Matthew Stafford Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Giants

Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams will play the New York Giants -- whose pass defense was ranked 16th in the NFL last season (214.2 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 2, on Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

For more information on Stafford, if you're thinking about him for your daily fantasy roster, read this piece before his upcoming matchup versus the Giants.

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Matthew Stafford Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Giants
• Game Date: September 21, 2026
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 17.7
• Projected Passing Yards: 269.74
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.99
• Projected Rushing Yards: 3.90
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.04

Projections provided by numberFire

Stafford 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Stafford picked up 4.1 fantasy points in his one game this season. He connected on 15 of 25 passes for 155 yards, throwing for zero touchdowns with one interception.
• In Week 16 last year versus the Seattle Seahawks, Stafford posted a season-best 30.9 fantasy points, with this stat line: 29-of-49 (59.2%), 457 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs.
• In another good fantasy showing last season, Stafford finished with 28.6 points -- 22-of-35 (62.9%), 374 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs in Week 3 against the Seattle Seahawks.
• Stafford accumulated 9.3 fantasy points -- 17-of-26 (65.4%), 181 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs -- in his worst game last year. That was in Week 6 against the Baltimore Ravens.
• Stafford accumulated 10.2 fantasy points -- 20-of-42 (47.6%), 258 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was in Week 2 against the Chicago Bears.

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Giants Defensive Performance

• Last season, New York allowed just one quarterback to register over 300 passing yards in a game.
• 16 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a tilt against the Giants last year.
• In the passing game, New York allowed seven players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• In the passing game, the Giants surrendered at least three passing touchdowns to only one opposing quarterback last year.
• New York allowed four players amass more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• The Giants allowed 23 players to reel in a TD pass against them last season.
• Against New York last year, two players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Looking at run defense, the Giants yielded more than 100 yards on the ground to five players last season.
• On the ground, New York allowed 19 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Just two players ran for multiple scores in a game versus the Giants last year.

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