Chase McLaughlin or Tyler Bass: Who Should You Start?

Preliminary board

2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

Too close to call — the edges cancel out.

Chase McLaughlin and Tyler Bass grade out even this week. McLaughlin's best edge is the consensus rank (K15 to K21), Bass's best edge is the game script (27.8 implied points to 24.0) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.

Chase McLaughlin

Chase McLaughlin

K15TBvs CLE

Projected Points

Start
Tyler Bass

Tyler Bass

K21BUFvs DET

Projected Points

Start
CLE@
TBSun, Sep 20, 1:00 PM ETView the game →
DET@
BUFThu, Sep 17, 8:15 PM ETView the game →

Why Chase McLaughlin

Start

Starting placekicker with big-leg range and a 65-yard career long. Reliable from distance, though his 84.9% career accuracy sits around league average.

Start — K15 by consensus, projects K10 this week: 1.4 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.8 pts projected vs CLE.

  • Calm forecast at kickoff.
  • 2.1 FG tries projected, just over the 2.0 league median this week.
  • TB's offense stalls in the red zone 1.4 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
  • Vegas has TB at 24 points as 5.5-point favorites.

Why Tyler Bass

Start

Starting placekicker. Strong leg on kickoffs and long-range attempts.

Start — K21 by consensus, projects K11 this week: 1.3 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.7 pts projected vs DET.

  • Calm forecast at kickoff.
  • 1.8 FG tries projected, just under the 2.0 league median this week.
  • BUF's offense stalls in the red zone 1.3 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
  • Vegas has BUF at 27.8 points as 3-point favorites.

Head-to-head stats

MetricChase McLaughlinTyler Bass
Projected points
Consensus rankK15K21
Projected FG attempts2.11.8
Red-zone stalls / game1.4(2025)1.3(2025)
Kicking conditionsCalm forecast at kickoffCalm forecast at kickoff
Implied total · spread24.0-5.527.8-3.0
Field-goal %84.2%(2025)—
Depth chartK1K1
Start/Sit record0–0+1 toss-up—

Recent form

Chase McLaughlin — last 1 week

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Signal breakdown

  • 8.8 vs 8.7 projected PPR pointsChase McLaughlin +
  • Rank 15 vs 21Chase McLaughlin +
  • 2.1 vs 1.8 projected attemptsChase McLaughlin +
  • 1.4 vs 1.3 red-zone stalls per gameChase McLaughlin +
  • 6 mph, 90°F, overcast vs 5 mph, 65°F, cleareven
  • Implied 24.0 vs 27.8 team pointsTyler Bass +
  • No injury designationseven

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