Eddy Pineiro or Tyler Bass: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Pineiro's extra field-goal path edges Bass, but availability keeps the gap narrow
Start Eddy Pineiro: his K6 standing reflects a stronger overall outlook than Bass's K21 slot, and San Francisco offers slightly more field-goal opportunity. Bass still has a clean scoring environment and no availability concern, so this is a preference rather than a runaway call. Pineiro's real risk is the questionable tag; if active, his accuracy and range make the extra chances more trustworthy.
What flips it: A late inactive designation for Pineiro.
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Eddy Pineiro
9.99.99.9 Projected Points
Tyler Bass
8.78.78.7 Projected Points
Why Eddy Pineiro
Start· highStarting placekicker. Strong leg with veteran accuracy track record.
K6 with 9.9 projected on a 28.5-point implied total, calm open-roof weather and a 97% (28/29) leg — easy K1 this week.
- Calm conditions remove weather volatility from Pineiro's profile.
- His elite accuracy makes additional field-goal chances more bankable.
The call
- Volume is there on both fronts: 2.2 FG attempts plus 3.2 extra points projected off a 28.5 implied team total as a 10.5-point favorite.
- Efficiency is elite — 97% accuracy (28/29) with a 59-yard long and five 50-plus makes, so the deep tries are live points rather than dead ones.
- Calm forecast with the roof open removes the main kicker variable, and he's the locked PK1 with no injury designation.
- Only nit: 1.4 red-zone stalls per game is modest, so a touchdown-heavy blowout could cap FG chances — but the extra points backfill that.
Latest on Pineiro
San Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Piñeiro puts the first points up at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a field goal.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Why Tyler Bass
Start· mediumStarting placekicker. Strong leg on kickoffs and long-range attempts.
27.8 implied total plus calm, open-roof conditions gives Bass a clean 3.1 XP floor and 1.8 FG tries as the locked-in PK1.
- Bass is the safer availability play with no designation.
- His long-range profile can preserve value when Buffalo drives stall outside the red zone.
The call
- Buffalo's 27.8 implied team total is the driver here — 3.1 projected extra points is a floor most kickers can't match, and it comes with 1.8 FG attempts on top.
- Calm forecast with the roof open removes the main thing that separates kickers week to week; no wind or precipitation to shrink the 50-plus range.
- Only 1.3 red-zone stalls per game means fewer stalled-drive field goals, which caps the ceiling a bit — that's why he sits at K21 in consensus rank despite 8.7 projected points.
- PK1 on the depth chart with no injury designation; nothing about the role is in question.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Eddy Pineiro | Tyler Bass |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 9.99.99.9 | 8.78.78.7 |
| Consensus rank | K6 | K21 |
| Projected FG attempts | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Red-zone stalls / game | 1.4(2025) | 1.3(2025) |
| Kicking conditions | Calm forecast at kickoff | Calm forecast at kickoff |
| Implied total · spread | 28.5-10.5 | 27.8-3.0 |
| Field-goal % | 96.6%(2025) | — |
| Depth chart | K1 | K1 |
| Injury designation | Questionable | — |
| Start/Sit record | 1–0 | — |
Recent form
Eddy Pineiro — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs LAR | 10.010.010.0 |
Tyler Bass — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs HOU | 13.013.013.0 |
Signal breakdown
- 9.9 vs 8.7 projected PPR pointsEddy Pineiro +
- Rank 6 vs 21Eddy Pineiro +
- 2.2 vs 1.8 projected attemptsEddy Pineiro +
- 1.4 vs 1.3 red-zone stalls per gameEddy Pineiro +
- 7 mph, 75°F, overcast vs 4 mph, 70°F, overcasteven
- Implied 28.5 vs 27.8 team pointsEddy Pineiro +
- Questionable vs no designationTyler Bass +
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