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Justin Herbert vs Matthew Stafford

Matthew Stafford led Justin Herbert in 2025 passing yards, 4,707 to 3,727, and passing touchdowns, 46 to 26. Overall, Matthew Stafford led 4 of 7 measured categories.

Justin Herbert (Los Angeles (AFC), 16 games) against Matthew Stafford (Los Angeles (NFC), 17 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

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Category by category

What actually
happened.

Justin Herbert vs Matthew Stafford, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricJustin HerbertMatthew Stafford
Passing yards3,7274,707 ✓
Passing touchdowns2646 ✓
Interceptions138 ✓
Rushing yards498 ✓1
Rushing touchdowns2 ✓0
Completion above expected+1.6% ✓+1.5%
Fantasy points286.9350.4 ✓

Categories won: Justin Herbert 3, Matthew Stafford 4.

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Who had the better 2025 season, Justin Herbert or Matthew Stafford?

Matthew Stafford led Justin Herbert in 2025 passing yards, 4,707 to 3,727, and passing touchdowns, 46 to 26. Overall, Matthew Stafford led 4 of 7 measured categories.

What separates Justin Herbert and Matthew Stafford statistically?

Matthew Stafford led on passing yards (4,707 to 3,727). Matthew Stafford led on passing touchdowns (46 to 26). Matthew Stafford led on interceptions (8 to 13).

Where do these numbers come from?

Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.

Should I start Justin Herbert or Matthew Stafford?

Matthew Stafford led Justin Herbert in 2025 passing yards, 4,707 to 3,727, and passing touchdowns, 46 to 26. Overall, Matthew Stafford led 4 of 7 measured categories. Matthew Stafford led on passing yards, 4,707 to 3,727. Matthew Stafford led on passing touchdowns, 46 to 26. Justin Herbert hosts ARI in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 4:25 PM EDT. Matthew Stafford hosts SF in week 1, Thu, Sep 10, 8:35 PM EDT. gamedai does not publish a weekly opponent-adjusted projection, an expert grade, or a crowd pick, so nothing here grades either fixture. Weigh a different pairing with the free start/sit tool at gamedai.app/tools/start-sit.

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Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken September 5, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.