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

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

For more info on Stafford, if you're thinking about him for your DFS lineup, check out this article prior to 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: 22.7
• Projected Passing Yards: 355.94
• Projected Passing TDs: 2.58
• Projected Rushing Yards: 2.12
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.02

Projections provided by numberFire

Stafford 2025 Fantasy Performance

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

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Giants Defensive Performance

• New York gave up over 300 passing yards to only one QB last season.
• Last season, the Giants allowed 16 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against New York last season, seven players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Giants last year, just one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• New York allowed four players pick up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• Against the Giants last season, 23 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Against New York last year, two players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• On the ground, five players racked up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Giants last season.
• Against New York last season, 19 players rushed for at least one TD.
• The Giants gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just two players last season.

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