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Cam Newton

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Matthew Stafford

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Outlook Matthew Stafford

Reigning League MVP Set to Captain an Exploding Rams Offense

Coming off a spectacular campaign where he captured the league MVP, Matthew Stafford remains the unquestioned leader of a loaded Rams offense. Despite the team drafting quarterback Ty Simpson, Stafford is fully locked in after signing an extension. Backed by elite weapons like Puka Nacua and Davante Adams, Stafford’s passing volume in Sean McVay's system is incredibly secure.

Stafford's ADP has experienced noteworthy momentum, climbing from the late-110s in mid-May to a stable price of 102 currently. This market shift reflects growing appreciation for his stable role, especially after pairing his MVP-winning pedigree with newly acquired teammates. Our projections value this shifting price as a clear draft-day steal in 1.0 PPR formats.

While Stafford offers virtually zero rushing upside, our models project him to throw for 4,140 yards and 32 touchdowns. He represents a highly efficient, high-floor target who can easily outpace his draft cost as a regular weekly starter.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Cam Newton
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Cam Newton

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Redzone Touches Matthew Stafford

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Cam Newton
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
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0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Matthew Stafford
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
63%
+1.92 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Cam Newton
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matthew Stafford
13th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Cam Newton

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
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 19th.

    • 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
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Cam Newton

No Injury Reported

Injury Matthew Stafford

No Injury Reported

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Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Matchups Matthew Stafford

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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 24th 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
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Cam Newton
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Rating Matthew Stafford
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Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
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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
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