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After his performance against the 49ers, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is now eighth in NFL history in fourth-quarter comebacks. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
If he wins another Super Bowl, Matthew Stafford will boost résumé material that could lead to his eventual election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In the meantime, the Rams’ veteran quarterback continues to climb the NFL’s all-time passing list.
On Sunday, when the Rams travel to Soldier Field to play the Chicago Bears, Stafford needs 223 yards passing to move past Eli Manning into 10th place for career passing yards.
During a 16-year career with the New York Giants, Manning won two Super Bowls and passed for 57,023 yards. Stafford, in his 16th season and fourth with the Rams, has passed for 56,801 yards.
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Manning, eligible for the Hall of Fame for the first time, passed for 366 touchdowns, which ranks 10th all time. Stafford has passed for 359.
Stafford, 36, is coming off another clutch performance in the Rams’ 27-24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. He engineered a fourth-quarter touchdown drive and the game-winning field-goal drive for his 36th comeback victory.
Stafford is tied with Drew Brees for fifth on the all-time comebacks list, trailing only Tom Brady, the leader with 46, Peyton Manning (43), Ben Roethlisberger (41) and Matt Ryan (38), according 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 said Wednesday before practice. “So I have a lot of respect for him and who he was as a player.”
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Brees led the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl title to cap the 2009 season. Stafford, who played 12 seasons for the Detroit Lions before he…
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Author : LA Times
Publish date : 2024-09-26 10:05:22
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