Bo Nix · Matthew Stafford · 2026 week 1

Bo Nix or Matthew Stafford?

Wondering who you should start this week — Bo Nix or Matthew Stafford? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Bo Nix — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 points. The matchup leans Bo Nix (KC allow the 20th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Bo Nix START	@ KC	20.3	20th	15.7	1,426	healthy
Matthew Stafford	vs SF	19.3	15th	24.5	1,140	healthy

QBs vs KC recently: Cam Ward 18 pts (W16) · Bo Nix 20.5 pts (W17) · Aidan O'Connell 4.8 pts (W18).

QBs vs SF recently: Philip Rivers 18.1 pts (W16) · Caleb Williams 23 pts (W17) · Sam Darnold 8.8 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Bo Nix carries the higher trade value — 1,426 against 1,140 (a 20% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Bo Nix gets the most. Momentum: Bo Nix -195 and Matthew Stafford -471 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.