Dominate Fantasy - Sync your team
NFL
CAR
ARI
o35.5
+1.5
8:00PM • PREVIEW NBC/P

Matthew Stafford or Josh Allen

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Matthew Stafford

Matthew Stafford

QBLos Angeles Rams LAR
Josh Allen

Josh Allen

QBBuffalo Bills BUF
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Stafford over Allen

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Matthew Stafford

Reigning MVP Offers Elite Late-Round Value Behind High-Powered Passing Attack

Coming off a spectacular MVP-winning campaign where he threw for 5,284 yards and 52 touchdowns, the veteran signal-caller returns to lead an explosive Los Angeles offense. Backed by a newly signed contract extension, his role as the starting quarterback remains entirely secure despite the Rams drafting Ty Simpson in the first round.

He is blessed with arguably the league's most dangerous receiving duo in Puka Nacua and veteran Davante Adams, alongside lead running back Kyren Williams. This elite supporting cast keeps his weekly fantasy ceiling incredibly high, even as he enters his age-38 season with limited rushing upside.

Our projections expect a slight regression to 4,140 passing yards and 32 touchdowns, totaling 275.5 fantasy points. After briefly fluctuating in June, his ADP has stabilized around 102. At this late-round draft cost in 1.0 PPR leagues, we view him as an outstanding value play for managers utilizing a late-round quarterback strategy.


Updated 22 hrs ago

Latest News Matthew Stafford
Loading...
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Allen over Stafford

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Josh Allen

Rebuilt Passing Game and Stable Rushing Floor Keep Buffalo's Dual-Threat Star in the Elite Tier

Josh Allen enters his ninth NFL season under offensive coordinator Joe Brady with a revamped receiving corps. He remains the undisputed leader of the Bills' offense, bringing unmatched dual-threat capability. The addition of smooth top target DJ Moore, who already shows lethal chemistry with Allen, instantly upgrades a passing game that also features Dalton Kincaid and Khalil Shakir.

Looking at recent market trends, Allen's ADP experienced a notable slide in early June, dropping from a premium near-turn cost of 12.00 to a stabilized third-round price of 25.00 in PPR formats. This drop presents an exceptional value opportunity. Our projections view this stabilized draft price as a steal, as we expect him to comfortably outproduce this cost given his persistent high-floor rushing volume.

We project another stellar season for Allen, forecasting 3,788 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, and 562 rushing yards with 11 scores on the ground. Despite the roster turnover in Buffalo, his elite goal-line rushing role secures his position as a locked-in elite starter. Fantasy managers should confidently draft him as a top-tier quarterback anchor.


Updated 22 hrs ago

Latest News Josh Allen
Loading...
Performance Matthew Stafford
Fantasy Chart Loading...

YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
000000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
000000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Josh Allen
Fantasy Chart Loading...

YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
000000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
000000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Matthew Stafford

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Redzone Touches Josh Allen

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matthew Stafford
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
70%
+2.56 compared to last week
OWN/START Josh Allen
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
90%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matthew Stafford
13th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Josh Allen
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matthew Stafford

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts rank this player at 13th among QB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 434.24 total points (20.68 avg).
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 20.7.
  • QB Stats

  • Top 3 in pass yards with 4980 (276.67 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among QB.
  • Top 3 in pass tds with 49 (2.72 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among QB.
  • Top 3 in pass completions with 413 (22.94 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd.
  • Top 20 in interceptions with 8 (0.44 per game) and is currently ranked 18th.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +2154, TDs: +35, INTs: +1
  • He has recorded some deep balls down the field. If your league gives out bonuses for long TD passes then he has some added value.
  • The amount of touchdowns per game is ridiculous. Can he keep it up?
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 4140, PASS TDS: 32, RUSH YDS: 62, RUSH TDS: 0
Breakdown Josh Allen

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts rank this player at 1st among QB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 424.88 total points (21.24 avg).
  • Currently 9.36 points behind the leader: Matthew Stafford
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 21.2.
  • QB Stats

  • Top 10 in pass yards with 3921 (217.83 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among QB.
  • Top 15 in pass tds with 25 (1.39 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among QB.
  • Top 15 in pass completions with 343 (19.06 per game) and is currently ranked 12th.
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 12 (0.67 per game) and is currently ranked 10th.
  • Top 3 in rushing yards with 599 (33.28 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among QB.
  • Top 3 in rushing TDs with 14 (0.78 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among QB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +387, TDs: -1, INTs: +6
  • He has recorded some deep balls down the field. If your league gives out bonuses for long TD passes then he has some added value.
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 3788, PASS TDS: 27, RUSH YDS: 562, RUSH TDS: 11
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matthew Stafford

No Injury Reported

Injury Josh Allen

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matthew Stafford

Week 1
Los Angeles Rams VS San Francisco 49ers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.68325.321662313.76
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 27th with 76.00 total points (4.00 avg).
  • Currently 151 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in rush defense with 1902 (111.88 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Ranked 22nd in pass defense with 4279 (251.71 per game).
  • Top 14 in points against with 21.82 per game and currently ranked 13th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 25th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +53.7, Turnovers: -9 Sacks: -22, INTs: -11, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -0.99,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.2, YDS/G: 361.5
Matchups Josh Allen

Week 1
Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
17.32288.1634215664.48
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 196.00 total points (10.32 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 10.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in total yards against with 322.06 per game and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in turnovers with 29 (1.71 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 1736 (102.12 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 3739 (219.94 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 8 in sacks with 47 (2.76 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 19 (1.12 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 17.35 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in Total TDs with 4 (0.24 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +5.41, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: -7, INTs: -2, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: -3.73,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 46, INT: 14, TDS: 3, PA/G: 18.4, YDS/G: 294.6
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matthew Stafford
16.17
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Josh Allen
20.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matthew Stafford
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2009 DET 10 2267 53% 13 20 61.0 108 2 1
2010 DET 3 535 59% 6 1 91.3 11 1 1
2011 DET 15 4518 64% 36 14 96.6 78 0 1
2012 DET 16 5485 60% 25 19 81.6 128 4 4
2013 DET 16 4647 59% 29 19 84.1 74 2 4
2014 DET 16 4247 60% 22 12 85.6 93 2 2
2015 DET 16 4262 67% 32 13 97.0 159 1 3
2016 DET 16 4327 65% 24 10 93.3 207 2 4
2017 DET 16 4446 66% 29 10 99.3 98 0 13
2018 DET 16 3777 66% 21 11 89.9 71 0 8
2019 DET 8 2499 64% 19 5 106.0 66 0 6
2020 DET 16 4084 64% 26 10 96.3 112 0 1
2021 LAR 16 4886 67% 41 17 102.9 43 0 2
2022 LAR 9 2087 68% 10 8 87.4 9 1 3
2023 LAR 15 3965 63% 24 11 92.5 65 0 0
2024 LAR 16 3762 66% 20 8 93.7 41 0 2
2025 LAR 16 5284 65% 52 9 108.9 1 0 3
3-YEAR AVG 17 4536 65% 33 9 100.1 37 0 2
Totals 246 66610 63% 438 197 92.8 1383 15 59
Career Josh Allen
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2018 BUF 12 2074 53% 10 12 67.9 631 8 5
2019 BUF 16 3089 59% 20 9 85.3 510 9 8
2020 BUF 16 4868 70% 39 10 108.0 475 9 6
2021 BUF 16 4407 63% 36 15 92.3 763 6 3
2022 BUF 16 4316 63% 35 14 96.3 776 7 5
2023 BUF 16 4306 67% 29 18 92.2 524 15 4
2024 BUF 16 3731 64% 28 6 101.4 531 12 2
2025 BUF 16 3921 69% 25 12 99.8 599 14 3
3-YEAR AVG 18 4328 67% 30 12 98.2 635 15 3
Totals 140 33403 64% 240 102 94.4 5296 88 39
Think the Start Tool is good? Try this!
  • Optimal Lineups
  • Predictive Analytics Waiver Advice
  • Trade Suggestions & More

Latest from FSP

Player News

Matchups

Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs STL 04:10 EDT EST
ATH vs WAS 04:05 EDT EST
ATL vs TEX 01:35 EDT EST
BAL @HOU 02:10 EDT EST
BOS vs TB 01:35 EDT EST
CHC vs MIN 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @TOR 12:15 EDT EST
CIN @COL 03:10 EDT EST
CLE vs PIT 01:40 EDT EST
DET @LAA 04:07 EDT EST
KC vs SD 02:10 EDT EST
LAD @NYY 07:20 EDT EST
MIA @MIL 02:10 EDT EST
NYM @PHI 01:35 EDT EST
SEA vs SF 04:10 EDT EST
Matchup Time
No games scheduled
Matchup Time
No games scheduled