Last week, Matthew Stafford moved his regular season win/loss percentage to .500 for the first time in his career. After his latest win, Stafford should now be .500 for his regular season wins as a starter.
It’s amazing Stafford has been in the league as long as he has, and it’s wild how much he struggled to have meaningful success (despite his immense talent) until he left the Detroit Lions.
Crazy but true: Matthew Stafford finally has a .500 record in his career after 17 years (ramswire)
“Winning in the NFL is hard. Just ask Matthew Stafford, who went 74-90-1 in 12 years with the Detroit Lions and never won a single playoff game.
Fortunately, things have gone much better since being traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 2021, not only winning his first playoff game, but securing a Super Bowl ring in his first season with the team.
Even with an impressive 41-25 record as a member of the Rams, Stafford still doesn’t have more wins than losses in his career. In fact, he never has. Not even for a week. He lost his first NFL start in Week 1 of the 2009 season and has been below .500 ever since.“
So, for now Stafford is above .500 and now he’ll have to stack a few more wins to keep it that way. Either way, the Rams are sitting at 8-2 and atop the NFC West, so odds are Stafford is pretty happy this week, and the Rams are in a great spot going into Week 12. Can they keep it up?
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Mina Kimes on how Rams’ win may change how teams play Seahawks going forward (si.com)
“Sam Darnold never stood a chance against the Los Angeles Rams today. From the first drive on he appeared totally flustered by what they threw at him, defensively. To put it as simply as possible: they did the opposite of what everyone else had done this year.
The Seattle Seahawks‘ success in the passing game this season has largely come as the team has thrown from heavy personnel looks (passing out of a run formation), and opponents have been reluctant to get out of their base defense given how much they run the ball.“
NFL Week 11 takeaways: What We Learned from Sunday’s 13 games (nfl.com)
“Rams D intercepts Sam Darnold four times, fends off comeback. In an NFC West slugfest for division supremacy, the Rams’ defense bamboozled Sam Darnold, forcing the quarterback into four interceptions and holding tough in the red zone early. L.A. routinely forced Darnold off his spot and got him skittish in the pocket. The back end jumped the panicked misfires. Kamren Kinchens snagged two INTs, Darious Williams and Cobie Durant each sniped one to stymie the Seahawks’ offense. The Rams’ four interceptions matched their most in a game since 2000 (fifth time, first since Week 16, 2022 versus Denver). With the L.A. offense unable to stay on the field, the defense was forced to push back Seattle time and time again. The crew stood tall. The Seahawks racked up 414 total yards, but L.A. gave up a single touchdown. The bend-but-don’t-break plays early were massive. After the offense again couldn’t milk the clock, the defense forced a 61-yard field goal attempt that sailed way wide to end the game. The stat sheet might not look pretty, but the Rams’ defense was the difference.“
