Jared Goff · Matthew Stafford · 2026 week 1

Jared Goff or Matthew Stafford?

Start Jared Goff — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Jared Goff (NO allow the 27th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jared Goff START	vs NO	19.1	27th · tough	15.6	658	healthy
Matthew Stafford	vs SF	18.4	15th	24.5	610	healthy

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

Jared Goff carries the higher trade value — 658 against 610 (a 7% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jared Goff gets the most. Momentum: Jared Goff +19 and Matthew Stafford -19 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.