Lamar Jackson or Matthew Stafford?

By Fantasy Hall of Fame · Data as of November 12, 2026

In week 8, 1,420 real fantasy leagues had a team with both Lamar Jackson and Matthew Stafford that started one of them. 84% started Lamar Jackson. Matthew Stafford scored 9.3 to Lamar Jackson's 0.0, so the 16% who started him got it right. Week 10: Lamar Jackson faces LAC, which has allowed 16.5 PPR points a game to QBs since week 3 (21st most of 32); Matthew Stafford faces ARI, which has allowed 22.2 PPR points a game to QBs since week 3 (2nd most of 32).

Player	Week 10 matchup	Started, week 8	Points a week	Last 3 games	Value
Lamar Jackson BAL	vs LAC 16.5 a game to QBs, 21st most	84%	16.0	20.4, 18.9, 0.0	<1
Matthew Stafford LAR	vs ARI 22.2 a game to QBs, 2nd most	16%	16.9	18.5, 9.3, 12.2	5

Matthew Stafford has outscored Lamar Jackson in 3 of 5 weeks both played this season. Real leagues' rest-of-season values: Lamar Jackson under 1, Matthew Stafford 5.

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A call: a team with both players at the same position on its roster, both of whom played that week, that started one and benched the other. Leagues: the leagues where a team made that call; a week's list shows calls at least 100 leagues made, with at least 15% going the other way. Calls come from Yahoo, Sleeper and ESPN leagues. Points are PPR. Matchup: the PPR points a game his week 10 opponent has allowed to his position since week 3, ranked across the league. Value: real leagues' rest-of-season Trade Values, the median across leagues, with the top player at 100 (see the rankings).

More calls at every position on the week 10 start/sit page.