Matthew Stafford Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Lions

Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams will play the Detroit Lions -- whose passing defense was ranked 27th in the NFL last season (247.4 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

Thinking about Stafford for your DFS roster, with his next game against the Lions? We've got stats and info for you below.

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Stafford vs. Lions Game Info

• Matchup: Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions
• Game Day: September 8, 2024
• Game Time: 8:20 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 16.99
• Projected Passing Yards: 272.42
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.75
• Projected Rushing Yards: 4.97
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.06

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Stafford 2023 Fantasy Performance

• Stafford picked up 243.3 fantasy points (16.2 per game), 15th at his position and 18th in the league.
• Stafford picked up 23.7 fantasy points -- 23-of-41 (56.1%), 294 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs -- in his best game last season (Week 14 against the Baltimore Ravens).
• In his second-best game of the year, Stafford accumulated 23.4 fantasy points -- 25-of-33 (75.8%), 229 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT -- in Week 12 versus the Arizona Cardinals.
• In Week 11 against the Seattle Seahawks, Stafford finished with a season-low 9.7 fantasy points, thanks to these numbers: 17-of-31 (54.8%), 190 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT.
• Stafford accumulated 11.4 fantasy points -- 13-of-22 (59.1%), 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT -- in his second-worst game of the season. That was in Week 8 versus the Dallas Cowboys.

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Lions Defensive Performance

• Against Detroit last season, six players recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Lions allowed at least one passing touchdown to 14 opposing QBs last season.
• Against Detroit last season, nine players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Lions gave up three or more passing touchdowns to four opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Against Detroit last season, six players collected more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Lions allowed 25 players to reel in a TD pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Detroit allowed three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Lions allowed more than 100 yards on the ground to one player last season.
• Against Detroit last season, 13 players ran for at least one TD.
• On the ground, the Lions allowed two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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