Los Angeles Rams- Position
- Quarterback
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3", 214 lbs
- Born
- 7/2/1988 in Dallas, TX
- Age
- 38
- College
- Georgia
- Draft
- 2009: Rd 1, Pk 1 (DET)
- Experience
- 18th Season
- Status
- Active
Why he's performing this way
The usage, efficiency, schedule and team factors behind his recent numbers.
Matthew Stafford is heating up. He's at 20.9 fantasy pts / game (PPR) over his last game, up from 15.5.
- Recent
- 20.9
- Season
- 17.3
fantasy pts / game (PPR)
- Bigger role
He's averaging 57.0 dropbacks and runs over his last game, compared with 31.0 before that. More opportunity is the main reason the production has risen.
- League-average efficiency
7.9 yards per attempt on the season (the typical QB is at 7.2), and 7.1 over his last game.
- Touchdown-dependent
46% of his fantasy points come from touchdowns. Touchdowns swing a lot from week to week, so expect some regression unless his volume grows.
- Turnover problems
He's throwing an interception on 3.6% of his attempts. Giving the ball away stalls drives and costs him points.
- Tough recent schedule
Opponents in his last game (DEN) give up less EPA per play than the league average. He has been producing against strong opponents, so the numbers are probably underselling him.
- Struggling offense around him
LAR are averaging -0.06 EPA per play on offense. Stalled drives and fewer red-zone trips limit what he can produce.
Play style & archetype
Compares 2026 play-by-play and box score data against 32 qualified QBs across 3 games.
Archetype
Vertical gunslinger
Attacks downfield aggressively and will trade some turnovers for explosive plays.
Pass yards / game of 290.7 ranks in the top 6% of qualified QBs.
INT rate of 3.6% ranks in the bottom 10% of qualified QBs.
He pushes the ball downfield far more than most (deep throw rate 26.3%, top 10% of QBs).
He rarely leaves the pocket to run (rush yards / game 3.7, bottom 10% of QBs).
18 NFL seasons and 65,388 career passing yards. Best year: 5,038 in 2011.
Strengths
- Pass yards / game (290.7)
- Sack rate (4.2%)
- Yards / attempt (7.9)
Areas to watch
- INT rate (3.6%)
- Completion rate (60.4%)
Percentile vs. QBs
- Pass yards / game290.7 · 94
- Completion rate60.4% · 29
- Yards / attempt7.9 · 81
- TD rate5.4% · 48
- INT rate3.6% · 10
- Sack rate4.2% · 84
- EPA / dropback-0.08 · 45
- Deep throw ratestyle26.3% · 90
- Rush yards / gamestyle3.7 · 10
Colored bars are quality measures. Gray "style" bars show how often he does something, not whether it's good.
Career statistics
Regular season, by year and team. Career bests are highlighted.
Passing
| Season | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DET | 10 | 201 | 377 | 53.3 | 2,267 | 6.0 | 13 | 20 | 75 | 24 | 61.0 | 37.1 |
| 2010 | DET | 3 | 57 | 96 | 59.4 | 535 | 5.6 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 91.3 | 50.1 |
| 2011 | DET | 16 | 421 | 663 | 63.5 | 5,038 | 7.6 | 41 | 16 | 73 | 36 | 97.2 | 60.5 |
| 2012 | DET | 16 | 435 | 727 | 59.8 | 4,967 | 6.8 | 20 | 17 | 57 | 29 | 79.8 | 57.7 |
| 2013 | DET | 16 | 371 | 634 | 58.5 | 4,650 | 7.3 | 29 | 19 | 87 | 23 | 84.2 | 53.5 |
| 2014 | DET | 16 | 363 | 602 | 60.3 | 4,257 | 7.1 | 22 | 12 | 73 | 45 | 85.7 | 44.7 |
| 2015 | DET | 16 | 398 | 592 | 67.2 | 4,262 | 7.2 | 32 | 13 | 57 | 44 | 97.0 | 58.3 |
| 2016 | DET | 16 | 388 | 594 | 65.3 | 4,327 | 7.3 | 24 | 10 | 73 | 37 | 93.3 | 65.2 |
| 2017 | DET | 16 | 371 | 565 | 65.7 | 4,446 | 7.9 | 29 | 10 | 71 | 47 | 99.3 | 65.3 |
| 2018 | DET | 16 | 367 | 555 | 66.1 | 3,777 | 6.8 | 21 | 11 | 67 | 40 | 89.9 | 51.3 |
| 2019 | DET | 8 | 187 | 291 | 64.3 | 2,499 | 8.6 | 19 | 5 | 66 | 18 | 106.0 | 71.3 |
| 2020 | DET | 16 | 339 | 528 | 64.2 | 4,084 | 7.7 | 26 | 10 | 73 | 38 | 96.3 | 61.3 |
| 2021 | LAR | 17 | 404 | 601 | 67.2 | 4,886 | 8.1 | 41 | 17 | 79 | 30 | 102.9 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | LAR | 9 | 206 | 303 | 68.0 | 2,087 | 6.9 | 10 | 8 | 75 | 29 | 87.4 | 52.3 |
| 2023 | LAR | 15 | 326 | 521 | 62.6 | 3,965 | 7.6 | 24 | 11 | 80 | 30 | 92.5 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | LAR | 16 | 340 | 517 | 65.8 | 3,762 | 7.3 | 20 | 8 | 69 | 28 | 93.7 | 61.5 |
| 2025 | LAR | 17 | 388 | 597 | 65.0 | 4,707 | 7.9 | 46 | 8 | 88 | 23 | 109.2 | 71.2 |
| 2026 | LAR | 3 | 67 | 111 | 60.4 | 872 | 7.9 | 6 | 4 | 64 | 5 | 88.1 | 59.1 |
| Career | 242 | 5629 | 8874 | 63.4 | 65,388 | 7.4 | 429 | 200 | 88 | 530 | 92.4 | - | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | FUM | LST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DET | 10 | 20 | 108 | 5.4 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | DET | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | DET | 16 | 22 | 78 | 3.5 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | DET | 16 | 35 | 126 | 3.6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | DET | 16 | 37 | 69 | 1.9 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 2014 | DET | 16 | 43 | 93 | 2.2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | DET | 16 | 44 | 159 | 3.6 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | DET | 16 | 37 | 207 | 5.6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | DET | 16 | 29 | 98 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | DET | 16 | 25 | 71 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | DET | 8 | 20 | 66 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | DET | 16 | 29 | 112 | 3.9 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | LAR | 17 | 32 | 43 | 1.3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | LAR | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | LAR | 15 | 21 | 65 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LAR | 16 | 30 | 41 | 1.4 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | LAR | 17 | 29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | LAR | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 242 | 478 | 1,368 | 2.9 | 15 | 24 | 133 | 31 | 8 | |
Receiving
Defense
| Season | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DET | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | DET | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | DET | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | DET | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | DET | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | DET | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | DET | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DET | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | LAR | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LAR | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | LAR | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 242 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Scoring
| Season | Team | GP | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DET | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 | DET | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | DET | 16 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | DET | 16 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2013 | DET | 16 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2014 | DET | 16 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2015 | DET | 16 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | DET | 16 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2017 | DET | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | DET | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DET | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | DET | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | LAR | 17 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | LAR | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | LAR | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | LAR | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | LAR | 17 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | LAR | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 242 | 429 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94 | |
2026 game log
Box score lines from completed games this season.