<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-matthew-stafford-reveals-excited-face-aaron-rodgers-in-week-16');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams’ Matthew Stafford reveals why he’s excited to face Aaron Rodgers in Week 16');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Matthew-Stafford-reveals-why-hes-excited-to-face-Aaron-Rodgers-in-Week-16.jpg"></figure><h1>Rams’ Matthew Stafford reveals why he’s excited to face Aaron Rodgers in Week 16</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T03:00:19-08:00">December 19th, 3:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T03:00:19-08:00">December 19th, 3:00am</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/los-angeles-rams-bold-predictions-for-week-16-vs-jets">first time since 2020</a>, Matthew Stafford will go head-to-head against Aaron Rodgers when the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-vs-jets-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024" rel="noopener"> Los Angeles Rams take on the New York Jets in Week 16</a>.</p><p>That’s right, soon, NFC North lifers will get to see two of their stalwarts of a decade past duke it out at MetLife Stadium, recalling a simpler time since passed as the Rams push hard for a spot in the playoffs. And the best part? The players involved are <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-transcripts-wednesday-december-18-mcvay-stafford/" rel="noopener">excited about it too</a>, as Stafford told reporters during his Week 16 media session.</p><p>“I’m just excited to go up there and play. Obviously, meaningful football in the month of December is an awesome thing to be a part of,” Stafford told reporters. “We’ve earned that, and we’ve got to continue to earn that opportunity to play games that matter. This just happens to be the next one on the list. I have a ton of respect for Aaron and have competed against him a bunch of times in my career. He’s a h*ll of a player and does a great job. He’s still doing a really good job for them. He played fantastic in the last couple of weeks. He looks to be healthy, moving around and doing his thing.”</p><p>Though the Rams and the Jets are playing for two very different motivations in Week 16, with the former in first place in the NFC West where as the latter is playing for an early January vacation, any time two quarterbacks as experienced as Stafford and Rodgers get a chance to face off is going to be special, especially if this is the last time the two quarterbacks face off in the NFL.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Matthew-Stafford-and-Aaron-Rodgers.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Fuller-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Sean McVay celebrates Matthew Stafford vs. Aaron Rodgers</b></h2><p>Evaluating the friendly rivalry between Stafford and Rodgers during his own midweek media session, McVay celebrated the experience of watching the two players shoot it out over the year, as they helped to define an era of football.</p><p>“It’s two great players. Two guys that have done it at a really high level. I think the essence of playing quarterback involves so many different things. You talk about changing arm slots, creating off-schedule, understanding what are the defensive structures and how you move and manipulate defenders? Both of those guys have been doing those types of things at a really high clip,” McVay told reporters.</p><p>“The ability to be able to make all types of throws, but then also have incredible understanding above the neck of all the things that involve this game. It’s not just the eleven [players] on offense, it’s all twenty-two. When you’re looking at defense, what are the intents? What are the problems I need to solve? It’s two greats and two guys that I look at as Hall of Famers.”</p><p>Whoa, is Stafford a Hall of Fame caliber quarterback? That’s a conversation for another time, but it’s safe to say when he does eventually hang up his cleats for good, the Rams QB’s career will age very well as he transitions into the next stage of his life.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams’ Matthew Stafford reveals why he’s excited to face Aaron Rodgers in Week 16

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jets-news-aaron-rodgers-big-matthew-stafford-fan');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jets’ Aaron Rodgers is a ‘big Matthew Stafford fan’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Why-Aaron-Rodgers-is-a-big-Matthew-Stafford-fan.jpg"></figure><h1>Jets’ Aaron Rodgers is a ‘big Matthew Stafford fan’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T13:20:56-08:00">December 17th, 1:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T13:20:56-08:00">December 17th, 1:20pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Jets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Rivalries often turn into respect, and that’s the case if you’re New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers talking about Matthew Stafford. During his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, the Jets signal-caller <a href="https://x.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1869093872456081639" rel="noopener">gave some praise</a> to his former NFC North rival.<br><br>“Matthew Stafford is one of my all-time favorite competitors to go against,” Rodgers said. “I have a lot of respect for him, and I’ve always been a big Matthew Stafford fan” <br><br>The two quarterbacks squared off in the NFC North, with the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions respectfully. Although Rodgers had the best of Stafford, the latter always gave the four-time MVP a run for his money. He’d consistently keep Detroit in the game and produce some of the most thrilling last-second plays of this generation.<br><br>While they’ve been in Rodgers’s favor, that wasn’t the case when Stafford went to the Los Angeles Rams. In an offense led by head coach Sean McVay, the former Georgia footballer took the Rams to the Super Bowl and won the whole thing. Although the two never played against each other in that run, the reverence and respect run deep. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-aaron-rodgers-slams-matthew-stafford-slander-amid-rams-struggles">Rodgers even dismissed any Stafford criticisms</a> during that 2021 season.</p><h2><b>Jets QB Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford’s time might be up</b></h2><p>The two quarterbacks have more days behind them than in front of them. However, both have lasting legacies that will be remembered by this generation. Fast forward to the 2024 season, and both have performed well but not like their former selves. Rodgers has thrown for <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RodgAa00.htm" rel="noopener">3,255 yards, 23 touchdowns, and eight interceptions</a>. While the numbers don’t seem too abhorrent, it’s not what many are used to.</p><p>On the flip side, Stafford is throwing for 3,463 yards, 19 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. He’s been without Puka Nacua for a decent chunk of the year. Still, he’s performed well with Cooper Kupp, and that trend has been continuing for the most part. This will be the first time Rodgers will face Stafford as a member of the Jets. Luckily for Rodgers, he’ll be playing in front of his home crowd in the Week 16 showdown.</p><p>No matter what, it should be an entertaining matchup. The Rams are hoping to secure their Wild Card spot, and the Jets can play a pivotal role in preventing that. The 4-10 New York squad could be playing for pride. Also, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-jets-win-jaguars-does-not-prove-aaron-rodgers-tenure-salvaged">Rodgers could be playing for his job</a> in the final few weeks. After the Rams won a Thursday Night Football thriller in Week 15, they can punch their ticket in another possible Rodgers and Stafford classic.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jets’ Aaron Rodgers is a ‘big Matthew Stafford fan’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-matthew-stafford-reveals-powerful-sean-mcvay-message');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams’ Matthew Stafford reveals powerful Sean McVay message that turned season around');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Matthew-Stafford-reveals-powerful-Sean-McVay-message-that-turned-the-season-around.jpg"></figure><h1>Rams’ Matthew Stafford reveals powerful Sean McVay message that turned season around</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-13T14:06:39-08:00">December 13th, 2:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-13T14:47:18-08:00">December 13th, 2:47pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna has joined ClutchPoints as Associate Editor of NFL &amp; NCAA Football. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports. His Twitter/X handle is @LJ_Reyna and his Instagram is @lj_zo_rey.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Rams have morphed into a far different team compared to the one <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-nick-sirianni-makes-franchise-history-win-rams">routed by the Philadelphia Eagles</a>. Turns out a powerful Sean McVay <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/w15-rams-49ers-postgame-transcripts/" rel="noopener">speech involving a calendar reference</a> was all it took, per Matthew Stafford.</p><p>The quarterback reflected on the very talk McVay had that night when addressing reporters after the 12-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers. McVay reminded his team after the Eagles’ drubbing that there are 39 days left in the year. Turns out the Rams and Stafford took that to heart.</p><p>“He is exactly right. It goes back to what I was just saying. You spend all this time this year, your entire life for a lot of these guys, myself included, just working for moments like this,” Stafford explained. “Sometimes you kick off September 1st, and you go, ‘Man, there’s a lot of football to be played.’ It’s daunting to look at the whole chunk.”</p><p>Yet Stafford became impressed by how his head coach used the time left on the calendar year to ignite the Rams.</p><p>“He broke it down for us and did a hell of a job going, ‘Hey, there’s this many days left.’ It’s a great way to galvanize the group,” Stafford said. “I thought it was an awesome message.”</p><h2><b>Rams surging with Matthew Stafford, Sean McVay and company</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Matthew-Stafford-vs.-the-49ers.jpg"><figcaption>Dec 12, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) throws a pass against the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth quarter at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Los Angeles went from a traffic jam within the NFC West standings to speeding up to catch first place. The Rams’ Thursday evening win in Santa Clara now puts them right behind the division-leading Seattle Seahawks.</p><p>They’ve also won three in a row — right after that infamous 37-20 defeat at home against the Eagles.</p><p>Now at 8-6, L.A. could tie for the lead in the NFC West if Seattle falls to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night football. The Rams and ‘Hawks are the only teams in the division with eight victories.</p><p>McVay and the Rams appear to always play their best football once the calendar flips to December. They’re 24-11 all-time during the final month of the year. Last year’s team stormed through December with a 4-1 mark. Even the 5-12 Rams team of 2022 were a respectable 2-2 in December games.</p><p>As Stafford put it, McVay constantly finds new ways to motivate the Rams. This time, he referenced how they had less than 40 days to turn the season around.</p><p>“He does such a great job in front of our team at all times, but that was one that definitely resonated with the group. Guys are rallying behind it and continuing to do whatever we can to try and win games,” Stafford said.</p><p>Stafford completed only 16-of-27 passes while settling for 160 yards. No Rams player scored a touchdown, as rookie kicker Josh Karty did all the scoring. The Rams now have one road game left — the Dec. 22 contest against the current 3-10 New York Jets. Then it’s back to SoFi Stadium against the Arizona Cardinals and Seahawks to close out the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams’ Matthew Stafford reveals powerful Sean McVay message that turned season around

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-matthew-stafford-instant-reaction-gritty-win-49ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Matthew Stafford’s instant reaction to Rams’ gritty win over 49ers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/revised-3.jpg"></figure><h1>Matthew Stafford’s instant reaction to Rams’ gritty win over 49ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-13T06:02:26-08:00">December 13th, 6:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-13T06:02:26-08:00">December 13th, 6:02am</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/bingeable">Sonny Giuliano</a>Sonny Giuliano is an experienced sports writer for ClutchPoints who has been covering the NFL, NCAA Football, NBA, and NCAA Basketball for well over a decade. Originally from the small town of Elba, New York, Sonny received his degree from Florida Gulf Coast University and currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the National Football League, there are all different sorts of <i>statement wins</i>. Just ask the Los Angeles Rams, because within the last five days, they’ve had two of them. On Sunday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-bills-josh-allen-locked-up-first-mvp-award-losing-rams">Rams welcomed the Buffalo Bills to SoFi Stadium and won</a> in what is thus far the highest scoring game of the season. Then, on Thursday night at a rainy Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-kyren-williams-hits-49ers-with-reality-check-after-tnf-win">Los Angeles emerged with an ugly 12-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers</a>. Two statements, one week. Not bad.</p><p>After the win, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford spoke about how this team was able to <a href="https://x.com/OmarDRuiz/status/1867424871099379920" rel="noopener">overcome the adversity</a> once again and earn a hard-fought divisional win that puts LA in good position to make the postseason for the sixth time in eight seasons under head coach Sean McVay.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rams</a> remain “in control of their own destiny” for the NFC West title after a rain soaked 12-6 win over their rival 49ers. I caught up with Matthew Stafford after on how they survived this one👇🏽 <a href="https://t.co/nW71nivIjJ">pic.twitter.com/nW71nivIjJ</a></p><p>— Omar Ruiz (@OmarDRuiz) <a href="https://twitter.com/OmarDRuiz/status/1867424871099379920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>After the game, Sean McVay echoed what Stafford had to say about finding ways to win.</p><p>“What’s really cool is this team has found a bunch of different ways to be able to win football games,” Sean McVay said, according to the Associated Press. “You come off a 44-42 game the other day and then you win 12-6. Our group did what they needed to do to be able to get it done.”</p><p>Even though neither team put up spectacular offensive numbers, it was Los Angeles that proved to be better prepared for the wet conditions in Northern California. The Rams outgained the 49ers by over 100 yards, didn’t commit a turnover, and they won the time of possession battle. In the 2nd half alone, the Rams had possession of the ball for over 20 minutes, wearing down the 49ers defense and putting nine points on the board, which proved to be plenty in a game in which San Francisco only mustered six.</p><p>On the other side of the ball, a Rams defense that was in the bottom ten in the league in points and yards allowed put forth what was by far their best performance of the year. Sure, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-brock-purdy-makes-painful-admission-performance-vs-rams">conditions made life difficult for Niners quarterback Brock Purdy</a>, who threw for just 142 yards, his second-lowest total of the season. But the Rams D also held the 49ers to just 3.3 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Stafford completed 16-of-27 passes for 160 yards, and Kyren Williams topped the 100-yard mark on the ground.</p><p>Now, Los Angeles finds themselves in a position where they do control their own destiny. A manageable schedule down the stretch gives Rams fans reason to believe that after a sluggish 1-4 start, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-rams-win-bills-does-not-prove-legit-super-bowl-contender">this team could be ready to crash the party</a> in the NFC side of the Playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Matthew Stafford’s instant reaction to Rams’ gritty win over 49ers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rams-news-sean-mcvay-breaks-down-key-play-week-14');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sean McVay breaks down how Matthew Stafford set up the Rams’ win over Buffalo');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rams-news-Sean-McVay-breaks-down-how-Matthew-Stafford-set-up-the-LA-s-win-over-Buffalo.jpg"></figure><h1>Sean McVay breaks down how Matthew Stafford set up the Rams’ win over Buffalo</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-09T17:13:02-08:00">December 9th, 5:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-09T17:13:02-08:00">December 9th, 5:13pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Rams</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Allow me to set the stage: it’s 3rd-and-5, with 1:54 left in the fourth quarter at the 19-yard line down up three. Matthew Stafford dropped back for the Los Angeles Rams versus a zero blitz, and a few seconds later, the game was extensively over: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rams-news-puka-nacuas-historic-game-draws-rare-sean-mcvay-igniter-compliment" rel="noopener">Stafford connected with Puka Nacua on a screen pass</a>, and after securing the key block from Cooper Kupp, the BYU product ran in for the game-winning touchdown.</p><p>How did the Rams decide to make such a risky call, with a half-dozen Buffalo Bills running him down? Well, Sirianni explained it after the game, noting that it was Stafford <a href="https://rams.1rmg.com/quotes/rams-bills-postgame-quotes/" rel="noopener">who checked into the call</a>.</p><p>“It’s the players. Stafford ended up checking into that. In that situation right there, it’s kind of a ‘Got to have it.’ They’re not a big zero blitz team, but we thought that was a situation that they could activate that. They did it in the tight red area earlier in the game when we just missed on our ability to execute,” McVay told reporters.</p><p>“Matthew, like I mentioned, he was in total command. We had a couple different things that we could get to right there, but you’re going to be short when you’re in empty protection when they’re bringing six and you only have five to be able to block. (OL) Rob Havenstein and (WR) Cooper Kupp at the point of attack did an unbelievable job. For Matthew to be able to negotiate that throw with (LB) Von Miller being free on that right side, that’s incredible execution. The players did the damn thing today.”</p><p>Whoa, so Stafford actually checked into that playcall? Wow, while Stafford’s impact on the Rams has been noticeable over the years, with the veteran signal-caller keeping the team in games when they were down bad from a personnel standpoint, he quite literally won this game for his team against a true AFC giant. If Stafford can play like that, they really might just be able to compete with any team they may face down the stretch.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Matthew-Stafford-calling-a-play-for-the-Rams.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Sean McVay breaks down the Rams’ third-down strategy</b></h2><p>So, even if Stafford audibled into his screen pass to Nacua, how do the Rams usually deal with money downs, which they had to deal with multiple times during the game? Well, McVay commented on that, too, noting that he doesn’t make the call alone but instead works with his talent staff to craft the best calls during the game prep segment of the week.</p><p>“I give (Offensive Coordinator) Mike LaFleur and (Quarterbacks Coach) Dave (Ragone) a ton of credit. They put together a great plan, and then, ultimately, the players ended up coming to life. And our offensive staff as a whole, I thought they did a great job being able to have a vision for how this game should be played,” McVay told reporters. “They brought it to life throughout the course of the week. I think the players understood that, and then it’s always about the players. They ended up doing a great job delivering. Mike [LaFleur} deserves a ton of credit. Because we were able to, for the most part, avoid some of those early down negatives where you’re not in the third and longs as often, it ends up allowing you to be able to play accordingly. I think that’s why we were as efficient as we were.”</p><p>With an ever-changing staff that seemingly finds new rising stars year in and year out, McVay deserves a ton of credit for keeping the Rams effective, no matter <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-sean-mcvay-couldnt-prouder-thomas-brown-become-chicagos-hc" rel="noopener">how many coaches get poached by other organizations</a>. While his coaching gets a ton of credit, that level of resilience deserves praise, too.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">MATTHEW STAFFORD 19 YARD SCREEN PASS TOUCHDOWN TO PUKA NACUA <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RamsHouse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RamsHouse</a>   <a href="https://t.co/gS3sAD7PLv">pic.twitter.com/gS3sAD7PLv</a></p><p>— Jack (@MidWestLAFan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MidWestLAFan/status/1865914021196558615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
6099.1	34.1	13.7	15

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
6099.1	34.1	13.7	15

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