Kyler Murray · Matthew Stafford · 2026 week 1

Kyler Murray or Matthew Stafford?

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

Start Kyler Murray — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Kyler Murray (GB allow the 21st-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Kyler Murray START	vs GB	19.4	21st	15.8	614	healthy
Matthew Stafford	vs SF	19.3	15th	24.5	1,140	healthy

QBs vs GB recently: Caleb Williams 21 pts (W16) · Tyler Huntley 14.3 pts (W17) · J.J. McCarthy 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?

Matthew Stafford carries the higher trade value — 1,140 against 614 (a 46% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Matthew Stafford gets the most. Momentum: Kyler Murray +38 and Matthew Stafford -471 over the last 30 days.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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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.