Matthew Stafford Fantasy

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford recently received a six-day throwing break in training camp and sat out of last Thursday's preseason opener entirely. "Im not 21 anymore, so its probably pretty good to, if you can find a place in the schedule where you think you can get some rest and just kind of feel fresh again, might as well," Stafford said after the first of two joint practices Wednesday against the Houston Texans. He's feeling fine physically and the time off was planned in advance. The 31-year-old had 3,777 yards passing in 2018, which was his lowest total in eight years. On a run-first team under head coach Matt Patricia, consider Stafford more of a QB2 entering 2019 fantasy drafts.

Aug. 15th • 12:56 PM

Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn made it clear that the team isn't interested in trading quarterback Matthew Stafford. Matthew Stafford is our quarterback; he will be our quarterback here, Quinn said Friday in his annual postseason press conference. Stafford signed a long-term contract extension before the 2017 season, but he had a poor season in 2018, throwing only 21 touchdowns, his fewest since 2012. He didn't reach 4,000 yards either and had just 6.8 yards per attempt. In the end, a late-season back injury, a run-first offense and a season-ending injury to Marvin Jones and the trade of Golden Tate did Stafford in. With better health and a new offensive coordinator that caters to Stafford's strengths, he could have a bounce-back year with Kenny Golladay and Jones as his top receivers. Running back Kerryon Johnson showed promise as well. Draft Stafford in 2019 as a high-end QB2 with potential QB1 upside.

Jan. 4th • 9:28 PM

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford finished 20 of 32 for 266 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 31-0 win over the Green Bay Packers. This was one of Stafford's most complete games of the season, all missing his top target wide receiver Kenny Golladay. He instead targeted Brandon Powell and Andy Jones a combined 21 times. It was a "what could have been" campaign for Stafford and the Lions, as the team dealt with several key injuries on top of poor play. On the year, he passed for 3,511 yards with 19 touchdowns; marking the first time that he did not throw for over 4,000 yards in a full season since his rookie year in 2009. Stafford will return in 2019 as a likely QB2 in fantasy, hopefully having healthy weapons in Kerryon Johnson, Kenny Golladay, and Marvin Jones.

Dec. 30th • 7:08 PM