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Joe Milton or Michael Penix

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Joe Milton

Joe Milton

QB • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
Michael Penix

Michael Penix

QB • Atlanta Falcons ATL
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Milton over Penix

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Milton ... 50%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 9.63
CMP/ATT PASS YD PASS TD INT RUSH YD RUSH TD FPTS
14.6/23.3 148 0.7 0.6 14.5 0.2 9.63
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Penix over Milton

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Penix ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 15.6
CMP/ATT PASS YD PASS TD INT RUSH YD RUSH TD FPTS
19.4/31 245.6 1.6 0.8 10 0.1 15.6
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Outlook Michael Penix

Michael Penix vs. Bengals — Bounce-Back Opportunity in Madrid Shootout

Penix looks to rebound following a brutal four-interception performance against Tampa Bay, just one week removed from capturing NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors against San Francisco. Firmly installed under center, Penix continues to lead an offense featuring quality weapons in Drake London and Kyle Pitts.

Facing a 5-2 Bengals team in Madrid, this matchup carries significant shootout potential with a lofty 52.5-point total. Our weekly projection places Penix at 16.3 fantasy points, anticipating roughly 208 passing yards and 1.5 passing scores. Currently started in just 8% of leagues, he remains a volatile streaming consideration or Superflex option rather than a standard-league starter.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Joe Milton
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Performance Michael Penix
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YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
12533.304110
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YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
33856.934100
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Joe Milton

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Michael Penix

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Joe Milton
OWN
 
2%
+2.03 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.93 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Penix
OWN
26%
-2.18 compared to last week
START
 
9%
-3.76 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Joe Milton
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Penix
22nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Joe Milton

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts don't even rank him among QB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked N/A with 0.00 total points (0.00 avg).
  • Currently 186.82 points behind the leader: Josh Allen
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

    • QB Stats

  • Top 100 in pass yards with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 96th among QB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: -99, TDs: -1, INTs: -1
  • You do realize that this guy has no touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 172, PASS TDS: 1, RUSH YDS: 15, RUSH TDS: 0
Breakdown Michael Penix

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among QB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 82.78 total points (10.35 avg).
  • Currently 104.04 points behind the leader: Josh Allen
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.

    • QB Stats

  • Top 25 in pass yards with 1282 (160.25 per game) and is currently ranked 24th among QB.
  • Top 20 in pass tds with 9 (1.13 per game) and is currently ranked 19th among QB.
  • Top 20 in interceptions with 5 (0.63 per game) and is currently ranked 17th.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: -127, TDs: +4, INTs: +2
  • He has recorded some deep balls down the field. If your league gives out bonuses for long TD passes then he has some added value.

    • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 3800, PASS TDS: 25, RUSH YDS: 75, RUSH TDS: 1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Joe Milton

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Penix

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Joe Milton

Week 9
Philadelphia Eagles VS New York Giants

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.00320.2996913.57
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 7th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 36.00 total points (5.14 avg).
  • Currently 42 points behind the leader: Buccaneers DST
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.1 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in total yards against with 320.29 per game and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 20th in rush defense with 897 (128.14 per game).
  • Top 2 in pass defense with 1345 (192.14 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 23.00 per game and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 1 (0.14 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -79.34, Turnovers: +4 Sacks: -10, INTs: +2, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -3.88,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 11, TDS: 4, PA/G: 27.4, YDS/G: 382
Matchups Michael Penix

Week 9
Atlanta Falcons VS Cincinnati Bengals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.57383.291142314.97
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 19th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 5th with 59.00 total points (8.43 avg).
  • Currently 19 points behind the leader: Buccaneers DST
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in turnovers with 11 (1.57 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 16th in rush defense with 856 (122.29 per game).
  • Ranked 17th in pass defense with 1827 (261.00 per game).
  • Top 4 in sacks with 23 (3.29 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 8 in points against with 22.57 per game and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 1 (0.14 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -31.84, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: +12, INTs: -4, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -9.06,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 13, TDS: 4, PA/G: 30.8, YDS/G: 404.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Joe Milton
0.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Penix
9.82
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Joe Milton
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2025 NE 1 241 76% 1 0 111.4 16 1 1
2025 DAL 4 183 63% 1 2 65.1 50 0 1
ON PACE 9 389 63% 2 4 65.1 106 0 2
3-YEAR AVG 2 141 70% 1 1 90.4 22 0 1
Totals 5 424 70% 2 2 90.4 66 1 2
Career Michael Penix
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2024 ATL 5 775 58% 3 3 78.9 11 1 0
2025 ATL 9 1982 60% 9 3 88.5 70 1 2
2026 ATL 6 1282 62% 9 5 90.9 15 0 1
ON PACE 13 2724 62% 19 11 90.9 32 0 2
3-YEAR AVG 7 1379 60% 6 3 85.8 41 1 1
Totals 20 4039 60% 21 11 87.4 96 2 3
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ARI @SEA
ATL vs CIN
BAL vs JAC
BUF @MIN
CAR vs DEN
CHI vs TB
CLE @NO
DAL @IND
DET @MIA
GB @NE
HOU @LAC
KC vs NYJ
LAR @WAS
LV @SF
NYG @PHI
PIT vs BYE
TEN vs BYE
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CAR @NYI 7:00 PM EST
CBJ vs DAL 7:00 PM EST
CHI @TB 7:00 PM EST
COL vs NSH 9:30 PM EST
DET vs VGK 7:00 PM EST
MON vs UTA 7:00 PM EST
NJ vs STL 7:00 PM EST
NYR vs PHI 7:00 PM EST
VAN @WPG 7:00 PM EST