QB · 2025 season
Justin Herbert or Matthew Stafford?
Justin Herbert led Matthew Stafford in 2 of 2 measured 2025 categories to 0.
Justin Herbert (Los Angeles (AFC), 16 games) against Matthew Stafford (Los Angeles (NFC), 17 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.
Category by category
What actually
happened.
Justin Herbert vs Matthew Stafford, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.| Metric | Justin Herbert | Matthew Stafford |
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| Rushing Yards | 498 ✓ | 1 |
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| Rushing EPA | +15.9 ✓ | -31.8 |
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Categories won: Justin Herbert 2, Matthew Stafford 0.
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Who had the better 2025 season, Justin Herbert or Matthew Stafford?
Justin Herbert led Matthew Stafford in 2 of 2 measured 2025 categories to 0.
What separates Justin Herbert and Matthew Stafford statistically?
Justin Herbert led on rushing yards (498 to 1). Justin Herbert led on rushing expected points added (+15.9 to -31.8).
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.
Source
Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken July 28, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.