Matthew Stafford carved out a piece of NFL history on Monday night, but the night still ended in frustration for the Rams.
Against the Buffalo Bills on “Monday Night Football” at SoFi Stadium, Stafford became the only quarterback in league history to throw 150 touchdown passes with two different teams. He reached the milestone with the Rams after previously spending the 2009-2020 seasons with the Detroit Lions.
Stafford was sharp throughout the game, finishing 40 of 54 for 383 yards and three touchdowns. He connected with Davante Adams in the second quarter, then hit Adams again in a big Rams fourth quarter before finding Puka Nacua for another score as the offense kept pouring it on late.
Even with Stafford’s historic night, Los Angeles couldn’t finish the job. The Rams trailed 13-7 at halftime, then erupted for 27 points in the second half. Kyren Williams tied the game late in the fourth quarter with a rushing touchdown, sending the matchup to overtime.
From there, things turned against the Rams. After James Cook’s second fumble of the night, Stafford helped put Los Angeles in range for what looked like a game-winning field goal.
But Buffalo got a block, and Josh Allen responded by driving the Bills down the field for Tyler Bass’s 45-yard winner. Buffalo escaped with a 37-34 victory.
The loss dropped the Rams to 2-3, a rough start for a team many expected to contend for next year’s Super Bowl. Their early-season issues have also included injuries, with Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett among the setbacks after the Rams traded for him from the Cleveland Browns this offseason.
Garrett went on Injured Reserve in mid-September after arthroscopic left knee surgery, and his return is still considered “week to week.” ESPN reported that Sean McVay wants Garrett to “return to performance” rather than simply “return to play.”
Stafford’s spot in league history is secure. He now sits sixth all-time in touchdown passes and would need more than 70 more to move past Brett Favre into fifth place.
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