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Matthew Stafford, left, and Aaron Rodgers competed often as members of the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, respectively. (Mike Roemer / Associated Press)
Both rank in the top 10 in NFL career-passing categories. Both have won a Super Bowl title.
On Sunday, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will square off for the 18th time.
“It’s two greats,” Rams coach Sean McVay said Wednesday. “Two guys that I look at as Hall of Famers.”
Most of the matchups between Stafford and Rodgers occurred when they played in the NFC North.
Stafford, 36, played 12 seasons for the Detroit Lions before he was traded to the Rams in 2021. Rodgers, 41, played 18 seasons for the Green Bay Packers before he was traded to the Jets in 2023.
Stafford is 4-13 in games against Rodgers, a four-time NFL most valuable player.
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In 2021, the Packers defeated the Rams, 36-28, at Lambeau Field. Rodgers passed for 307 yards and two touchdowns. Stafford passed for 302 yards and a touchdown, but an interception was returned for a touchdown.
The next season, Stafford was sidelined because of injury — Baker Mayfield started in his place — when Rodgers led the Packers to a 24-12 victory over the Rams.
“He’s a hell of a player,” Stafford said of Rodgers on Wednesday, adding, “Played fantastic the last couple of weeks and looks to be healthy and moving around and doing his thing.”
Stafford has passed for 3,463 yards and 19 touchdowns, with seven interceptions, for a Rams team that rebounded from a 1-4 start.
The Rams (8-6) have won three games in a row and, as the leader of the NFC West, currently hold the No. 4 seed for the NFC playoffs. The Rams have games remaining against the Jets, the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks.
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Rodgers has passed for 3,255 yards and 23…
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Publish date : 2024-12-19 11:00:00
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