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Start Brock Purdy or Matthew Stafford? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 12:41 AM ET.

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Start Brock Purdy over Matthew Stafford

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Brock Purdy

QB · SF · vs LV

Market projects
20.6
recent weeks avg
LV D vs QB
20.8
5th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
98%
Through Week 7
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Matthew Stafford

QB · LAR · at WAS · Questionable

Market projects
17.8
recent weeks avg
WAS D vs QB
22.7
2nd most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
98%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Matthew Stafford for Brock Purdy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 9 games), Matthew Stafford 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Brock Purdy over Matthew Stafford. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Brock Purdy over Matthew Stafford in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 20.6 points and Matthew Stafford at 17.8, a gap of 2.8. No player market is posted for Brock Purdy this week yet, so his 20.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (22.6 and 18.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Matthew Stafford this week yet, so his 17.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (21.1, 16.5 and 15.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brock Purdy at ADP 86 and Matthew Stafford at 75.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Brock Purdy yet. His market-based projections were 22.6 and 18.5 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 20.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Matthew Stafford yet. His market-based projections were 21.1, 16.5 and 15.7 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 17.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Brock Purdy 2.8 points ahead of Matthew Stafford on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Brock Purdy and SF host LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 20.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 245 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against LV, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

Matthew Stafford and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

WAS allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 266 yards and 2-3 touchdowns a game against WAS, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Matthew Stafford has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Matthew Stafford is listed as questionable with a arm injury.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Brock Purdy played 98 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 231 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.

Brock Purdy, Week 4 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 218 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 31 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 5 against SEA: 60 of 60 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 189 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 8 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 6 against WAS: 62 of 62 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 264 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 28 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 7 against ATL: 66 of 66 snaps, 27 of 39 passes for 288 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Through Week 8, Matthew Stafford played 98 percent of LAR snaps, dropped back 316 times and threw an average of 7.7 air yards per attempt.

Matthew Stafford, Week 5 against BUF: 82 of 82 snaps, 40 of 54 passes for 383 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Matthew Stafford, Week 6 against ARI: 58 of 58 snaps, 25 of 33 passes for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Matthew Stafford, Week 7 against LV: 72 of 72 snaps, 23 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Matthew Stafford, Week 8 against LAC: 17 of 25 passes for 157 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Purdy played 9 games for SF and scored 187.4 PPR points, 20.8 a game, finishing QB24.

He completed 197 of 284 passes for 2167 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 33 times for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Matthew Stafford played 17 games for LAR and scored 358.4 PPR points, 21.1 a game, finishing QB3.

He completed 388 of 597 passes for 4707 yards, 46 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 29 times for 1 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 99 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Matthew Stafford for Brock Purdy?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 9 games), Matthew Stafford 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Brock Purdy over Matthew Stafford. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Brock Purdy for Matthew Stafford?

    No. Keep Brock Purdy: he projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 9 games), Matthew Stafford 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Brock Purdy over Matthew Stafford. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.

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