Harrison Butker or Jason Myers: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Jason Myers, with Butker's dome floor keeping the gap narrow

Start Myers: at kicker, a one-point projection edge matters, and his stronger consensus standing plus slightly greater attempt outlook back it up. Butker remains a start; Kansas City's red-zone stalls create direct field-goal chances, while the dome protects him from weather variance. With the teams' scoring outlooks close, Myers' lead is real but not comfortable, and the open-air forecast is the main risk to his call.

What flips it: A materially worse wind forecast for Myers.

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Harrison Butker

Harrison Butker

K10KCvs LV

Projected Points

Start· medium
Jason Myers

Jason Myers

K4SEAvs LAC

Projected Points

Start
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Why Harrison Butker

Start· medium

Veteran starting kicker with big-leg range. Proven under postseason pressure.

K10 with a 24.5 implied total, dome conditions and 2.0 red-zone stalls per game gives Butker a steady floor as a 5.5-point favorite.

  • Butker's big-leg range can turn stalled drives from well outside the red zone into scoring chances.
  • The dome removes weather as a source of missed opportunity.

The call

  • Volume: projected for 1.8 FG made on 2.1 attempts plus 2.7 extra points. The offense's 2.0 red-zone stalls per game (3-game sample) keeps field-goal chances coming.
  • Conditions: an indoor dome removes weather risk. His 87% accuracy (33/38) and 50-plus makes in 5 games with a 59 long mean distance won't cap his upside.
  • Game script: as a -5.5 favorite with a 24.5 implied total, KC should be moving the ball and scoring consistently.
  • Risks: the K10 rank and 8.8 projection make him a solid starter, not an elite one. The stall rate rests on only 3 games, so a touchdown-heavy day could squeeze his FG attempts. That's why confidence is medium, but he still beats a typical replacement kicker.

Latest on Butker

Chiefs down Colts in OT thriller
VideoESPN · Sep 21, 2026

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Why Jason Myers

Start

Veteran starting kicker. Long-tenured, high-volume leg with proven range.

Start — K4 by consensus, projects K2 this week: 1.7 red-zone stalls a game, and 9.8 pts projected vs LAC.

  • Myers' steadier recent scoring offers a useful floor, rather than relying on one spike week.
  • His proven long range gives Seattle a scoring path on deeper drives, not only red-zone possessions.

Head-to-head stats

MetricHarrison ButkerJason Myers
Projected points
Consensus rankK10K4
Projected FG attempts2.12.3
Red-zone stalls / game2.01.7
Kicking conditionsIndoors, no weather riskCalm forecast at kickoff
Implied total · spread24.5-5.524.3-3.0
Field-goal %86.8%(2025)85.4%(2025)
Depth chartK1K1
Start/Sit record1–2—

Recent form

Harrison Butker — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs MIA
Week 2vs IND
Week 1vs DEN

Jason Myers — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs WSH
Week 2vs ARI
Week 1vs NE

Signal breakdown

  • 8.8 vs 9.8 projected PPR pointsJason Myers +
  • Rank 10 vs 4Jason Myers +
  • 2.1 vs 2.3 projected attemptsJason Myers +
  • 2.0 vs 1.7 red-zone stalls per gameHarrison Butker +
  • dome vs 6 mph, 71°F, cleareven
  • Implied 24.5 vs 24.3 team pointsHarrison Butker +
  • No injury designationseven

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