Start Matthew Stafford or Jacoby Brissett? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Matthew Stafford over Jacoby Brissett

Start

Matthew Stafford

QB · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 17.3; recent weeks avg
LV D vs QB: 21.8; 5th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 6

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 16.7; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs QB: 16.7; 14th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Matthew Stafford?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Matthew Stafford projects 180 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.0 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Matthew Stafford over Jacoby Brissett in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Matthew Stafford at 17.3 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.7, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Matthew Stafford this week yet, so his 17.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (13.9 and 20.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (15.6 and 17.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Matthew Stafford at ADP 75 and Jacoby Brissett at 229.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Matthew Stafford yet. His market-based projections were 14.0 and 20.7 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 17.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 15.6 and 17.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Matthew Stafford 0.6 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Matthew Stafford and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 21.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 253 yards and 2.2 touchdowns a game against LV, with 0.8 interceptions.

Jacoby Brissett and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 220 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against DEN, with an interception.

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

Injury status

Matthew Stafford is not on the injury report.

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Matthew Stafford played 97 percent of LAR snaps, dropped back 260 times and threw an average of 8.3 air yards per attempt.

Matthew Stafford, Week 3 against DEN: 86 of 86 snaps, 30 of 53 passes for 390 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 13 yards.

Matthew Stafford, Week 4 against PHI: 84 of 84 snaps, 32 of 51 passes for 317 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards.

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: 25 of 33 passes for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Through Week 6, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 249 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 3 against SF: 87 of 87 snaps, 38 of 51 passes for 280 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 4 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 4 against NYG: 66 of 66 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 166 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 4 carries for 18 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 5 against DET: 73 of 73 snaps, 29 of 46 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 19 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 6 against LAR: 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 2 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, Jacoby Brissett played 14 games for ARI and scored 235.4 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB16.

He completed 315 of 485 passes for 3366 yards, 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 38 times for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Matthew Stafford?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Matthew Stafford projects 180 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.0 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Jacoby Brissett.
Should I drop Matthew Stafford for Jacoby Brissett?
No. Keep Matthew Stafford: he projects 180 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.0 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Jacoby Brissett.