Start Matthew Stafford or Jacoby Brissett? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 7:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Matthew Stafford: Listed Questionable (Arm) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Matthew Stafford over Jacoby Brissett
- Market projects
- 17.9
- fantasy pts
- WAS D vs QB
- 20.6
- 3rd most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 16.0
- recent weeks avg
- SEA D vs QB
- 11.9
- 2nd fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 94%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Matthew Stafford?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games) and Matthew Stafford 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Jacoby Brissett. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Matthew Stafford over Jacoby Brissett in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Matthew Stafford at 17.9 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.0, a gap of 1.9. Matthew Stafford's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (15.7, 15.2 and 17.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Matthew Stafford at ADP 75 and Jacoby Brissett at 229.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 17.9 fantasy points for Matthew Stafford, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Matthew Stafford is 253 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (9, 9 and 9 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 15.7, 15.2 and 17.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 16.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Matthew Stafford 1.9 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Matthew Stafford and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
WAS allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 258 yards and 2.1 touchdowns a game against WAS, with 0.6 interceptions a game.
Jacoby Brissett and ARI visit SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SEA allowed 11.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 169 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against SEA, with an interception a game.
By points allowed to the position, Matthew Stafford has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Matthew Stafford is listed as questionable with a arm injury.
Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
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: 54 of 54 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 157 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
Through Week 8, Jacoby Brissett played 94 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 331 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.
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: 72 of 72 snaps, 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 2 yards.
Jacoby Brissett, Week 7 against DEN: 81 of 81 snaps, 27 of 48 passes for 272 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 16 yards.
Jacoby Brissett, Week 8 against DAL: 47 of 81 snaps, 10 of 23 passes for 119 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 7 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 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 Jacoby Brissett for Matthew Stafford?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games) and Matthew Stafford 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Jacoby Brissett. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.
Should I drop Matthew Stafford for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Matthew Stafford projects 129 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 8 games) and Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Jacoby Brissett. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.
Should I drop Matthew Stafford?
Week 9 on the board
- Is Matthew Stafford playing Week 9?
- Is Jacoby Brissett playing Week 9?
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- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
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- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
- Waiver wire pickups
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