Joe Burrow: Start or Sit?
Franchise QB and precision pocket passer. Elite accuracy and anticipation; missed time in 2025 with injury.
This week’s verdict
Start
Start — every-week QB start at consensus QB5: TB is the 11th-softest matchup vs QBs, 27.0 implied team total.
Projected
18.218.218.2
Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR
Consensus
QB5
position rank
Opponent
TB
this week
Implied total
27.0
team points
- TB ranks 22 of 32 against QBs (one of the softer matchups, 0-game sample).
- Vegas implies 27.0 team points as 3.5-point favorites.
- Listed QB on the latest depth chart with a 88% snap share in 2025.
Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Latest on Burrow
Chase Brown won't be overlooked in Bengals' offense
The Bengals plan to reduce dramatically their shotgun snaps in hopes of using Brown more all over the field.
ESPN · Sep 5, 2026
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
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