Start Kyler Murray or Matthew Stafford? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 6:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : Matthew Stafford: Listed Questionable (Arm) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Kyler Murray: Listed Questionable (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Matthew Stafford over Kyler Murray
- Market projects
- 17.8
- recent weeks avg
- WAS D vs QB
- 22.7
- 2nd most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 17.4
- recent weeks avg
- BUF D vs QB
- 22.3
- 4th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 84%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Matthew Stafford for Kyler Murray?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyler Murray projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games), Matthew Stafford 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Kyler Murray. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable. Kyler Murray is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Matthew Stafford over Kyler Murray in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Matthew Stafford at 17.8 points and Kyler Murray at 17.4, a gap of 0.3. 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 17.8 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. No player market is posted for Kyler Murray this week yet, so his 17.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (17.3 and 17.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Matthew Stafford at ADP 75 and Kyler Murray at 139.
What the market projects
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.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Kyler Murray yet. His market-based projections were 17.3 and 17.6 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 17.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Matthew Stafford 0.3 points ahead of Kyler Murray on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
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.
Kyler Murray and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
BUF allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 299 yards and 2-3 touchdowns a game against BUF, with 0.5 interceptions 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.
Kyler Murray is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.
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: 17 of 25 passes for 157 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
Through Week 8, Kyler Murray played 84 percent of MIN snaps, dropped back 184 times and threw an average of 7.7 air yards per attempt.
Kyler Murray, Week 4 against MIA: 78 of 78 snaps, 27 of 37 passes for 247 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 21 yards.
Kyler Murray, Week 5 against NO: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 29 passes for 229 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 54 yards.
Kyler Murray, Week 7 against IND: 59 of 59 snaps, 14 of 24 passes for 150 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 41 yards.
Kyler Murray, Week 8 against DET: 17 of 29 passes for 210 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 36 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, Kyler Murray played 5 games for ARI and scored 80.8 PPR points, 16.2 a game, finishing QB38.
He completed 110 of 161 passes for 962 yards, 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 29 times for 173 yards and 1 touchdown.
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 Kyler Murray?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyler Murray projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games), Matthew Stafford 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Kyler Murray. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable. Kyler Murray is listed questionable.
Should I drop Kyler Murray for Matthew Stafford?
No. Keep Kyler Murray: he projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games), Matthew Stafford 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray is listed questionable. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.
Should I drop Kyler Murray?Should I drop Matthew Stafford?
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