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Start Matthew Stafford or Jared Goff? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:01 PM ET.

Start Matthew Stafford over Jared Goff

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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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Jared Goff

QB · DET · vs GB

Market projects
16.7
recent weeks avg
GB D vs QB
13.8
6th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
99%
Through Week 5

Should I drop Matthew Stafford for Jared Goff?

Not on these numbers alone. Matthew Stafford projects 180 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.0 a game over 10 games) and Jared Goff 184 (16.7 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Jared Goff.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Matthew Stafford over Jared Goff in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Matthew Stafford at 17.3 points and Jared Goff 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 Jared Goff this week yet, so his 16.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (17.0 and 16.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Matthew Stafford at ADP 75 and Jared Goff at 106.

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 Jared Goff yet. His market-based projections were 17.0 and 16.4 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 Jared Goff 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.

Jared Goff and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 13.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 199 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against GB, with 1.4 interceptions.

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

Injury status

Matthew Stafford is not on the injury report.

Jared Goff 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 5, Jared Goff played 99 percent of DET snaps, dropped back 207 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.

Jared Goff, Week 2 against BUF: 65 of 65 snaps, 26 of 38 passes for 327 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 7 yards.

Jared Goff, Week 3 against NYJ: 65 of 65 snaps, 25 of 32 passes for 269 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Jared Goff, Week 4 against CAR: 71 of 71 snaps, 32 of 52 passes for 412 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

Jared Goff, Week 5 against ARI: 63 of 66 snaps, 19 of 30 passes for 271 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 1 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, Jared Goff played 17 games for DET and scored 305.1 PPR points, 17.9 a game, finishing QB9.

He completed 393 of 578 passes for 4564 yards, 34 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 19 times for 45 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 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 Matthew Stafford for Jared Goff?

    Not on these numbers alone. Matthew Stafford projects 180 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (18.0 a game over 10 games) and Jared Goff 184 (16.7 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Jared Goff.

  • Should I drop Jared Goff for Matthew Stafford?

    Not on these numbers alone. Jared Goff projects 184 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 11 games) and Matthew Stafford 180 (18.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Jared Goff.

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