same-week cached projections are used (under one hour old; oldest update Oct 28, 2026, 12:15 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:41 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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