Brock Bowers or Dallas Goedert: Who Should I Start in Week 8?

Helps him

1. 27%targetsHe draws 27% of his team’s targets, a lead share for a tight end.
2. 10.2per gameHe sees 10.2 targets a game.
3. 1.6red zoneHe gets 1.6 red zone targets a game, a real path to touchdowns.

Hurts him

1. −2.1ptsrec yardsHis lines put him at 70.0 receiving yards, below his usual 91.0.
2. −1.3ptscatchesHis lines put him at 5.5 catches, below his usual 6.8.

Helps him

1. +1.0ptsroleHe’s expected to play more snaps this week than he has lately.
2. WASvs TEsEdgeWAS is the 2nd softest defense for tight ends.

Hurts him

1. −1.6ptspaceFew players at his position keep up numbers like his, so we expect a little less.
2. −1.5ptsgames left hurtHis projection still counts the games he left hurt, which his usual week leaves out.
3. −0.5ptstrack recordHis projection also weighs his past seasons, which ran below this year’s pace.
4. 17.0team totalEdgeHis team is expected to score only 17.0 points.