If he wins one other Tremendous Bowl, Matthew Stafford will enhance résumé materials that would result in his eventual election to the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame.
Within the meantime, the Rams’ veteran quarterback continues to climb the NFL’s all-time passing record.
On Sunday, when the Rams journey to Soldier Subject to play the Chicago Bears, Stafford wants 223 yards passing to maneuver previous Eli Manning into tenth place for profession passing yards.
Throughout a 16-year profession with the New York Giants, Manning received two Tremendous Bowls and handed for 57,023 yards. Stafford, in his sixteenth season and fourth with the Rams, has handed for 56,801 yards.
Manning, eligible for the Corridor of Fame for the primary time, handed for 366 touchdowns, which ranks tenth all time. Stafford has handed for 359.
Stafford, 36, is coming off one other clutch efficiency within the Rams’ 27-24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. He engineered a fourth-quarter landing drive and the game-winning field-goal drive for his thirty sixth comeback victory.
Stafford is tied with Drew Brees for fifth on the all-time comebacks record, trailing solely Tom Brady, the chief with 46, Peyton Manning (43), Ben Roethlisberger (41) and Matt Ryan (38), in response to profootballreference.com.
“Any time you’re getting mentioned with guys like Drew Brees, who did such amazing things in this league for such a long time, I feel humbled again just to be in that same breath,” Stafford mentioned Wednesday earlier than apply. “So I have a lot of respect for him and who he was as a player.”
Brees led the New Orleans Saints to a Tremendous Bowl title to cap the 2009 season. Stafford, who performed 12 seasons for the Detroit Lions earlier than he was traded in 2021, led the Rams to victory in Tremendous Bowl LVI in his first season with them.
Fourth-quarter comebacks are nice, he mentioned.
“It means your team can count on you in those moments,” Stafford mentioned, earlier than jokingly including a caveat. “They’re also not so great: It means you were down — so play better in the first three.
“Football’s a funny game sometimes. One great quarter can erase three bad ones. So take ‘em whenever you can get ‘em. Tough to go out there and play four perfect quarters.”
Stafford’s efficiency in opposition to the 49ers was spectacular, provided that the Rams have been lacking star receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua.
The Rams trailed by 14 early within the recreation and have been behind by 10 late.
“That patience and ability to just play one play at a time was key and critical for the poise that was reflected,” coach Sean McVay mentioned of Stafford.
Stafford related with receiver Tutu Atwell for a 50-yard move that arrange Kyren Williams’ landing run and Joshua Karty’s tying conversion kick. Tight finish Colby Parkinson drew a pass-interference penalty that helped arrange Karty’s successful area aim.
And so on.
Kupp not has a forged on his injured left ankle. Kupp, who stays out indefinitely, and receiver Nacua (knee), who’s on injured reserve, carried out rehabilitation workouts with trainers after the Rams’ walk-through. … Cornerback Darious Williams (hamstring) is eligible to return from injured reserve after the Rams play the Bears, however McVay didn’t present a timetable for when he could be designated to return. “He’s making good progress,” McVay mentioned. “As far as when he’ll be able to return, have not decided that yet.”… Tight finish Davis Allen, who sat out in opposition to the 49ers due to a again damage, returned to apply and was restricted, per the damage report.
