Two players, one answer.
Dalton Kincaid vs Matthew Stafford
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Matthew Stafford · 16 to 10.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Matthew Stafford by 17% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Matthew Stafford by 33% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 73% held up in 2025
Start Matthew Stafford
On Sleeper's projections, Matthew Stafford is projected 5.5 points ahead of Dalton Kincaid. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 73% of the time.
QB · LAR
Matthew Stafford
16.0 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
18.6 a game this season · last 3: 27.3, 16.9, 18.5
TE · BUF
Dalton Kincaid
10.5 projected
vs BAL · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
10.1 a game this season · last 3: 1.7, 3.7, 10.8
- Dalton Kincaid is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Matthew Stafford: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 6:20 AM ET
- Dalton Kincaid: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 6:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 6:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 6:27 AM ET, with the projections (hourly). A fresh projection time doesn't mean every status is: game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, can come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Stafford | Kincaid |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16 | 10.5 |
| Half PPR | 16 | 8.5 |
| Standard | 16 | 6.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Dalton Kincaid's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Matthew Stafford is the start.
- Dalton Kincaid plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Matthew Stafford's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.