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Matthew Stafford or Kirk Cousins

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Matthew Stafford

Matthew Stafford

QBLos Angeles Rams LAR
Kirk Cousins

Kirk Cousins

QBAtlanta Falcons ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Stafford over Cousins

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matthew Stafford
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cousins over Stafford

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Kirk Cousins
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Performance Matthew Stafford
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YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
18953.100160
Season stats based on the past 7 days

YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
29960.811120
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kirk Cousins
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YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

YDS CMP% TD INT RUSH YDS TD
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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 Kirk Cousins

Redzone information only applies to RB, WR, TE.

Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matthew Stafford
OWN
64%
+1.85 compared to last week
START
29%
+2.58 compared to last week
OWN/START Kirk Cousins
OWN
41%
-2.46 compared to last week
START
 
6%
+0.28 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matthew Stafford
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kirk Cousins
Not Ranked
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 don't even rank him among QB'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 18th with 214.58 total points (13.41 avg).
  • Currently 192.82 points behind the leader: Lamar Jackson
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.8.
  • QB Stats

  • Top 10 in pass yards with 3762 (235.13 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among QB.
  • Top 15 in pass tds with 20 (1.25 per game) and is currently ranked 13th among QB.
  • Top 10 in pass completions with 340 (21.25 per game) and is currently ranked 10th.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: -203, TDs: -4, INTs: -3
  • 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.
  • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 4225, PASS TDS: 33, RUSH YDS: 45, RUSH TDS: 1
Breakdown Kirk Cousins

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts don't even rank him among QB'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 22nd with 176.32 total points (11.02 avg).
  • Currently 231.08 points behind the leader: Lamar Jackson
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 11.
  • QB Stats

  • Top 20 in pass yards with 3508 (219.25 per game) and is currently ranked 16th among QB.
  • Top 20 in pass tds with 18 (1.13 per game) and is currently ranked 18th among QB.
  • Top 20 in pass completions with 303 (18.94 per game) and is currently ranked 16th.
  • Top 3 in interceptions with 16 (1.00 per game) and is currently ranked 1st.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 7 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +972, TDs: -1, INTs: +8
  • 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.
  • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 0, PASS TDS: 0, RUSH YDS: 0, RUSH TDS: 0
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matthew Stafford

No Injury Reported

Injury Kirk Cousins

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matthew Stafford

Week 18
Los Angeles Rams VS Seattle Seahawks

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.13346.6016114252.66
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 7th with 124.00 total points (8.27 avg).
  • Currently 43 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 19th in rush defense with 1901 (126.73 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3298 (219.87 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 10 in sacks with 42 (2.80 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 8 in points against with 21.13 per game and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 5 (0.33 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -5.28, Turnovers: -6 Sacks: -8, INTs: -2, TDs: +2, Points Allowed: -2.34,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.1, YDS/G: 394.6
Matchups Kirk Cousins

Week 18
Atlanta Falcons VS Carolina Panthers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
31.60408.531683000.37
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 32nd with 41.00 total points (2.73 avg).
  • Currently 126 points behind the leader: Broncos DST

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 32nd in rush defense with 2633 (175.53 per game).
  • Ranked 17th in pass defense with 3495 (233.00 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 31.60 per game and currently ranked 32nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 31st in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +89.4, Turnovers: +4 Sacks: +6, INTs: EVEN, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +5.91,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 39, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 26, YDS/G: 312.3
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matthew Stafford
11.20
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kirk Cousins
0.18
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
3-YEAR AVG 14 3646 66% 25 12 95.8 39 0 2
Totals 223 60161 63% 379 188 91.3 1363 15 55
Career Kirk Cousins
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2012 WAS 3 466 69% 4 3 101.6 22 0 0
2013 WAS 5 854 52% 4 7 58.4 14 0 1
2014 WAS 6 1710 62% 10 9 86.4 20 0 1
2015 WAS 16 4166 70% 29 11 101.6 48 5 3
2016 WAS 16 4921 67% 25 12 97.2 100 4 6
2017 WAS 16 4088 64% 27 13 93.8 179 4 12
2018 MIN 16 4298 70% 30 10 99.7 123 1 15
2019 MIN 15 3603 69% 26 6 107.4 63 1 5
2020 MIN 16 4265 68% 35 13 105.0 156 1 5
2021 MIN 16 4221 66% 33 7 103.1 115 1 2
2022 MIN 16 4547 66% 29 14 92.5 97 2 3
2023 MIN 8 2331 70% 18 5 103.8 25 0 4
2024 ATL 14 3508 67% 18 16 88.6 0 0 2
3-YEAR AVG 14 3791 67% 27 9 99.1 79 1 3
Totals 165 43251 67% 290 126 97.5 963 20 59
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