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Start Matthew Stafford or Tyler Shough? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:41 PM ET.

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Start Matthew Stafford over Tyler Shough

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Matthew Stafford

QB · LAR · at WAS · Questionable

Market projects
17.7
fantasy pts
WAS D vs QB
20.6
3rd most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
41 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 8
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Tyler Shough

QB · NO · vs CLE

Market projects
17.0
fantasy pts
CLE D vs QB
14.2
7th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
69 of 100 at QB
Snap share
100%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Matthew Stafford for Tyler Shough?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 150 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 9 games), Matthew Stafford 128 (16.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Tyler Shough, 17.7 to 17.0 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Matthew Stafford over Tyler Shough in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Matthew Stafford at 17.7 points and Tyler Shough at 17.0, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Matthew Stafford at ADP 75 and Tyler Shough at 147.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.7 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 (12, 13 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.0 fantasy points for Tyler Shough, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyler Shough is 226 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (9, 12 and 11 market sources).

That puts Matthew Stafford 0.7 points ahead of Tyler Shough on the market 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.

Tyler Shough and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 14.2 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 215 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CLE, with 0.8 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.

Tyler Shough 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 7, Tyler Shough played 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 296 times and threw an average of 7.3 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Shough, Week 4 against ATL: 74 of 74 snaps, 30 of 48 passes for 286 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 5 against MIN: 45 of 45 snaps, 16 of 25 passes for 96 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Tyler Shough, Week 6 against NYG: 70 of 72 snaps, 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 33 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 7 against PIT: 57 of 57 snaps, 30 of 38 passes for 278 yards, 1 touchdown 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, Tyler Shough played 11 games for NO and scored 164.0 PPR points, 14.9 a game, finishing QB26.

He completed 221 of 327 passes for 2384 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 51 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 Tyler Shough?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 150 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 9 games), Matthew Stafford 128 (16.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Tyler Shough, 17.7 to 17.0 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Tyler Shough for Matthew Stafford?

    No. Keep Tyler Shough: he projects 150 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 9 games), Matthew Stafford 128 (16.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Tyler Shough, 17.7 to 17.0 projected PPR points. Matthew Stafford is listed questionable.

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