Jacoby Brissett
QB
Arizona Cardinals
- Top target Kendrick Bourne is on IR, which can lower the passing game.
- Top target Michael Wilson is questionable, which can lower the passing game.
A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.
This is how QBs have played against the Cowboys in the 2026 season.
| Wk | Team | Player | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NYG | Jaxson Dart | 23 | 29 | 230 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 0 | 26.6 |
| 2 |  WAS | Jayden Daniels | 11 | 17 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 14.7 |
| 3 |  BAL | Lamar Jackson | 15 | 20 | 186 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 20.4 |
| 4 |  HOU | C.J. Stroud | 21 | 31 | 347 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 23.1 |
| 5 |  TB | Jalon Daniels | 19 | 25 | 189 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 13.9 |
| 6 |  GB | Jordan Love | 23 | 41 | 276 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 20.2 |
| 7 |  PHI | Tanner McKee | 23 | 35 | 211 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Average | 19.3 | 28.3 | 219.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 31.6 | 0.1 | 18.5 | ||
| Median | 21.0 | 29.0 | 211.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 20.2 | ||
| High | 23 | 41 | 347 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 69 | 1 | 26.6 | ||
| Low | 11 | 17 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Jacoby Brissett should do vs the CowboysSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Cowboys, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Jacoby Brissett has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Cowboys opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Jacoby Brissett will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Cowboys avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Jacoby Brissett's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Jacoby Brissett usually produces.
Projected is Jacoby Brissett's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Cowboys were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAC | 27 | 37 | 277 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2 | SEA | 17 | 28 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 3 | SF | 38 | 52 | 280 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25.6 |
| 4 | NYG | 21 | 35 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 10.4 |
| 5 | DET | 29 | 47 | 292 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 25.3 |
| 6 | LA | 24 | 35 | 218 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 7 | DEN | 27 | 48 | 272 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 8 | DAL | 10 | 23 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Brissett avg | 24.1 | 38.1 | 214.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 13.9 | |
| Cowboys QB1 avg | 19.3 | 28.3 | 219.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 31.6 | 0.1 | 18.5 | |
| Difference | -4.8 | -9.8 | +4.4 | +0.3 | -0.6 | +1.8 | +20.7 | +0.0 | +4.6 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Brissett averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreJacoby Brissett vs the Cowboys
Prediction for Jacoby Brissett
Nobody knows which slot Jacoby Brissett will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Cowboys.
I predict about 17.1 points for Jacoby Brissett if playing as a QB1. Jacoby Brissett has averaged 15.4 over 7 games, and the Cowboys have given up 18.5 to QB1s (+11% vs the league average of 16.6).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Jacoby Brissett scored: Wk 1 16.5, Wk 2 6.5, Wk 3 25.6, Wk 4 10.4, Wk 5 25.3, Wk 6 6.9, Wk 7 16.5. Average 15.4; weighted toward recent games it is 15.8.
2. The defense. Over 7 games, the Cowboys allowed 18.5 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 16.6, so that is +11%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 7 defensive games, only 70% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +8% adjustment (x1.08).
4. Result. 15.8 x 1.08 = 17.1. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Jacoby Brissett is to reach it as a QB1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (17.1) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 8.0 points, leaning on Jacoby Brissett's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical QB swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 17.
With only 7 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- QB1s have averaged 219.3 passing yards, 1.6 passing TDs and 31.6 rushing yards against the Cowboys across 7 games.
- The Cowboys allow 18.5 PPR points to QB1s, +11% versus the league average of 16.6 (ranked 10 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
- Outlier: Week 4, C.J. Stroud (347 pass yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pass yds 219.3 vs 198.0. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 4 of 7 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 10.5 to 26.6 (median 20.2).
- Every QB1 in the sample cleared 80 passing yards.
- QB1s scored a touchdown in 7 of 7 games (100%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.