Jared Goff · Jordan Love · 2026 week 1

Jared Goff or Jordan Love?

Start Jared Goff — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Jared Goff (NO allow the 27th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Jared Goff START vs NO 19.1 27th · tough 15.6 658 healthy
Jordan Love @ MIN 19.0 32nd · tough 13.3 643 healthy

QBs vs NO recently: Brady Cook 4.7 pts (W16) · Cam Ward 17 pts (W17) · Kirk Cousins 10.2 pts (W18).

QBs vs MIN recently: Jaxson Dart 1 pts (W16) · Jared Goff 4.1 pts (W17) · Clayton Tune 3.7 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jared Goff carries the higher trade value — 658 against 643 (a 2% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jared Goff gets the most. Momentum: Jared Goff +19 and Jordan Love +2 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.