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Michael Penix or Sam Darnold

Who Should I Start? - Week 22 • Start New
Michael Penix

Michael Penix

QBAtlanta Falcons ATL
Sam Darnold

Sam Darnold

QBMinnesota Vikings MIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Penix over Darnold

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Penix
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Darnold over Penix

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Sam Darnold
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Performance Michael Penix
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Performance Sam Darnold
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Michael Penix

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Sam Darnold

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Penix
OWN
29%
+2.49 compared to last week
START
 
9%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Sam Darnold
OWN
99%
+1.78 compared to last week
START
63%
-1.24 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Penix
18th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Sam Darnold
4th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Penix

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts rank this player at 19th among QB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 48th with 44.10 total points (2.59 avg).
  • Currently 427.44 points behind the leader: Lamar Jackson
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.6 PPG.
  • QB Stats

  • Top 50 in pass yards with 775 (45.59 per game) and is currently ranked 45th among QB.
  • Top 50 in pass tds with 3 (0.18 per game) and is currently ranked 46th among QB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +775, TDs: +3, INTs: +3
  • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 8200, PASS TDS: 35, RUSH YDS: 55, RUSH TDS: 1
Breakdown Sam Darnold

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts rank this player at 4th among QB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 10th with 319.66 total points (17.76 avg).
  • Currently 151.88 points behind the leader: Lamar Jackson
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 17.8.
  • QB Stats

  • Top 6 in pass yards with 4319 (254.06 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among QB.
  • Top 6 in pass tds with 35 (2.06 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among QB.
  • Top 10 in pass completions with 361 (21.24 per game) and is currently ranked 9th.
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 12 (0.71 per game) and is currently ranked 9th.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +4072, TDs: +32, INTs: +9
  • Known to throw for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 1000, PASS TDS: 50, RUSH YDS: 350, RUSH TDS: 5
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Penix

No Injury Reported

Injury Sam Darnold

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Penix

Week 4
Atlanta Falcons VS New Orleans Saints

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.44403.0016133811.88
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST'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 21st with 87.00 total points (5.44 avg).
  • Currently 103 points behind the leader: Texans DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 31st in rush defense with 2324 (145.25 per game).
  • Ranked 26th in pass defense with 4124 (257.75 per game).
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 13 (0.81 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 20 in points against with 23.44 per game and currently ranked 19th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 24th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +73.65, Turnovers: -9 Sacks: -1, INTs: -4, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +4.79,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 13, TDS: 4, PA/G: 20.4, YDS/G: 347.6
Matchups Sam Darnold

Week 4
Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.89298.8331174815.08
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST'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 7th with 146.00 total points (8.11 avg).
  • Currently 44 points behind the leader: Texans DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.1.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 336.19 per game and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 4 in turnovers with 31 (1.94 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 6 in rush defense with 1565 (97.81 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 20th in pass defense with 3814 (238.38 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 44 (2.75 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 17 (1.06 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 19.63 per game and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 25th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -66.23, Turnovers: +10 Sacks: +9, INTs: +8, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: -1.76,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 21.9, YDS/G: 356
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Penix
14.02
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Sam Darnold
12.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
3-YEAR AVG 3 388 58% 2 2 78.9 6 1 0
Totals 5 775 58% 3 3 78.9 11 1 0
Career Sam Darnold
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2018 NYJ 13 2865 58% 17 15 77.6 138 1 4
2019 NYJ 13 3024 62% 19 13 84.3 62 2 6
2020 NYJ 12 2208 60% 9 11 72.7 217 2 2
2021 CAR 12 2526 60% 9 13 71.9 222 5 4
2022 CAR 6 1143 59% 7 3 92.6 106 2 2
2023 SF 10 297 61% 2 1 85.1 15 1 1
2024 MIN 16 4319 66% 35 12 102.5 212 1 4
3-YEAR AVG 11 1920 64% 15 5 99.5 111 1 2
Totals 84 16627 61% 99 69 83.8 991 14 24
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