Start Matthew Stafford. Stafford is projected for 17.6 PPR points vs 15.3 for Malik Willis, and faces the 7th-toughest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Matthew Stafford QB · LAR | Malik Willis QB · MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 17.6 | 15.3 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 16.1 | 13.7 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 19.3 | 16.5 |
| StatChasers projection | 18.0 (QB10) | 16.5 (QB17) |
| Opponent | vs LAC | vs NE |
| Opponent vs. position | 7th-toughest (15.1 pts/g allowed) | 10th-toughest (15.7 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | START · QB1 | SIT · Bench |
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Start Matthew Stafford. Stafford projects for 17.6 PPR points vs LAC, against 15.3 for Malik Willis vs NE: a 2.3-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Matthew Stafford is projected to score more: 17.6 PPR points to 15.3 for Malik Willis.
The sources range from 16.1 to 19.3 for Stafford and from 13.7 to 16.5 for Willis. The ranges overlap, so Willis outscoring Stafford is a realistic result.
Matthew Stafford is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Stafford at 16.1 PPR points, against 13.7 for Malik Willis.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Matthew Stafford has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Stafford at 19.3 PPR points, against 16.5 for Malik Willis.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Matthew Stafford plays LAC and Malik Willis plays NE in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Stafford faces the 7th-toughest defense against QBs and Willis faces the 10th-toughest defense against QBs, so Malik Willis has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Matthew Stafford nor Malik Willis has an injury designation for Week 8.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Matthew Stafford is projected by 6 of them and Malik Willis by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.