Waiver Season 2026 · week 2 · updated Sep 16

Start or sit Matthew Stafford in week 2?

Start him Start Matthew Stafford in week 2. Waiver projects 16.0 points against NYG, which makes him QB15 this week, inside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 9.3 points and a good one 27.3.

Projected points
16.0
Floor
9.3
Ceiling
27.3
Rank this week
QB15
Opponent
NYG
Chance he plays
90%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Trevor LawrenceQB13DEN16.18.9–26.7Compare
Jaxson DartQB14LA16.18.8–26.6Compare
Baker MayfieldQB16CLE15.58.5–26.3Compare
Bryce YoungQB17ATL15.58.3–25.9Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 2

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the QB18 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.