Matthew Stafford QB

LAR — Week 2 vs NYG, who allow the 19th-most points to QBs — recently Dak Prescott put up 15.4 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Matthew Stafford

5.1 PPR points against SF on 15/25, 155 pass yd, 1 INT · 2 car, -1 yd — missed his 17.0 projection by 11.9. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Matthew Stafford this week?

Matthew Stafford projects 16.9 PPR points in week 2 vs NYG — the 19th-ranked matchup for QBs, averaging 5.1 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at QB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 2 angle vs NYG: 175 passing yards a game allowed (5.15/attempt) · 2 passing TDs/gm · 0 sacks and 1 INTs/gm · a soft spot for rushing QBs — 14 QB rush yds/gm — all of it adding up to the 19th-most fantasy points allowed to QBs. Receipts and the full profile: how NYG defends QBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs SF: 5.1 pts · 2 car · 51 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
16.9
PPR · 16.9 std
Matchup
19th
NYG vs QBs
Trade value
571
#121 overall · -529/30d
Form
5.1
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played
Vegas, week 2
16.4
market pts (fair lines)

What Vegas expects (week 2): 245 passing yards · 1.68 passing TDs · 0.5 rushing yards · 5% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 84% offensive snaps · 25 attempts/game, 60% completions, 6.2 yards/attempt, 155 passing yards/game, 0 TD to 1 INT · 2 carries/game. 2025 baseline (17 games): 98.5% offensive snaps, 35.1 attempts/game, 65% completions, 7.9 yards/attempt, 276.9 passing yards/game, 46 TD to 8 INT, 1.7 carries/game. (2025) Passing-TD luck: 46 thrown vs 52.4 expected. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 8 · median 16.8 · ceiling 24.5 — 86% chance of 10+, 65% of 15+, 31% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2vs NYG Mon, Sep 21 16.916.916.9 19th
W3@ DEN Sun, Sep 27 16.116.116.1 9th
W4@ PHI Sun, Oct 4 15.615.615.6 14th
W5vs BUF Mon, Oct 12 16.416.416.4 15th
W6vs ARI Sun, Oct 18 17.217.217.2 22nd
W7@ LV Sun, Oct 25 16.916.916.9 13th

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1SF15/25, 155 pass yd, 1 INT · 2 car, -1 yd 5.15.15.1
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.