Start Cam Ward or Matthew Stafford? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 9:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Matthew Stafford over Cam Ward
- Market projects
- 15.9
- recent weeks avg
- ARI D vs QB
- 22.4
- 2nd most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 12.0
- recent weeks avg
- JAX D vs QB
- 13.9
- 5th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Cam Ward for Matthew Stafford?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Matthew Stafford projects 111 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.9 a game over 7 games), Cam Ward 99 (12.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Cam Ward.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Matthew Stafford over Cam Ward in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Matthew Stafford at 15.9 points and Cam Ward at 12.0, a gap of 3.9. No player market is posted for Matthew Stafford this week yet, so his 15.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (16.5, 15.7 and 15.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cam Ward this week yet, so his 12.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (12.1 and 11.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Matthew Stafford at ADP 75 and Cam Ward at 227.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Matthew Stafford yet. His market-based projections were 16.5, 15.7 and 15.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 15.9, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
No Week 10 player market is posted for Cam Ward yet. His market-based projections were 12.1 and 11.9 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 12.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
That puts Matthew Stafford 3.9 points ahead of Cam Ward on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Matthew Stafford and LAR visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
ARI allowed 22.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 238 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against ARI, with 0.4 interceptions a game.
Cam Ward and TEN host JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
JAX allowed 13.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 237 yards and a touchdown a game against JAX, with 1.4 interceptions a game.
By points allowed to the position, Matthew Stafford has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Matthew Stafford is not on the injury report.
Cam Ward is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Matthew Stafford played 98 percent of LAR snaps, dropped back 360 times and threw an average of 7.6 air yards per attempt.
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: 54 of 54 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 157 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
Matthew Stafford, Week 9 against WAS: 75 of 75 snaps, 26 of 42 passes for 228 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 1 yards.
Through Week 8, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 278 times and threw an average of 7.0 air yards per attempt.
Cam Ward, Week 5 against HOU: 63 of 63 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 170 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.
Cam Ward, Week 6 against IND: 46 of 46 snaps, 11 of 22 passes for 102 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 8 yards.
Cam Ward, Week 7 against CLE: 63 of 63 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 181 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.
Cam Ward, Week 8 against CIN: 77 of 77 snaps, 26 of 40 passes for 304 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 41 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
In 2025, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.
He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 100 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 10 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Cam Ward for Matthew Stafford?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Matthew Stafford projects 111 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.9 a game over 7 games), Cam Ward 99 (12.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Cam Ward.
Should I drop Matthew Stafford for Cam Ward?
No. Keep Matthew Stafford: he projects 111 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.9 a game over 7 games), Cam Ward 99 (12.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Cam Ward.
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