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Odell Beckham Jr. was in street clothes, out with a knee injury. The Los Angeles Rams‘ running game was no better. The whole offense had stalled out, just 52 second-half yards stretched across five drives. Cincinnati led on the scoreboard, the clock was dwindling and a Super Bowl the Rams were favored to win on their own home field was slipping away into a forever loss. Matthew Stafford, his own ankle taped and throbbing after getting rolled up on during a sack, gathered the offense 79 yards… Source link

There are eight quarterbacks in NFL history with 50,000 yards and at least one Super Bowl win.  Tom Brady. Drew Brees. Peyton Manning. Brett Favre. Ben Roethlisberger. Eli Manning. Aaron Rodgers. John Elway. That’s three Hall of Famers, four locks and Eli Manning. We’ve all heard the debate on Eli Manning’s HOF candidacy by now, and he has a chance to make it eight-for-eight.  Matthew Stafford is at 49,995 career yards, which is 12th all-time. He’s five yards and two wins this postseason —… Source link

This was the moment Matthew Stafford always wanted. This was the moment he’d always worked toward. Final minute of an NFL playoff game, on the road, crowd going wild, momentum against you, some legend on the other side, heck, let’s make it Tom Brady no less, and everyone needs you to make a play, needs Stafford to go do something to win the game, a game that truly matters. This was all Stafford had wanted in his career, to be in the mix. And maybe it was partially his fault that he never… Source link

Ndamukong Suh is no stranger to kicking headlines. Just not like this.  The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle known as much for his flagrant foot as his Pro Bowl prowess was involved in another incident early in Sunday’s playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams. This time, he was the recipient. That’s his version of the story, at least.  Suh got pressure on Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford on a pass play in the first quarter. Stafford got rid of the ball right before Suh hit him. He… Source link

For a dozen years, Matthew Stafford watched the NFL’s playoff carnival go off either without him, or with his role limited to bit player. He threw for 49,995 regular-season yards and 282 touchdowns for the Detroit Lions but had virtually nothing tangible (other than a lot of money, of course) to show for it. Three meager wild-card appearances. Three losses by an average of 13.7 points. There was lots of couch time watching not just great quarterbacks play in, and win, big games, but even… Source link

Quarterbacks always get an outsized share of credit — and blame. That’s especially true in the playoffs. It’s why, heading into the NFL’s wild-card weekend, there is so much focus on the 14 starting QBs, 12 of whom will play this round. It’s a crew that comes in all shapes, sizes and accomplishments. There’s 44-year-old Tom Brady of Tampa Bay, starting his 46th playoff game. There are two 23-year-olds making their debuts (Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts and New England’s Mac… Source link

To this point, the NFL has shown it isn’t like the NBA, where a super team can join forces and produce championships. Much of that, of course, is simple numbers: There are only five players per team at a time on a basketball court and they play offense and defense. This year’s Los Angeles Rams are trying to show it can be done in the NFL, adding Matthew Stafford, Von Miller and Odell Beckham Jr. to a roster that already included Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey and MVP candidate Cooper Kupp. The Source link

The quarterback who still has something to prove showed that maybe he really is built to win big games. The head coach who still does too, showed that maybe he’s not. The Los Angeles Rams, and QB Matthew Stafford, defeated the Arizona Cardinals, coached by Kliff Kingsbury on Monday, 30-23. While this was still a regular season game in December, it might signal plenty about the January playoff ones to come. Stafford did everything to win it. Kingsbury did enough to not. Start with Stafford, who… Source link

The Guardian Wilson to the Raiders? Watson to the Jets? NFL quarterback trade possibilities The coming months could involve a flurry of trades for some of the biggest names in pro football. Here’s a rundown of some of the most intriguing deals Deshaun Watson and Sam Darnold could both be on the move this off-season. Photograph: Steven Ryan/Getty Images Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles Age: 28. Career touchdowns: 113. Career interceptions: 50. Career passer rating: 89.2 Why the Eagles could… Source link

The Telegraph Golf’s governing bodies take steps to tackle game’s distance problem Golf’s leading authorities signalled their intention to rescue the future of the sport from the big hitters on Tuesday by unveiling proposals to rein in the likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy. The game’s two governing bodies, the R&A and the US Golf Association, have paved the way for restrictions on equipment including limits on the length of drivers and the introduction of a standardised,… Source link