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Murray

QB · MIN @ DET

Kickoff Sun 1:00 PM ET

Projected points17.4pts

Shough

QB · BYE

Bye

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Kyler Murray or Tyler Shough: Who Should I Start in Week 8?

Start Kyler Murray.

Highlights

Injuries as of Fri 2:00 PM ET
MurrayStartQB · MIN @ DETUsually 13.5+3.9pts this week

Helps him

  1. +3.0ptspass TDsHis lines put him at 1.50 passing TDs, above his usual 0.75.
  2. +1.1ptsrush TDsHis lines put him at 0.18 rushing TDs, above his usual 0.00.
  3. +1.0ptspass yardsHis lines put him at 224.5 passing yards, above his usual 198.5.
  4. DETvs QBsEdgeDET is the softest defense for quarterbacks.

Hurts him

  1. −0.7ptsrush yardsHis lines put him at 23.5 rushing yards, below his usual 30.8.
  2. 50%dud weeks50% of his games have been dud weeks.

Points are what each line adds to or takes off his usual week. EdgeFrom the game around him.

Stat comparison

Every player you picked, stat by stat, most important first.

Stat
Scoring
ProjectionMurray: 17.4Shough: On bye
Rush TD pointsof the projectionMurray: 1.1Shough: On bye
Rush TDs expectedthis weekMurray: 0.18Shough: On bye
Projected team pointsMurray: 21.3Shough: On bye
Goal line carriesper gameMurray: 0.0Shough: 0.9 (best)
Red zone carriesper gameMurray: 0.2Shough: 1.3 (best)
Pass attempts / gameMurray: 25.0Shough: 39.0 (best)
Role
Snap shareMurray: 83%Shough: 100% (best)
Touch shareMurray: 10% (best)Shough: 7%
Touches / gameMurray: 5.0 (best)Shough: 3.4
Yards per attemptMurray: 6.5 (best)Shough: 6.3
Pass TD rateMurray: 2%Shough: 5% (best)
Rush yards / gameMurray: 26.4 (best)Shough: 15.9
Points from rushingMurray: 25%Shough: 18%
Rushing points / gameMurray: 2.6 pts / gameShough: 3.3 pts / game (best)
Rushing floorMurray: 2.2 pts / game (best)Shough: 2.0 pts / game
Designed runs / gameMurray: 0.4Shough: 1.9 (best)
Scrambles / gameMurray: 3.0 (best)Shough: 1.3
Dropbacks / gameMurray: 30.2Shough: 42.4 (best)
Designed runs inside the 10 / gameMurray: 0.0Shough: 0.9 (best)
Sacks per dropbackMurray: 8%Shough: 5% (best)
INT rateMurray: 1.6% (best)Shough: 2.2%
Pass aDOTMurray: 6.9Shough: 7.2
High value touches / gameMurray: 0.0Shough: 0.9 (best)
Goal line carry shareMurray: 0%Shough: 40% (best)
Red zone touches / gameMurray: 0.2Shough: 1.3 (best)
Rush success rateMurray: 59% (best)Shough: 45%
Breakaway rate (20+ yd runs)Murray: 5.9%Shough: 9.1% (best)
Range
FloorMurray: 13.6Shough: On bye
CeilingMurray: 22.6Shough: On bye
Points from TDssteadier when lowerMurray: 0%Shough: 10%
Big weeks (25+ pts)Murray: 0%Shough: 14% (best)
Dud weeks (under 12 pts)lower is betterMurray: 50%Shough: 14% (best)
SteadinessMurray: Very steady (best)±3.5 pts · 4 gamesShough: Steady±9.2 pts · 7 games
Matchup
Matchup gradevs his positionMurray: A+2026, 6 gmShough: On bye
Game scriptMurray: Expected to trailShough: On bye
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterMurray: 1.0Shough: On bye
Defense funnelMurray: NeutralShough: On bye
Opp pass yds allowedMurray: 32nd (soft)Shough: On bye
Opp sacks / gameMurray: 3.5Shough: On bye
Roof / surfaceMurray: DometurfShough: On bye
Rest / scheduleMurray: NormalShough: On bye
Opp paceMurray: 4th (fast)Shough: On bye
Opp pressure rateMurray: 21%16th (average)Shough: On bye
Pressure facedMurray: 21%Shough: 21%
Opp rush yds allowedMurray: 12th (average)Shough: On bye
Opp stuff rateMurray: 16%18th (average)Shough: On bye
Opp yards per carry allowedMurray: 4.317th (average)Shough: On bye
Opp deep targets allowed / gameMurray: 5.731st (soft)Shough: On bye
Opp catch rate allowedMurray: 71%28th (soft)Shough: On bye
Form
Last 3 avgMurray: 14.5 (best)Shough: 13.5
Last 5 avgMurray: 10.7Shough: 16.1 (best)
vs seasonMurray: +3.8 (Rising) (best)Shough: −4.5 (Cooling)
Yards per carryMurray: 5.3 (best)Shough: 4.6
Carries / gameMurray: 5.0 (best)Shough: 3.4
Pass volume trendMurray: CoolingShough: Rising
Crowd
Started in leaguesMurray: 46%Shough: On bye
Nuvela position ranklower is betterMurray: QB8Shough: On bye
Yards linepassingMurray: 224.5Shough: On bye

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