Should I start Aaron Rodgers or Matthew Stafford this week? Week 7 Standard (2026)

LET’S MAKE THE CALL

Close call — find your starter

Two closely matched options. Check the deeper evidence and make one clear choice.

Aaron Rodgers (18.2 FP) and Matthew Stafford (18.5 FP) are within 0.3 points for Week 7 Standard. Use “Make the call” for the deeper tiebreaker.

Aaron Rodgers: 20.0 FP recent scoring average.
Matthew Stafford: 18.0 FP recent scoring average; 2.5% matchup lift against LV.

Forecast updated Oct 24, 2026, 10:01 PM ET · Standard

CLOSE CALL

Aaron Rodgers

QB · PITStats & schedule

18.2FF projected

↓ -1.2 vs ESPN

at NO

Sun 9:30 AM ET

CLOSE CALL

Matthew Stafford

QB · LARStats & schedule

18.5FF projected

↓ -0.1 vs ESPN

at LV

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Aaron Rodgers

Fortified18.2

ESPN19.5

Sleeper16.8

FantasyPros—

Aaron Rodgers faces NO in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 20.0 fantasy points.

Matthew Stafford

Fortified18.5

ESPN18.6

Sleeper16.8

FantasyPros—

Matthew Stafford faces LV in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 18.0 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 2.5%.

Matthew Stafford projects for 18.5 points in standard scoring, 0.3 more than Aaron Rodgers. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice.

Updated Oct 24, 2026, 10:01 PM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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Scoring & lineup notes

PPR awards one point per reception; half-PPR awards 0.5; standard awards none. Custom league rules can change the result. Confirm active status, kickoff and lineup locks. Projections are estimates; completed-week scores are actuals.