Jared Goff vs Matthew Stafford

Jared Goff

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Matthew Stafford

2of 3 lines

Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford compared on their NFL careers: Jared Goff played 11 seasons, 2016 to 2026, Matthew Stafford 18 seasons, 2009 to 2026. Jared Goff has 40,836 passing yards to Matthew Stafford's 65,705. They have faced each other 5 times: Jared Goff's team won 3, Matthew Stafford's 2. In the playoffs Jared Goff leads 1-0. Matthew Stafford won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Matthew Stafford leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Jared Goff in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford career totals
155GP243
40,836YDS65,705, better
265TD429, better
7.6, betterAVG7.4

Jared Goff vs Matthew Stafford head to head

They have faced each other 5 times: Jared Goff's team won 3, Matthew Stafford's 2. In the playoffs Jared Goff leads 1-0.

Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford, record against each other
Regular season422
Playoffs11, better0
Total53, better2
Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford, averages in their games against each other
20.8CMP26.2, better
33.0ATT39.4, better
261.4YDS326.2, better
1.4TD1.8, better
0.8INT0.6, better

Every game against each other

Jared Goff vs Matthew Stafford, every game
Dec 14, 2025DET at LARL 41-3425 CMP, 41 ATT, 338 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT24 CMP, 38 ATT, 368 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Sep 8, 2024LAR at DETW 26-20 OT18 CMP, 28 ATT, 217 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT34 CMP, 49 ATT, 317 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Jan 14, 2024LAR at DET (playoffs)W 24-2322 CMP, 27 ATT, 277 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT25 CMP, 36 ATT, 367 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT
Oct 24, 2021DET at LARL 28-1922 CMP, 36 ATT, 268 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT28 CMP, 41 ATT, 334 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT
Dec 2, 2018LAR at DETW 30-1617 CMP, 33 ATT, 207 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT20 CMP, 33 ATT, 245 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford postseason
10GP13
2,450YDS3,932, better
9TD25, better
7AVG8.1, better

Where each stands all time

Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford all-time places
24th (40,836)Passing yards6th (65,705), better
23rd (265)Passing touchdowns6th (429), better

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford titles and awards
—Championships1, better
—Comeback Player of the Year1, better
—MVP1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st20161,08957, better20092,267, better13, better20
2nd20173,804, better28, better7201053561, better
3rd20184,6883212, better20115,038, better41, better16
4th20194,63822, better16, better20124,967, better2017
5th20203,9522013, better20134,650, better29, better19
6th20213,245198, better20144,257, better22, better12
7th20224,438, better297, better20154,26232, better13
8th20234,575, better30, better1220164,3272410, better
9th20244,629, better37, better1220174,4462910, better
10th20254,564, better34, better8, better20183,7772111
11th20261,21490, better20192,499, better19, better5
12th————20204,0842610
13th————20214,8864117
14th————20222,087108
15th————20233,9652411
16th————20243,762208
17th————20254,707468
18th————20261,18966

What the columns mean: INT