Should I start Spencer Rattler or Tua Tagovailoa this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Check the bye week first

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

Spencer Rattler: BYE; 0.0 FP recent scoring average.
Tua Tagovailoa: -0.3 FP recent scoring average; 3.75% matchup reduction against TB.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:45 AM ET · Standard

THE ALTERNATIVE

Spencer Rattler

QB · NOStats & schedule

0.0FF projected

BYE

Check bye / schedule

THE ALTERNATIVE

Tua Tagovailoa

QB · ATLStats & schedule

0.3FF projected

at TB

Sun 1:00 PM ET

Why this pick?

Spencer Rattler

Fortified0.0

Sleeper0.0

FantasyPros0.0

Recent scoring average: 0.0 fantasy points. BYE

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%.

Spencer Rattler 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, 1:07 AM ET).

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 1:45 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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Scoring & lineup notes

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