Is Jordan Love Better Than Matthew Stafford? NFL Stats Decide

Few NFL comparisons generate more debate than Jordan Love vs Matthew Stafford. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Jordan Love takes 4 categories while Matthew Stafford claims 3, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the QB position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Jordan Love's Interceptions of 32 compared to Matthew Stafford's 197 represents a 515.6% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Jordan Love's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Jordan Love posts 63.9% against Matthew Stafford's 63.5% — virtually identical figures. Matthew Stafford can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Completion % is the statistical ammunition for the Matthew Stafford side.

Quarterback evaluation in the modern NFL weighs passing efficiency heavily alongside raw yardage totals. Passer rating, completion percentage and touchdown-to-interception ratio paint a more complete picture than any single statistic alone.

The verdict favors Jordan Love — 4 categories to 3 — but Matthew Stafford makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Matthew Stafford has real statistical ammunition particularly in Completion % where the gap narrows to just 0.6%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.