Jordan Love · Matthew Stafford · 2026 week 9

Jordan Love or Matthew Stafford?

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

Start Matthew Stafford — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.1 points. The matchup leans Matthew Stafford (WAS allow the 4th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jordan Love	@ NE	17.4	22nd	20.6	1,434	healthy
Matthew Stafford START	@ WAS	18.5	4th · soft	14.9	785	healthy

QBs vs NE recently: Geno Smith 13 pts (W6) · Caleb Williams 22.1 pts (W7) · Malik Willis 15.6 pts (W8).

QBs vs WAS recently: Jameis Winston 25.7 pts (W5) · Brock Purdy 17.4 pts (W6) · Tanner McKee 8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Matthew Stafford projects 1.1 points higher in PPR.
Jordan Love faces NE, 22nd most generous to QBs.
Matthew Stafford faces WAS, 4th most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jordan Love carries the higher trade value — 1,434 against 785 (a 45% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jordan Love gets the most. Momentum: Jordan Love +1035 and Matthew Stafford -168 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.