Should I start Tyler Shough or Tyrod Taylor this week? Week 8 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.

Tyler Shough: BYE; 13.5 FP recent scoring average.
Tyrod Taylor: -0.2 FP recent scoring average.

Forecast updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:35 PM ET · PPR

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tyler Shough

QB · NOStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tyrod Taylor

QB · GBStats & schedule

0.3FF projected

vs CAR

Thu 8:15 PM ET

Why this pick?

Tyler Shough

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Recent scoring average: 13.5 fantasy points. BYE

Tyrod Taylor

Fortified0.3

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.5

Tyrod Taylor faces CAR in Week 8. Recent scoring average: -0.2 fantasy points.

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 27, 2026, 11:10 PM ET).

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:35 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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Scoring & lineup notes

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