Josh Allen vs Justin Fields: Who Should You Start?
Josh Allen and Justin Fields are at different tiers heading into 2026. The Buffalo Bills quarterback averaged 22.0 PPG in 2025, a full 6.0 points per game ahead of Justin Fields's 16.0 with the Kansas City Chiefs. That kind of gap doesn't close on matchup alone.
A 6.0-PPG gap gives Josh Allen the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Josh Allen offers meaningful rushing upside with 579 yards on the ground in 2025, which separates his floor from a pocket passer like Justin Fields (1259 passing yards, 7 touchdowns). In games where the passing matchup looks ugly, that rushing production can be the entire difference on a start/sit call.
Josh Allen has his bye in Week 12, and Justin Fields rests in Week 6. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at quarterback for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
