Jordan Love · Matthew Stafford · 2026 week 1

Jordan Love or Matthew Stafford?

Start Jordan Love — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Jordan Love (MIN allow the 32nd-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jordan Love START	@ MIN	19.0	32nd · tough	13.3	643	healthy
Matthew Stafford	vs SF	18.4	15th	24.5	610	healthy

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

Jordan Love carries the higher trade value — 643 against 610 (a 5% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jordan Love gets the most. Momentum: Jordan Love +2 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.