Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Matthew Stafford in week 8?

Start him Start Matthew Stafford in week 8. Waiver projects 15.9 points against LAC, which makes him QB9 this week, inside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 9.2 points and a good one 27.3.

Projected points
15.9
Floor
9.2
Ceiling
27.3
Rank this week
QB9
Opponent
LAC
Chance he plays
90%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Jordan LoveQB7CAR16.49.1–27.1Compare
Lamar JacksonQB8BUF16.39.2–27.3Compare
Patrick MahomesQB10DEN15.78.7–26.6Compare
Bryce YoungQB11GB15.48.1–25.8Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 8

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.