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2026 season · QB · #9 · 18th season

9Matthew Stafford

Age 38 · 6'3" · 214 lb · Georgia · Pick 1 overall (2009). Listed QB1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 98% across 8 games.

No injury listingQB1Rams players
LARams offense98% of snaps
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Attempts
303
37.9 per game
3rd of 38
Completion
67%
+0.5 over expected
8th of 38
Pass yards
2146
7.1 per attempt
2nd of 38
TD / INT
15 / 8
107 first downs
T-5th of 38
EPA / dropback
+0.09
+29.7 total
16th of 38
Sacks
12
4% of dropbacks
6th of 38
Rush
18 yds
14 carries · 0 TD
T-32nd of 38
ANY/A
6.34
net yds per dropback
18th of 38
The short version
  • How goodStafford's +18.1 EPA is 16th of 38 quarterbacks.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+143.8, 83rd percentile per dropback).
  • Fantasy16.5 standard points a game, QB16 of 34.16.5 half-PPR points a game, QB16 of 34.16.5 PPR points a game, QB16 of 34.
  • How he's usedHe stays in the pocket: 1% of his dropbacks end in a scramble (league 4%).
  • LatelyDropbacks are slipping: 30.7 a game over his last three against 39.4 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Commanders rank 17th vs the pass, allowing +0.02 EPA per dropback.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 38 quarterbacks with 50 attempts+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
EPA per dropback+0.0916th of 38
59th
CPOEcompletion over expected+0.517th of 38
57th
Sack rateper dropback, lower is better4%6th of 38
86th
Yards per attempt7.118th of 38
54th
TD rateper attempt5%15th of 38
62nd
INT rateper attempt, lower is better3%29th of 38
25th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Depth of targetair yards per attempt7.620th of 38
49th
Rush EPA per game-1.4636th of 38
7th
Success rate50%8th of 38
80th
ANY/A6.3418th of 38
54th
Total EPA+18.116th of 38
59th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Stafford scores 16.5 standard points a game, QB16 of 34 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 8.8 and 24.5; 2 boom weeks (25+) and 3 busts (under 12). Next up, in Week 9, the Commanders allow the 4th-most standard points to QBs, 20.1 a game.

Points a game16.5QB16 of 34
Season131.6QB10 · 8 games
Most weeks8.8–24.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 325+ · under 12

Stafford scores 16.5 half-PPR points a game, QB16 of 34 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 8.8 and 24.5; 2 boom weeks (25+) and 3 busts (under 12). Next up, in Week 9, the Commanders allow the 4th-most half-PPR points to QBs, 20.1 a game.

Points a game16.5QB16 of 34
Season131.6QB10 · 8 games
Most weeks8.8–24.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 325+ · under 12

Stafford scores 16.5 PPR points a game, QB16 of 34 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 8.8 and 24.5; 2 boom weeks (25+) and 3 busts (under 12). Next up, in Week 9, the Commanders allow the 4th-most PPR points to QBs, 20.1 a game.

Points a game16.5QB16 of 34
Season131.6QB10 · 8 games
Most weeks8.8–24.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 325+ · under 12
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the QB12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 38 quarterbacks

He stays in the pocket: 1% of his dropbacks end in a scramble (league 4%). He works under center more than most: 70% of his dropbacks come from the gun (league 79%). Play action is a staple: 24% of his attempts come off a fake (league 21%).

Pocket passerScrambles 1% · 4th pctlUnder centerShotgun 70% · 12th pctlPlay-action passerPlay action 24% · 80th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep shareattempts 20+ yards downfield
10%
37th
Middle of the fieldattempts between the numbers
20%
38th
Play actionshare of attempts
24%
80th
RPOshare of dropbacks
1%
28th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Scramblesshare of dropbacks
1%
4th
Shotgunshare of dropbacks
70%
12th
Against the blitzEPA per dropback, blitzed minus not
-0.16
31st
Motiondropbacks with pre-snap motion
55%
59th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own dropbacks, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying quarterbacks; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Next upWeek 9 · at CommandersSun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
The game
WASat Commanders
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
Northwest Stadium
LA −5.5 · O/U 47.5
The defense vs the pass
17th vs the pass
allow +0.02 EPA per dropback, league +0.03
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 2 games, 28.0 attempts a game, 241 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 100%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Commanders rank 17th vs the pass, allowing +0.02 EPA per dropback. He has averaged 241 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season18 seasons
247Games
9,076Attempts
66,724Yards
438TD
204INT
2009 to 2026 · 18 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2011, 5,100 passing yards in 16 games with DET. This season's 268.3 a game puts him on pace for 4,560 over 17, close to it.

02,8005,50009·DET10·DET★11·DET12·DET13·DET14·DET15·DET16·DET17·DET18·DET19·DET20·DET212223242526
SeasonTeamGCmp/AttPctYdsTDINTY/ARatingEPA/db
2009DET10201/37753%2,26713206.061.0-0.18
2010DET357/9659%535615.691.3-0.01
2011DET16428/67364%5,10041167.697.1+0.13
2012DET16435/72760%4,96720176.879.8+0.04
2013DET16371/63459%4,65029197.384.2+0.09
2014DET16363/60260%4,25722127.185.7+0.05
2015DET16398/59267%4,26232137.297.0+0.04
2016DET16388/59465%4,32724107.393.3+0.12
2017DET16371/56566%4,44629107.999.3+0.06
2018DET16367/55566%3,77721116.889.9+0.01
2019DET8187/29164%2,4991958.6106.0+0.22
2020DET16339/52864%4,08426107.796.3+0.10
2021LA17404/60167%4,88641178.1102.9+0.19
2022LA9206/30368%2,0871086.987.4-0.07
2023LA15326/52163%3,96524117.692.5+0.10
2024LA16340/51766%3,7622087.393.7+0.06
2025LA17388/59765%4,7074687.9109.2+0.24
2026LA8204/30367%2,1461587.193.2+0.09
Career2 tm2475,773/9,07664%66,7244382047.492.4+0.08
Career highsYards 5,100 · 2011TD 46 · 2025Rating 109.2 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
QB1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
CPOE
+0.5 pts over expected
Sack rate
4%
Play action
…
Blitzed
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    23Kyren WilliamsRB154790 · 7 TD-1.7
    24Blake CorumRB90488 · 4 TD+14.8
    12Puka NacuaWR79586 · 4 TD+15.0
    17Davante AdamsWR49480 · 4 TD+22.1
    89Tyler HigbeeTE34274 · 1 TD+6.2
    4Konata MumpfieldWR21142 · 1 TD-6.4
    84Colby ParkinsonTE19103 · 1 TD-0.5
    87Davis AllenTE1791 · 2 TD+3.0