John Matthew Stafford was born on February 7,1988 and is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League.
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79 Facts About Matt Stafford
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Matt Stafford played college football at Georgia, where he was a first-team All-American, and was selected first overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Matt Stafford lived in Dunwoody, Georgia, while his father attended graduate school at the University of Georgia.
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Matt Stafford was coached by Randy Allen and was widely considered to be one of the best high school quarterbacks in the United States in the Class of 2006, ranked ahead of Tim Tebow.
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Matt Stafford had over 4,000 yards passing despite not playing in the first three games of the season due to a knee injury.
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Matt Stafford received numerous accolades, including being named to the Parade All-America Team and the USA Today Pre-Season Super 25 in 2005.
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Matt Stafford graduated early from high school and enrolled at the University of Georgia in January, where he became the first true freshman quarterback to start for the Georgia Bulldogs football team since Quincy Carter in 1998, and first out of high school to start since Eric Zeier in 1991.
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Matt Stafford completed five of 12 passes for 102 yards and one touchdown in a Georgia spring game.
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Matt Stafford finished with 1,749 passing yards, seven touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.
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Matt Stafford connected with senior wide receiver Mikey Henderson on the Bulldogs' first play from scrimmage in overtime for the winning score.
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Matt Stafford finished fifth in the SEC in pass completions and sixth in passing touchdowns.
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Matt Stafford was chosen to Athlon Sports preseason Heisman Favorites Others To Watch list.
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Matt Stafford helped lead them to victories in their first four games to move the winning streak to 11.
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Matt Stafford finished the season with a conference-leading 235 pass completions for 3,459 passing yards, the second most in school history, and 25 touchdowns, the single-season record for passing touchdowns.
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Matt Stafford led the SEC in pass attempts and passing completions while finishing third for passing touchdowns.
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Matt Stafford chose to forgo his senior season and entered the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Matt Stafford eventually did, and on April 24,2009, agreed to record contract terms with the Detroit Lions to become the first overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, one day before the draft was held.
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On September 6,2009, Lions head coach Jim Schwartz announced that Matt Stafford would be the Lions' starting quarterback heading into the season.
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Matt Stafford was the first Lions rookie quarterback to start in Week 1 since Greg Landry in 1968.
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Matt Stafford completed 16 of 37 passes for 205 yards and three interceptions.
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Matt Stafford ran in a one-yard touchdown early in the third quarter.
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Matt Stafford recorded his first win as a Lion in the next game against the Washington Redskins.
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Matt Stafford concluded his rookie season having passed for 2,267 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 20 interceptions.
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The Lions announced that Dr James Andrews had performed surgery on Matt Stafford's throwing shoulder, which included an AC joint repair and a clavicle shaving.
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In Week 10 against the Bears, Matt Stafford threw four interceptions, including two that were returned for touchdowns on consecutive drives.
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Matt Stafford became the first quarterback since at least 1950 to win back to back games after trailing by at least 20 points, the first to win three games in a season after trailing by at least 17 points, and the first to win four games in a season after trailing by at least 13 points according to STATS, LLC.
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Matt Stafford became the first player in Lions' franchise history to have two games in a single season with at least five passing touchdowns.
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Matt Stafford was ranked 41st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012.
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Matt Stafford finished the season with a league-leading 435 pass completions for 20 touchdown passes, significantly less compared to the 41 touchdowns he passed for in the 2011 season; 17 interceptions, one more than 2011, and second most in his career since his rookie season; 4,967 passing yards on 727 attempts ; and a QB rating of 79.
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Matt Stafford rushed for a career-high 126 yards and four rushing touchdowns on 35 carries.
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On July 7,2013, Matt Stafford agreed to a three-year, $53 million extension with the Lions.
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Matt Stafford set a record for completions over 50 games at 1,214, over Marc Bulger's 1,115.
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Matt Stafford finished second in career 300-yard passing performances through 50 games at 19, trailing Warner's 29.
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Matt Stafford finished the 2013 season with 4,650 passing yards, 29 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.
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Matt Stafford finished the 2014 season with 4,257 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, and 12 interceptions, to go along with a QB rating of 85.
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Matt Stafford threw 323 passing yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the loss.
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Matt Stafford would be replacing Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos, due to a quad injury.
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On December 13,2015, in Week 14 against the St Louis Rams, Matt Stafford reached 25,000 passing yards in his 90th career game, becoming the fastest quarterback to reach this milestone, surpassing the previous record held by Dan Marino of 92 games.
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Matt Stafford completed 22 of 25 passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns to give him a career-high 148.
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Matt Stafford became the first quarterback in NFL history to complete 60 percent or more of his passes in all 16 games.
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Matt Stafford finished the 2015 season with 4,262 passing yards, 32 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.
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Matt Stafford started the 2016 season off with a strong performance against the Indianapolis Colts.
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On December 11,2016, Matt Stafford broke Peyton Manning's NFL record of most fourth quarter comebacks in a season with eight.
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Matt Stafford passed for 206 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in the loss.
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Matt Stafford ended the season with 4,327 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions – his sixth consecutive season with at least 4,000 passing yards.
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Matt Stafford was ranked 31st by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
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In Week 2, on Monday Night Football, Matt Stafford threw his 193rd career touchdown pass in a win over the New York Giants, passing Bob Griese for 48th on the all time touchdown pass list.
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Matt Stafford ended the season with 4,446 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions – his seventh consecutive season with at least 4,000 passing yards.
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Matt Stafford was ranked 31st by his peers for the second consecutive year on the list of the Top 100 NFL Players of 2018.
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In Week 7 against the Minnesota Vikings, Matt Stafford reached 40,000 passing yards in his 147th career game, becoming the fastest quarterback to the reach the milestone.
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On November 10,2019, Matt Stafford missed his first game since 2010, ending his streak of 136 consecutive regular-season starts.
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Matt Stafford's streak was the sixth-longest for a quarterback in league history.
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On December 18,2019, Matt Stafford was placed on injured reserve after missing the previous six games and the Lions missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
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At the time of his shutdown, Matt Stafford was well on pace for a impressive statistical season.
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Matt Stafford had passed for 2,499 yards, 19 touchdowns, and five interceptions in eight games.
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Matt Stafford made his return from injury in Week 1 against the Chicago Bears.
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On November 7,2020, Matt Stafford was removed from the COVID-19 list after he came back negative for the virus and was cleared for the Lions week 9 game against the Minnesota Vikings.
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Matt Stafford made his return from injury in the following week's game against the Washington Football Team.
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On March 18,2021, Matt Stafford was traded to the Rams in a package involving Jared Goff, a 2021 third-round pick and two first-round picks in 2022 and 2023.
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Matt Stafford made his Rams debut during Sunday Night Football against the Chicago Bears.
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Matt Stafford threw for 321 yards and three touchdowns with a career-best 156.
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Matt Stafford set franchise records for pass completions, pass attempts, and passing yards and tied Kurt Warner's mark for passing touchdowns in a single season.
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Matt Stafford completed 31 out of 45 passes for 337 yards, two passing touchdowns, and an interception in the game.
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Matt Stafford passed for the second-most yards in a single postseason with 1,188.
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Matt Stafford became the first quarterback since Eli Manning to lead a fourth-quarter comeback in a Conference Championship and a Super Bowl in the same playoff season.
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Matt Stafford became the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 6,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in the regular season and postseason combined all while leading a team to a Super Bowl victory in the same season.
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On March 19,2022, Matt Stafford signed a four-year, $160 million extension with the Rams.
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In Week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys, Matt Stafford completed 28 passes of 42 attempts for 308 passing yards, threw a touchdown pass and an interception in the loss.
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At Georgia, Matt Stafford met cheerleader Kelly Hall, the sister of former NFL player and current Buffalo Bills wide receivers coach Chad Hall.
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Matt Stafford took time off from being with the Lions, as training camp started up shortly after Kelly's surgery.
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In 2018, Matt Stafford was the Lions' Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee.
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