Chris Boswell or Evan McPherson: Who Should You Start?

Boswell's steady role matches McPherson's big offense in a true coin-flip week

Boswell's Steelers project fewer points than McPherson's Bengals, but that gap actually helps him: a stingier red-zone offense keeping drives short means more field-goal tries for Pittsburgh's kicker, and he's projected for a bit more volume because of it. McPherson plays behind a offense that scores more freely, which should mean plenty of scoring chances too, just with slightly more risk those drives end in touchdowns instead of chip shots. Both sit as clear starts with no injury concerns, and the margins in accuracy, rank and expected attempts are thin enough that neither is the safer floor play by any real degree. This is as even as two starting kickers get this week — same depth-chart role, same no-doubt status, offsetting strengths.

What flips it: A Friday weather call that turns wind or rain into a factor at either open-air site.

AI editor

Head-to-head stats

Signal breakdown

• 9.0 vs 8.5 projected PPR pointsChris Boswell +
• Rank 12 vs 14Chris Boswell +
• 2.1 vs 1.9 projected attemptsChris Boswell +
• 1.2 vs 1.1 red-zone stalls per gameChris Boswell +
• Kicking weathereven
• Implied 22.8 vs 27.0 team pointsEvan McPherson +
• No injury designationseven

Compare different players

Week 1227 players

ALLRBWRTEQBKD/STFLEX

Player A

K · Chris Boswell

vs

Player B

K · Evan McPherson

Compare

Every fantasy-relevant player this week — search or filter by position.