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Matthew Stafford

Matthew Stafford

QB - Los Angeles Rams

Height: 6' 3"Weight: 214 lbsAge: 36College: GeorgiaDrafted: 2009 #1 (1st Rd. by DET)

Week 9 Outlook

LAR @ SEA
Sun 4:25pm ET
48°
Matchup (?)
Week Rank (ECR) QB #11
Projection 15.9 pts

Roster %

 
Yahoo
59%
 
ESPN
29%
 
FanDuel
 
DraftKings

Availability



Recent Articles
8 Fantasy Football Smash Starts: Week 9 (2024) photo

Week 8 was a mixed bag of fantasy goodness. It started hot, with quarterback Brock Purdy finishing as the QB4 due to passing and rushing scores. The running back tandem of James Conner and James Cook provided happiness. Conner saved … read more »

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Fantasy Football Roster Trends: Adds, Drops & Most Traded (Week 9) photo

The injury bug keeps biting. Fantasy managers are asking, “When will it end?” Unfortunately, Week 8 was not the week. We saw more shifts and changes in the fantasy landscape that prompted people to add, drop or trade for new … read more »

Image of Andrew Hall by Andrew Hall in FantasyNov 2, 2024
NFL DFS GPP Game Lineup Advice & Picks (Week 9) photo

Week 9 brings us minimal amounts of bye weeks and no international games for the second week in a row, which gives us a deep player pool to build from. These are the best-looking plays for DFS tournaments (GPPs) and … read more »

Image of Tom Strachan by Tom Strachan in FantasyNov 1, 2024
Fantasy Football Rankings, Tiers & Start/Sit Advice (Week 9) photo

Amazing how fast the fantasy season moves isn’t it? By the time we have enough data to get a decent read on some of these players, we’re into the second half of the regular season and getting ready to make … read more »

Image of Pat Fitzmaurice by Pat Fitzmaurice in FantasyNov 1, 2024
Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em: Matthew Stafford, Chris Olave, Mark Andrews (2024) photo

Start em or sit em? Fantasy football start or sit decisions can be excruciating. While it feels great to make the right call and cruise to fantasy glory, it hurts just as much when you have someone erupt while on … read more »

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Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em: Bo Nix, Josh Downs, Cade Otton (2024) photo

Start em or sit em? Fantasy football start or sit decisions can be excruciating. While it feels great to make the right call and cruise to fantasy glory, it hurts just as much when you have someone erupt while on … read more »

Image of FantasyPros Staff by FantasyPros Staff in FantasyNov 1, 2024
The Primer: Week 9 Edition (2024 Fantasy Football) photo

Fubo offers a great lineup of NFL action, including Sunday afternoon games on FOX & CBS, primetime matchups on NBC and ESPN, plus NFL Network in every plan, with the option to add NFL RedZone for an extra cost. For … read more »

Image of Derek Brown by Derek Brown in FantasyOct 31, 2024
Fantasy Football Hot Takes: Bijan Robinson, Matthew Stafford, Justin Jefferson (Week 9) photo

My incredible wife and I are celebrating 13 years of marriage and launched “the most fun-condensed week since our honeymoon.” Like a cranky toddler, I agreed to this barrage of engagements on the stipulation that I am to be well-fed … read more »

Image of Bo McBrayer by Bo McBrayer in FantasyOct 31, 2024
NFL DFS Week 9 Picks & Predictions (2024 Fantasy Football) photo

Week 9’s most appealing game stacks are littered with high-salary studs. So, it’s pricey to stack them. Fortunately, there are appealing value options to sprinkle around the most attractive game stacks. In addition, gamers can build skinny stacks from the … read more »

Image of Josh Shepardson by Josh Shepardson in FantasyOct 31, 2024
Fantasy Football Week 9 Start/Sit Lineup Advice: Defenses (2024) photo

There are only two teams on bye this week (PIT and SF), but it’s still not the juiciest week for streaming, due to a dwindling number of truly awful offenses, and many of the better defenses facing tough matchups. Fortunately … read more »

Image of FantasyPros Staff by FantasyPros Staff in FantasyOct 31, 2024
Fantasy Games Won (FGW): Who Won & Lost Week 8? photo

Week 8 was a breath of fresh air for fantasy managers who weren’t already completely out of the race. The total FGW of all players was +1.38, meaning the players everyone was likely to start tended to perform better than … read more »

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Let’s Stream Defenses: Week 9 (2024 Fantasy Football) photo

The bye-pocalypse is looming. We only have two teams sitting out this week, but look at the bye schedule for the next six weeks: Week 9: PIT, SF Week 10: CLE, GB, LV, SEA Week 11: ARI, CAR, NYG, TB … read more »

Image of Jacob Herlin by Jacob Herlin in Fantasy4 days ago
Fantasy Football Forecast: Waiver Wire & Trade Advice (Week 9) photo

Welcome back, everybody! We’ve got NFL Week 8 officially in the books and a lot to recap from ALL the action! My goal with this weekly piece is to provide you with the KEY ACTION items – waiver wire pickups, … read more »

Image of Andrew Erickson by Andrew Erickson in Fantasy4 days ago
Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice: Pickups to Target, Stash & Drop (Week 9) photo

Let’s start with a public service announcement: Bye weeks are about to make things hairy in fantasy football. We had a nice reprieve in Week 8 with no teams on bye for the first time since Week 4. But the … read more »

Image of Pat Fitzmaurice by Pat Fitzmaurice in Fantasy4 days ago
Fantasy Football Storylines: Jordan Love, Bo Nix, Matthew Stafford (Week 9) photo

Quarterbacks are the subjects of two of the most prominent storylines for Week 9. However, the other storyline is a feel-good story about an offense getting healthy and firing on all cylinders. Waiver Wire Advice Weekly Fantasy Football Expert Rankings … read more »

Image of Josh Shepardson by Josh Shepardson in Fantasy4 days ago
Fantasy Football Injury Report & Week 9 Outlook (2024) photo

Stop me if you’ve heard this before — Sunday’s games left us with no shortage of notable injuries. As always, we’re here breaking down significant player injuries from this weekend in terms of fantasy football outlooks. I’ll provide an update … read more »

Image of TJ Horgan by TJ Horgan in Fantasy5 days ago
8 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Deep Leagues (Week 9) photo

Doing your weekly waivers in fantasy football can be more stressful than performing life-saving surgery on a loved one without any professional tools or medical knowledge. While that might be a slight exaggeration, deciding which players to add off the … read more »

Image of Mike Fanelli by Mike Fanelli in Fantasy5 days ago
Top 4 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Quarterbacks (Week 9) photo

We will have you covered throughout the fantasy football season with our bevy of tools, including our Waiver Wire Assistant. Find the top available players and get detailed analysis on how potential fantasy football waiver wire adds will impact your … read more »

Image of FantasyPros Staff by FantasyPros Staff in Fantasy5 days ago
Fantasy Football Rapid Reactions: Week 9 News, Notes & Waiver Wire Targets photo

Welcome back, everyone. If you’re looking for Mike Maher, he’s on vacation this week, so FantasyPros decided to go with the backup Mike. Hopefully, this feels like going from Anthony Richardson to Joe Flacco rather than Tua Tagovailoa to Skylar … read more »

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Early Week 9 Pickups to Add (2024) photo

Happy National Tight Ends Day! And happy Week 8! As always, this column highlights players who played on or prior to Sunday’s early slate of games and are rostered in fewer than 40% of leagues. Due to those parameters, we’re … read more »

Image of TJ Horgan by TJ Horgan in Fantasy6 days ago
Fantasy Football Week 8 Rankings, Grades & Start/Sit Advice (2024) photo

Welcome to Week 8, friends. As always, we’re here to provide you with some fantasy football Quick Grades (or Start/Sit Grades, if you prefer) for the week. We tapped into our consensus projections and rankings and Derek Brown’s weekly Primer … read more »

Image of FantasyPros Staff by FantasyPros Staff in Fantasy1 wk ago
The Primer: Week 8 Edition (2024 Fantasy Football) photo

Fubo offers a great lineup of NFL action, including Sunday afternoon games on FOX & CBS, primetime matchups on NBC and ESPN, plus NFL Network in every plan, with the option to add NFL RedZone for an extra cost. For … read more »

Image of Derek Brown by Derek Brown in Fantasy1 wk ago
Fantasy Football Rankings, Tiers & Start/Sit Advice (Week 8) photo

It’s wild how many moving parts fantasy managers have had to deal with this season. Wide receivers are getting hurt at a ridiculously high rate. A number of RB situations are in flux. Tight ends are face-planting left and right. … read more »

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Fantasy Football IDP Start/Sit Lineup Advice: Week 8 (2024) photo

Thursday Night Football got a major boost with the returns of Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, and the Los Angeles Rams (2-4) looked like a completely different team against a Minnesota Vikings team that entered Week 8 as the second … read more »

Image of Raju Byfield by Raju Byfield in Fantasy1 wk ago
Fantasy Football Start em, Sit em: Matthew Stafford, Colby Parkinson, Sam Darnold (Week 8) photo

Start em or sit em? Fantasy football start or sit decisions can be excruciating. While it feels great to make the right call and cruise to fantasy glory, it hurts just as much when you have someone erupt while on … read more »

Image of FantasyPros Staff by FantasyPros Staff in Fantasy1 wk ago
NFL Offensive Pace & Efficiency: Week 8 (2024 Fantasy Football) photo

With the NFL trade market heating up and players returning from early season injuries, offenses around the league are being impacted for better and for worse. This trickles down to fantasy football managers, especially as they prepare strategic moves in … read more »

Image of Gavin Babbitt by Gavin Babbitt in Fantasy1 wk ago
Cooper Kupp Injury: Will He Play Week 8? (2024 Fantasy Football) photo

Another weekend of NFL football has arrived! Unfortunately, the injury watch for fantasy football managers is also here, and that’s certainly the case for Cooper Kupp. Players who appear on the injury report and haven’t practiced much during the week … read more »

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Fantasy Football Rankings & Start/Sit Lineup Advice: Defenses (Week 8) photo

We get a break from the byes this week with all 32 teams playing, but it still doesn’t feel like particularly strong streaming week due to a lack of low-rostered teams in good matchups. Rostership numbers are from Yahoo on … read more »

Image of FantasyPros Staff by FantasyPros Staff in Fantasy1 wk ago
Fantasy Football Forecast: Waiver Wire & Trade Advice (Week 8) photo

Welcome back, everybody! We’ve got NFL Week 7 officially in the books and a lot to recap from ALL the action! My goal with this weekly piece is to provide you with the KEY ACTION items – waiver wire pickups, … read more »

Image of Andrew Erickson by Andrew Erickson in Fantasy2 wks ago
Let’s Stream Defenses: Week 8 (2024 Fantasy Football) photo

We’re roaring toward the midpoint of the fantasy season, and we mostly have a good idea of which offenses represent good matchups for fantasy defenses. Some situations are still in flux though, largely due to injuries, so let’s check in: … read more »

Image of Jacob Herlin by Jacob Herlin in Fantasy2 wks ago
Fantasy Football Injury Updates: Brandon Aiyuk, Cooper Kupp, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Aidan O’Connell photo

Let’s take a look at the latest injury news and notes around fantasy football. To stay up to date on all of the latest fantasy football news, injury updates, and rumors, be sure to follow @FantasyProsNFL on Twitter and bookmark … read more »

Image of FantasyPros Staff by FantasyPros Staff in Fantasy2 wks ago
NFL Trade Rumors: Garrett Wilson, Cooper Kupp, Miles Sanders (Fantasy Football) photo

Let’s take a look at the latest news and NFL trade rumors around fantasy football. To stay up to date on all of the latest fantasy football news, injury updates, and trade rumors, be sure to follow @FantasyProsNFL on Twitter … read more »

Image of FantasyPros Staff by FantasyPros Staff in Fantasy2 wks ago
Fantasy Football Week 7 Rankings, Grades & Start/Sit Advice (2024) photo

Welcome to Week 7, friends. As always, we’re here to provide you with some fantasy football Quick Grades (or Start/Sit Grades, if you prefer) for the week. We tapped into our consensus projections and rankings and Derek Brown’s weekly Primer … read more »

Image of FantasyPros Staff by FantasyPros Staff in Fantasy2 wks ago
9 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Stashes Ahead of Week 8 (2024) photo

Week 7 marks the halfway point in the regular season of our fantasy leagues. Seven weeks from now we’re either moving on to the playoffs or pretending not that the only reason we’re in the toilet bowl is bad luck. … read more »

Image of Tom Strachan by Tom Strachan in Fantasy2 wks ago
NFL DFS GPP Lineup Advice & Picks (Week 7) photo

Week 7 doesn’t set up as the clearest NFL DFS slate of the year with fewer shootout potentials than Week 6, but slates like this can bring opportunities with other people confused about where to go with their lineups, or … read more »

Image of Tom Strachan by Tom Strachan in Fantasy2 wks ago
Fantasy Football Rankings, Tiers & Start/Sit Advice (Week 7) photo

Perhaps the best thing about fantasy football is how much it demands of us as game players. We are required to assess player performance. We are required to interpret coaching decisions and front-office decisions. We are required to dive into … read more »

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NFL DFS Cash Game Lineup Advice & Picks (Week 7) photo

Week 7 doesn’t set up as the clearest DFS slate of the year with fewer shootout potentials than Week 6, but slates like this one can be excellent ones for playing cash games (double-ups/multipliers or similar). Several games look well … read more »

Image of Tom Strachan by Tom Strachan in Fantasy2 wks ago