Matthew Stafford
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Box score by season
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | TD | Int | Sacked | Rush | Rush yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | vs ESPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LA | 7 | 187 | 278 | 1,989 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ✓ matches |
| 2025 | LA | 17 | 388 | 597 | 4,707 | 46 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ✓ matches |
| 2025 playoffs | LA | 3 | 66 | 119 | 936 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | LA | 16 | 340 | 517 | 3,762 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2024 playoffs | LA | 2 | 45 | 71 | 533 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | LA | 15 | 326 | 521 | 3,965 | 24 | 11 | 30 | 21 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2023 playoffs | LA | 1 | 25 | 36 | 367 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | LA | 9 | 206 | 303 | 2,087 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2021 | LA | 17 | 404 | 601 | 4,886 | 41 | 17 | 30 | 32 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2021 playoffs | LA | 4 | 98 | 140 | 1,188 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | DET | 16 | 339 | 528 | 4,084 | 26 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2019 | DET | 8 | 187 | 291 | 2,499 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2018 | DET | 16 | 367 | 555 | 3,777 | 21 | 11 | 40 | 25 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2017 | DET | 16 | 371 | 565 | 4,446 | 29 | 10 | 47 | 29 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2016 | DET | 16 | 388 | 594 | 4,327 | 24 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 207 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not checked |
| 2016 playoffs | DET | 1 | 18 | 32 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official scoring from play-by-play. Regular-season totals for 2025, 2026 are compared with ESPN's after every rebuild (all players); earlier seasons aren't checked.
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Dropbacks
639
qualifying bar 238
EPA/play
+0.189
7th of 33 · lg +0.054
Success rate
50.2%
7th of 33 · lg 46.2%
Yards/play
7.34
3rd of 33 · lg 6.30
Explosive rate
10.3%
11th of 33 · lg 9.1%
CPOE
-0.1
22nd of 33 · lg +0.0
Completion %
67.2%
12th of 33 · lg 65.0%
Air yards/att
8.5
6th of 33 · lg 7.8
Sack rate
4.7%
7th of 33 · lg 6.0%
Turnover rate
3.0%
18th of 33 · lg 2.9%
TD rate
6.4%
2nd of 33 · lg 4.2%
Every split
EPA per dropback in each situation, the league in the same situation, and his rank among qualified players with at least 30 dropbacks there (1 = best). "Repeats" is how much that split's player-to-player differences carry from one season to the next (2016–25); near zero means it describes the past and predicts little. Click a situation to filter all his numbers to it.
| Situation | Dropbacks | EPA/play | Success | Yds/play | League EPA | Rank | Repeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home / away Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Home | 315 | +0.188 | 50% | 7.1 | +0.052 | 5/33 | 0.04 |
| Away | 324 | +0.189 | 51% | 7.6 | +0.054 | 9/33 | 0.01 |
| Neutral site | 0 | — | — | — | +0.175 | — | — |
| Rest days Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Short week (≤5 days) | 38 | +0.370 | 55% | 9.4 | +0.104 | 4/25 | 0.09 |
| Normal (6–8 days) | 502 | +0.144 | 50% | 7.0 | +0.051 | 10/33 | 0.03 |
| Extra rest (9–12 days) | 32 | +0.584 | 59% | 7.7 | +0.035 | 1/21 | -0.00 |
| Off a bye (13+ days) | 40 | -0.084 | 42% | 7.1 | -0.022 | 14/21 | -0.07 |
| Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Indoors | 417 | +0.188 | 50% | 7.2 | +0.072 | 12/30 | 0.01 |
| Outdoors | 222 | +0.190 | 50% | 7.6 | +0.047 | 4/33 | 0.01 |
| Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Under 40°F | 40 | -0.084 | 42% | 7.1 | -0.048 | 10/17 | 0.00 |
| 40–59°F | 117 | +0.105 | 50% | 7.5 | +0.062 | 10/27 | 0.00 |
| 60–79°F | 32 | +0.584 | 59% | 7.7 | +0.053 | 1/31 | -0.13 |
| 80°F+ | 0 | — | — | — | +0.074 | — | 0.01 |
| Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 0–9 mph | 117 | +0.105 | 50% | 7.5 | +0.068 | 16/33 | -0.06 |
| 10–14 mph | 72 | +0.213 | 50% | 7.4 | +0.029 | 6/26 | -0.12 |
| 15+ mph | 0 | — | — | — | -0.019 | — | -0.06 |
| Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Dry | 222 | +0.190 | 50% | 7.6 | +0.051 | 4/33 | 0.01 |
| Rain or snow | 0 | — | — | — | -0.042 | — | 0.01 |
| Score Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Trailing 9+ | 166 | +0.112 | 48% | 6.7 | -0.045 | 7/33 | 0.06 |
| Trailing 1–8 | 82 | +0.310 | 59% | 8.7 | +0.065 | 4/33 | 0.05 |
| Tied | 134 | +0.192 | 50% | 7.3 | +0.082 | 9/32 | 0.09 |
| Leading 1–8 | 168 | +0.166 | 47% | 7.3 | +0.115 | 13/33 | -0.21 |
| Leading 9+ | 89 | +0.258 | 53% | 7.3 | +0.118 | 8/25 | 0.03 |
| Win probability Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Win prob under 20% | 133 | +0.104 | 50% | 6.9 | -0.057 | 9/33 | 0.05 |
| Win prob 20–80% | 374 | +0.149 | 49% | 7.3 | +0.081 | 8/33 | 0.08 |
| Win prob over 80% | 132 | +0.386 | 54% | 7.8 | +0.136 | 2/29 | 0.03 |
| Quarter Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Q1 | 151 | -0.002 | 46% | 6.6 | +0.013 | 18/33 | -0.05 |
| Q2 | 196 | +0.207 | 50% | 6.9 | +0.119 | 10/33 | -0.06 |
| Q3 | 143 | +0.182 | 47% | 8.8 | +0.015 | 8/33 | -0.06 |
| Q4 | 145 | +0.388 | 59% | 7.4 | +0.048 | 3/33 | 0.05 |
| OT | 4 | -0.459 | 25% | 2.2 | +0.119 | — | — |
| Two-minute Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Last 2 min of half | 68 | +0.379 | 53% | 6.0 | +0.076 | 4/33 | 0.03 |
| Rest of game | 571 | +0.166 | 50% | 7.5 | +0.050 | 6/33 | 0.03 |
| Down Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1st down | 244 | +0.156 | 47% | 7.0 | +0.104 | 12/33 | 0.19 |
| 2nd down | 228 | +0.224 | 54% | 7.4 | +0.079 | 4/33 | 0.04 |
| 3rd down | 157 | +0.272 | 51% | 8.1 | -0.026 | 3/33 | 0.11 |
| 4th down | 10 | -1.129 | 40% | 2.3 | -0.151 | — | — |
| 3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3rd & 1–3 | 37 | +0.448 | 68% | 6.5 | +0.029 | 6/16 | -0.29 |
| 3rd & 4–6 | 55 | -0.229 | 42% | 5.3 | -0.005 | 23/26 | -0.12 |
| 3rd & 7+ | 65 | +0.596 | 49% | 11.4 | -0.058 | 2/32 | -0.22 |
| Field position Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| Own 20 and in | 81 | -0.052 | 43% | 7.2 | +0.079 | 25/29 | -0.02 |
| Own 50–21 | 268 | +0.277 | 50% | 9.6 | +0.037 | 2/33 | 0.11 |
| Opp 21–49 | 167 | +0.183 | 55% | 6.6 | +0.070 | 9/33 | 0.08 |
| Red zone (opp 20 in) | 123 | +0.161 | 48% | 3.6 | +0.061 | 12/32 | 0.01 |
| Formation Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Shotgun | 503 | +0.158 | 50% | 7.1 | +0.035 | 6/33 | -0.00 |
| Under center | 136 | +0.301 | 51% | 8.3 | +0.146 | 6/29 | -0.00 |
| Tempo Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Huddle | 484 | +0.119 | 49% | 6.7 | +0.044 | 12/33 | -0.09 |
| No huddle | 155 | +0.406 | 53% | 9.2 | +0.123 | 1/30 | -0.09 |
| Yards to go Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1–3 to go | 71 | +0.130 | 61% | 5.4 | +0.065 | 13/29 | -0.07 |
| 4–6 to go | 117 | +0.003 | 47% | 6.2 | +0.040 | 20/33 | -0.02 |
| 7–10 to go | 391 | +0.225 | 49% | 7.7 | +0.077 | 4/33 | -0.01 |
| 11+ to go | 60 | +0.384 | 50% | 9.8 | -0.038 | 2/32 | 0.03 |
| Pass, sack or scramble Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Pass | 601 | +0.293 | 52% | 8.1 | +0.161 | 4/33 | 0.66 |
| Sack | 30 | -1.994 | 0% | -8.1 | -1.851 | 18/22 | 0.21 |
| Scramble | 8 | +0.518 | 75% | 6.1 | +0.477 | — | 0.27 |
| Pass depth Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Behind the line | 91 | -0.178 | 32% | 4.7 | -0.119 | 19/32 | 0.19 |
| Short (0–9) | 309 | +0.128 | 57% | 5.7 | +0.119 | 18/33 | 0.01 |
| Intermediate (10–19) | 128 | +0.769 | 62% | 11.2 | +0.352 | 4/33 | 0.16 |
| Deep (20+) | 73 | +0.745 | 42% | 17.3 | +0.414 | 5/29 | 0.18 |
| Pass direction Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Left | 222 | +0.307 | 52% | 8.7 | +0.175 | 7/33 | 0.11 |
| Middle | 146 | +0.558 | 58% | 9.8 | +0.264 | 2/33 | 0.10 |
| Right | 233 | +0.114 | 49% | 6.6 | +0.094 | 17/33 | 0.08 |
| Pressure Defense (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Clean pocket | 449 | +0.347 | 56% | 8.1 | +0.232 | 6/33 | 0.04 |
| Pressured | 152 | +0.134 | 43% | 8.2 | -0.018 | 8/33 | 0.04 |
| Man / zone Defense (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Man | 165 | +0.537 | 56% | 8.9 | +0.159 | 1/33 | 0.01 |
| Zone | 436 | +0.201 | 51% | 7.8 | +0.161 | 14/33 | 0.01 |
| Coverage shell Defense (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Cover 0 | 31 | +0.455 | 55% | 3.2 | +0.123 | 1/7 | — |
| Cover 1 | 120 | +0.527 | 58% | 9.6 | +0.172 | 2/32 | -0.05 |
| 2-Man | 14 | +0.801 | 43% | 16.0 | +0.084 | — | — |
| Cover 2 | 85 | +0.278 | 47% | 8.2 | +0.162 | 6/30 | -0.18 |
| Cover 3 | 168 | +0.226 | 54% | 8.2 | +0.167 | 12/33 | -0.07 |
| Cover 4 | 111 | +0.207 | 51% | 7.5 | +0.175 | 13/33 | -0.01 |
| Cover 6 | 72 | +0.043 | 47% | 7.1 | +0.132 | 17/22 | -0.20 |
| Prevent | 0 | — | — | — | -0.125 | — | — |
| Time to throw Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Quick (under 2.5s) | 246 | +0.085 | 51% | 5.5 | +0.149 | 22/33 | 0.12 |
| Normal (2.5–3.5s) | 233 | +0.539 | 60% | 9.8 | +0.217 | 1/33 | 0.07 |
| Long (3.5s+) | 122 | +0.244 | 40% | 10.2 | +0.065 | 9/32 | 0.07 |
| Offensive personnel Scheme (NGS) compare everyone → | |||||||
| 11 | 582 | +0.216 | 51% | 7.7 | +0.052 | 5/33 | 0.07 |
| 12 | 29 | -0.005 | 41% | 4.4 | +0.032 | — | 0.04 |
| 21 | 0 | — | — | — | +0.081 | — | -0.07 |
| 13 | 2 | -0.033 | 50% | 3.0 | +0.270 | — | — |
| 22 | 0 | — | — | — | +0.090 | — | — |
| 10 | 18 | -0.321 | 33% | 2.2 | +0.098 | — | — |
| Other | 8 | +0.101 | 38% | 3.9 | +0.010 | — | -0.08 |
By season
| Season | Team | Dropbacks | EPA/play | Total EPA | Success | Yds/play | CPOE | Comp % | aDOT | Sack rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LA | 639 | +0.189 | +120.6 | 50.2% | 7.34 | -0.1 | 67.2% | 8.5 | 4.7% |
Definitions. QB plays are dropbacks: passes, sacks and scrambles (spikes left out). QB EPA doesn't charge the passer for a receiver's fumble after the catch. Rushing is designed runs only; receiving is EPA per target. EPA is about ±1.4 points a play, so a split of 50 plays carries roughly ±0.2 of luck.