Tyler Bass or Will Reichard: Who Should You Start?

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

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

Bass has the scoring environment; Reichard has the attempt profile

Bass gets the cleaner kicking environment and the stronger scoring outlook, which can create more total chances even if Buffalo converts drives into touchdowns. Reichard counters with a slightly better field-goal opportunity profile and excellent accuracy, but open-air rain is the clearest threat to his range and consistency. The same red-zone-stall history keeps the decision level: Bass risks an extra-point-heavy day, while Reichard risks weather erasing his edge.

What flips it: A wetter-than-forecast kickoff that materially limits Reichard’s long-range chances.

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Tyler Bass

Tyler Bass

K21BUFvs DET

Projected Points

Start
Will Reichard

Will Reichard

K12MINvs CHI

Projected Points

Toss-Up
DET@
BUFThu, Sep 17, 8:15 PM ETView the game →
MIN@
CHISun, Sep 20, 1:00 PM ETView the game →

Why Tyler Bass

Start

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

Start — K21 by consensus, projects K15 this week: 1.3 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.3 pts projected vs DET.

  • Buffalo’s stronger scoring outlook gives Bass more ways to reach value beyond field goals.
  • Calm conditions let Bass fully use his long-range leg without weather trimming his ceiling.

Why Will Reichard

Toss-Up

Starting K with strong leg. Handles kickoffs and long-range attempts.

Toss-up — K12 by consensus, projects K13 this week: rain in the forecast, and 1.3 red-zone stalls a game.

  • Reichard’s accuracy makes each Minnesota field-goal chance unusually trustworthy.
  • His offense can create a useful kicker script by stalling near scoring range, even with a lower team outlook.

Head-to-head stats

MetricTyler BassWill Reichard
Projected points
Consensus rankK21K12
Projected FG attempts1.82.0
Red-zone stalls / game1.3(2025)1.3(2025)
Kicking conditionsCalm forecast at kickoffrain forecast at kickoff
Implied total · spread27.8-3.021.0+3.5
Field-goal %—94.3%(2025)
Depth chartK1K1
Start/Sit record—0–1

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Tyler Bass — last 1 week

Week 1vs HOU

Will Reichard — last 1 week

Week 1vs GB

Signal breakdown

  • 8.3 vs 8.5 projected PPR pointsWill Reichard +
  • Rank 21 vs 12Will Reichard +
  • 1.8 vs 2.0 projected attemptsWill Reichard +
  • 1.3 vs 1.3 red-zone stalls per gameeven
  • 3 mph, 68°F, overcast vs 4 mph, 68°F, drizzleTyler Bass +
  • Implied 27.8 vs 21.0 team pointsTyler Bass +
  • No injury designationseven

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