Matthew Stafford didn’t leave Monday night with the win, but he did leave with something else: a rare public endorsement from one of the league’s best quarterbacks.
After the Buffalo Bills slipped past the Los Angeles Rams in a wild Monday Night Football shootout, Josh Allen took a moment with ESPN to put Stafford in elite company.
#Bills QB Josh Allen talking about Matthew Stafford:
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“If he’s not the greatest thrower of the football of all-time, I don’t know who is. … He’s a guy that every quarterback should strive to be like.”
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“If he’s not the greatest thrower of the football of all-time, I don’t know who is,” Allen said. “He’s a guy that every quarterback should strive to be like.”
That kind of praise carries weight coming from Allen, whose own arm strength and mobility have made him one of the NFL’s premier passers. And it matched what Stafford showed again against Buffalo: he can still light up a defense and make it look routine.
Stafford finished with 383 passing yards and three touchdowns, consistently challenging the Bills’ coverage and delivering strikes while under pressure. The Rams stayed dangerous all night, and Stafford’s work with Puka Nacua stood out in particular. Nacua set a career mark with 17 catches in the game.
Even in defeat, Stafford’s performance reinforced the same point Allen made afterward. He remains one of the game’s purest throwers, and he can still trade big plays with the league’s best.
Through five games, Stafford has been at the center of the Rams’ 2026 campaign. He opened with a season-opening loss in Melbourne, then answered with a four-touchdown game against the Giants and a fourth-quarter comeback in Philadelphia. He also moved past Philip Rivers for sixth on the NFL’s all-time passing touchdowns list.
He’s kept Sean McVay’s offense humming, too, while working Davante Adams into the mix and helping elevate Nacua along the way.
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