Matthew Stafford Mini Movie || Long Journey to the Championship
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- čas přidán 16. 02. 2022
- Matthew Stafford's incredible journey from leaving his beloved city in Detroit to come win a Super Bowl in LA is the stuff of movies. Watch all the best moments, highlights, and comebacks from Staffords Hall of Fame cementing run with the Los Angeles Rams to winning Super Bowl 56!
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That’s my Quarterback.
Never forget the greatest no-look pass in human history.
It really was. Absolutely legendary
Do you mean the one in the Superbowl?
Definitely!
Magic and Bird, may disagree. Lol.
Man that no look pass to Kupp #10 was right on too. Needed to be perfect and it was!
As a fan of showtime in the 80’s (with the Lakers). I would have to say Magic Johnson would be proud of that pass!!!!
Whose houuuuuuuse?????
I don't care whether people do or don't want him in the hall of fame. Matthew Stafford is an inspiration plain and simple.
Why do the rams always got the best storyline for QB in their SB wins 😂
Oh this we’ll go down as one of the greatest runs he has cemented himself
He'll be in the HoF regardless.
It could just go down as one of the greatest comeback stories ever
@@victorluna1147 because the Rams are gritty underdogs
Stafford wins a ring the moment he gets a real chance. He is elite
He made every receiver better on the Rams. Generational arm talent.
FACTS!
THANK YOU!!!!!!
@@bartondean4260 Wish we had an NFL team in Detroit.
@@bartondean4260 And that is what most impressive. He made Cooper fukn Kupp look BETTER.
Unbelievable
I like to think Calvin watched the Super Bowl with a tear in his eye, seeing his QB win the Lombardi.
Yeah. To bad neither him or Barry Sanders won a playoff game
@@jjb1908 Barry won the last playoff game Detroit has won. Way back in 1991 against Dallas
@@ryanrampage8266 whoops, my bad. It's still sad that Calvin Johnson never did tho
Too bad Johnson and Sanders weren't given the chance to sign elsewhere like Stafford was.
@@moneyflow5766 Barry tried getting out. His agent even had a trade set up with the Miami Dolphins, but the Lions said no. The fact that the Lions refused to give him the chance even somewhere else is unbelievable.
The no look pass to Kupp might be the greatest pass I've ever seen! With the Super Bowl on the line! A lot of great throws in history come with a certain amount of luck ( hail Marys and such). This was anything but that! He threw it right where the safety was standing, but he bit on the head fake. People say Mahomes throws the no looker, but I haven't seen him throw it for 25+ yards, right down the middle of the field! And again, this was the game winning drive, end of 4th quarter, to win the Super Bowl! Give this man his props!!!
That's because, Stafford's been throwing the no looker when Mahomes was in middle school!
The most under-rated QB in history. Thank God for the trade to LA where he showcased his elite talent on the biggest stage. He is absolutely in my Hall of Fame.
Im a Steelers fan, but I love Matt Stafford. I was rooting for him the moment he landed in LA. He is such a great human and I can't think of a better person to finally win a ring.
So many people counted him out, so many people called him overrated, and in one single season he silenced every doubter.
as a Lions fan, I can tell you that we never deserved him. he was the best quarterback Detroit has ever had. and it's not even close. i love that he went somewhere and won a ring in his first year. i'll cheer for him wherever he goes because he always gave me 100%.
Im from Detroit so I watched every single game he played for us.... When he won I genuinely felt like we won too....
This is the kinda stuff I wish they’d air on espn
Facts
Why do people say this? You don't need it on ESPN, you have it right here.
Love my Lions, but I didn't want to see Matthew back and pigeonholed any longer in a terrible situation. He basically proved what was evident - there are winners in Detroit (don't forget ex-Lion, A'Shawn Robinson, who was also a big contributor for the Rams this season); it's the organization that's a failure. Congrats to 9 and proving the haters wrong.
A'Shawn most definitely!!! Didn't hear many folks mentioning him but his play sure was noticed right away by this here Rams lifer! Kudos to them both for winning Super Bowl LVI. I hope your Lions have a winning season in '22
A'shawn Robinson was an absolute wall during the playoffs. That man always found a way to make a play
I feel you. Love the Lions too. Good for Matty. I hope the draft picks pan out for Detroit.
The whole playoff run couldn’t be more storybook. Coming down to final drive field goals every game, then when a field goal wouldn’t be enough, he finished the job himself for the Super Bowl win.
The last three games, sure, including the Super Bowl, but not every game in the playoffs came down to a game-winning field goal. Don't forget the Rams dominated the Cardinals in the Wildcard round. There were no late game heroics needed in that game.
That no-look pass should go down as a top 10 play in Super Bowl history! Amazing video!!
That no-look pass was an epic moment in Super bowl history to do it in that final drive with the game on the line
More like top three I mean who does that in the final drive of a Superbowl when the game is on the line that was crazy
@@jarenjackson7139 you're not wrong! We've got the Tyree Helmet catch, Malcolm Butler interception, Von Miller sack of Cam, Philly special, Julian Edelman catch, just to name a few more recent examples as top SB plays. This definitely ranks up there with them!
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All my lions fans know how great this feels because we were trying to tell everyone how talented he is and it was downplayed because of the lions. This is so awesome man I have been in heaven the last week lol
The last touchdown I scared my wife LOL. Thought to myself this has to be almost as good as watching your team win the bowl. Matt stafford will always be a lion to me.
@@bushonry lol exactly
To all the doubters and haters now you know what die hard lions fans have known from day one with this guy. And it’s hard to be a lions fan. 2 record years for 2 receivers thrown to by Stafford and his first year with the Rams a ring. Doubt no more. This dude is on another level. Nothing left to say really.
This mini movie was executed to perfection. A Late 90's style and able to capture emotions. Especially since I've been arguing for years about how criminally underrated and under appreciated Matthew is.
Im a huge Detroit fan and have always seen this dude as the D's QB. I am glad he got his big game finally. Go Matty.
Stafford is my quarterback. I've watched them for 12 years in Detroit two years in Georgia. He is my favorite quarterback to ever play the game. He makes dynamic throws. He does it all. He's the ultimate gunslinger. He does the sidearm He's done the no look he can launch it down the field. He's mobile. He can truck safeties and linebackers to get those extra couple yards. He's fearless. Any plays with injuries. He's the ultimate Iron man for quarterbacks. There isn't that thing. This man can't do with the ball in his hands. He's done things that Patrick mahomes gets credit for but he's done them beforehand. He's been doing it all along without the credit. Give this man his just desserts. He's phenomenal!
I went to every single home game I am a season ticket number for the Rams and I'm saying this right here and right now this guy is amazing
Lions fan-season ticket holder who saw Matt play too many times to count. He wasn't even 'special' for the Rams by Matt's standards of play. That's just how good he is. Y'all keep him healthy with a good team around him and you're SB contenders til he's 40. That thing attached to his right shoulder is mighty rare.
@@Snoil I'm not even a fan of the Rams I know multiple Seahawks fans who are season ticket holders for the Rams I've met them in person
Stafford is the man!! The only QB I want in the 4th qtr when the game is on the line
It’s so easy to root for this man.
As a Rams fan, I wanna say thank you to this big, beautiful, badass of a man 😆😭
I am so happy for Matthew Stafford! I remember watching him on TV in his rookie year at Detroit and thinking, 'Jeez, Detroit has a great QB! They're going to start winning games!'. Even on TV one could tell this guy could throw a football better than anyone else. Then, Detroit stayed Detroit and every time I saw highlights of their games, I thought how sad it was that a guy with his talent would most likely never get to the 'Big Game'.
Congratulations Mr. Stafford! I'm not a Detroit Fan nor an LA Rams fan, but I have always felt that you just needed an opportunity.
This video is incredible, an absolute master class in telling his story from when he entered the NFL with Detroit to winning it all in LA. Fantastic editing in putting this together. Well done 👍
What reborn career .. 1st year with ram already with a ring
It was his first year playing for an NFL team
Man played hurt half his career in Detroit, lions fans know how good he is…so glad he got a ring!!
I have always believed in Matt and somehow I knew he had to get away from Detroit and he would flourish. I hate to say it because I bleed Honolulu Blue and silver, but I'm happy for him. He deserves it. Lions you need to open your pocketbooks and put a real team on the field.
Hopefully they use those picks to make some changes but it seems to be management as well as a OL and DL issues
Come on over to the Ramily bro. You'd be surprised how quickly you can move on. I was a Lions fan for 35yrs and season ticket holder for the last 14. I left when Stafford left, and this season was everything I dreamed it would be. It's still 'Stafford back to pass...' Same leader, same baller, but with actual results. You know in your heart it's time. Come run it back with us!
You can't say you bleed Honolulu blue and silver, yet think the problem is opening the pocketbook!
It's the Fords. Sadly, we will never win with the ownership. I love our Lions, but we have no hope with the Fords. Stafford was obvious proof of that lol
@@MattPawlowski Like I said their pocketbook pulls the strings. Do you think coaches and staff are working for free, do you thing top tier talent don't want to be paid. Scouts out their looking for that talent have to be paid. Yeah, like I said open the books and you'll see who is getting all the money. All other major teams are spending the money.
I FEEL SO VALIDATED THO. matthew stafford and calvin johnson are the reason i started watching football to begin with. i didnt care before then.
coming into it like that i made the lions my team, and then just watched everyone else too. this man has always been capable of winning a super bowl every season he played.
I wouldn't say every year he played. That's hyperbole and you know it. I'd say he really turned a corner once Jim Caldwell became his coach and he became an Elite QB once Johnson retired and he was forced to learn how to spread the ball around. Before that, he was way too turnover-happy to be a Super Bowl winning QB. He'd lock onto Megatron way too much.
@@james_ford86 Megatron didn't play like an elite reciever until Stafford got there. Remember Calvin Johnson was on the Lions 0-16 season, which Matthew Stafford wasn't. The Lions took him #1 overall from Georgia in 2009 because they were coming off their winless year
@@jjb1908 You're an idiot if you believe Calvin Johnson didn't play like an elite WR until Stafford got there.
Everybody was talking about Burrow, I knew Stafford would show up.
To be fair, what Burrow accomplished in only his second NFL season is nothing short of IMPRESSIVE. Not many QBs have taken their teams to the Super Bowl that early in their careers, much less won one, and were a MAJOR factor in why their teams got there. Unlike Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger (the last two QBs I can remember who did that), Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase were THE primary reasons the Bengals went from the cellar of the division to playing in a Super Bowl this year. Sure, there were other factors too, as football is a team sport, but without Burrow or Chase, I really don't think the Bengals even make the playoffs this year, much less go to the Super Bowl. So, I can understand why people were talking about it a lot. It's not something you see very often.
That said, I called this way before the Super Bowl even got underway. My wife and I were sitting in a restaurant eating dinner. Some other patrons were talking about the playoff games. I asked who won the KC/Cin game. They told me that Cincy had won. I said, "Good. I wanted them to win, and not because I hate KC. I wanted them to win because the team I want to win the Super Bowl will match up better against the Bengals than the Chiefs." They were like, "What do you mean?" I said, "If KC had won and faced the Rams in the Super Bowl, KC would stand a better chance of winning than the Bengals for a couple of reasons. 1. They have several offensive weapons, like Hill, Kelce, and Mahomes can take off and run on you a lot better than Burrow can. They would be a harder matchup defensively for the Rams, due to the injuries in the Rams' secondary. Jalen Ramsey could shut down Hill, maybe, but Kelce will run roughshod through the linebackers and backup safeties and tear them up. If the Rams start devoting more defensive attention to guard both Kelce and Hill, then Mahomes can gash them. 2. With Cincy, their only real threats are Mixon, Chase, and Burrow. I'm confident the Rams' defensive line can shut down Mixon, or at least limit him, while Ramsey can guard Chase. I'm not scared of the Bengals' other receivers, as they don't need to be doubled to slow them down. So, basically, I feel the Rams stand a better chance of winning the Super Bowl against Cincy because they match up with them better than they do KC."
Anyone with any football sense could have called that though, as it was fairly obvious. I laid a pretty large bet on the Rams to win it (disregarding the spread), and won a lot of money on it too. Granted, I didn't expect Ramsey to get burned early on, but I had confidence the Rams could still win it. Plus, if the Refs had been doing their jobs on that Higgins OPI non-call, there would have been no need for late-game heroics in the first place. OBJ getting hurt definitely made me a bit nervous, but I was still confident that Stafford could do it based on the decade plus I watched the guy in Detroit. He's always been clutch and anyone who didn't know that before this year is just ignorant.
How awesome is it seeing high school buddies Kershaw and Stafford both win championship rings for LA in two different sports. Always have been a Stafford fan, always will be. It's like watching a new gen of Montana/Favre. Cheers to the gunslingers who finally get their come up!
Stafford running it back next year.
Yes. That is why I think McVay will be back.
He just seems like a class act and an all-around good guy and I'm glad he's playing for the LA Rams. So happy he got to go 4-0 with the Rams in the playoffs and win the Big One! Happy for him, the Rams and LA.
I’m an eagles fan. Born and raised in Inglewood, CA. Watched football my whole life and I can proudly support both home teams that play here in my hometown. Well deserved ring for Stafford. Herbert soon.
Herbert is a young Stafford
@@tysontigner9820 Herbert is his own man. That dude is going to start whippin defenses in the next couple of years. I’m not even a Chargers fan
I'm happy Detroit released him. All the years spent in Detroit made him such a great QB. He has seen it all and done it all. There is nothing you can throw at him that will surprise him. Ultimate teammate!
Wouldnt call it a release. LA gave up alot for him. People said early on DET won the trade big time.
The 2nd half of the Tamp Bay game was like watching the lions the way they gave up the lead & the way Stafford led them down the field showed the world what lions fans watched for 12 yrs.
Yeah Detroit won in the trade we won the Superbowl baby!!!!!!
Stafford's career reminds me a lot of Kurt Warner. He went from going nowhere to winning the Super Bowl. The Rams looked very similar at times this year to the Warner era and they were awesome in the playoffs when it was time to shut up and make the key plays. Also in a crazy sort of timing, the Kurt Warner movie came out at Christmas and less than 2 months later the Rams won it all
Imagine if Stafford had a back like Marshall Faulk back there.😳
This Rams offense never looked similar to the GSOT. When you comment on the GSOT, you're commenting on an offense that would blow out their opponents in the first quarter scoring 30+ points and never trailing for the rest of the game.
@@BOTzerker How many HOF players in GSOT?
@@JoseNavarro-gd9sb Obviously you never took speech and debate. Your weak comment doesn't provide an argument against mine.
@@BOTzerker Didn't know I was dealing with a master debater with great oral skills.
As a lifelong Detroit fan. Super bowl champion Matthew effin stafford will always be my qb.
I am a 49ers fan but I admit Stafford made an impact on the Rams this year. His performance was very good in the season and great in the Playoffs (yes, even with the interceptions).
Congratulations for the Rams and for the fans. 1999 season and 2021 season were both amazing, and I am especially happy for Matthew Stafford as I was back in '99 for Kurt Warner.
¡Saludos!
He had zero Int's in the playoffs & 2 in the superbowl which one was not his fault but the receivers who let it go in & out of his hands & the 55 yard Int with 3 & 14 into the end zone his receiver did not even attempt to make a play on it. But that last drive was special. This last season in the 4th quarter Stafford was 71% completion 14 Td's 0 Int's Only QB in history including playoffs to throw for 50 Td's, 6000 yards & win a superbowl.
@@BBBYpsi yeah two interceptions in the super bowl other than that he played elite. Tom Brady also had 50 touchdowns and won a super bowl Kurt Warner had 49 Steve Young had 44 those are the records
@@jamesredmond6699 not true the year Tom Brady passed for 50 tds he lost the super bowl
@@paulrosenbaum2719 did you not read my post there is two quarterbacks that threw for 50 touchdowns and won a super bowl Matthew Stafford and Tom Brady everybody else lost Kurt Warner through for 49 and won a super bowl Steve Young and Brett favre three for 44 those are the most in super bowl season winning error fact check that
Only lions fans knew how good he was…. Only lions fans knew he’d win a SB… down in the 4th quarter only lions fans knew never say never when he has the football last…
I am a lions fan
I can’t stop crying 😭💙💛🤘🏽😎🤘🏽💪🐏
Pressure! Hell I played for the Detroit Lions. This is a walk in the park.
Loved every second of this!!!
When your a lifelong fan of Matthew Stafford you can't help but take part in the pride.
Stafford would have 4 rings now if he wasn’t on the Lions for 12 years
They said that about Aaron Rodgers he's still stuck on 1 not that easy
You only think Rogers is better because that’s what everyone tells you.
@@dennis_burgess no because I lived it for 12 years sorry u wouldn't understand!!! And If u think Stafford better than any #12 u high
@@donbur1553 my boy has a ring the first time he had a competent team AND organization. Aaron Rodgers has 1 ring with 13 years of both. You don’t know what you’re talking about. Rodgers would’ve quit after 5 years in Stafford’s shoes.
@@dennis_burgess now u know Aaron would have quit u talk to him? Man sit yo fake fan boy ass down somewhere Stafford had a #1 defense with suh fairly Slay Megatron tate bush Ebro and a dam good O line in 2014 dam near all in their prime & did nothing u newbies & now he yal boy .. Lmao learn the history cut off ESPN & research before u open ya big mouth
Congrats Matt! Thanks for the great memories of you as a Lion we new you were a Super Bowl quarterback and a real class act
Chills man. Great video. As a Rams fan, I can watch this countless times and never get tired of it. So happy for Matt, Donald, Whit, Coop, Odell, and everybody on that team. What a journey this season and playoff run was.
My 🐏 🐏 are Superbowl champions
Also.. I can’t even begin to talk about Matthew’s ability to throw the football be clutch in big moments as well as his IQ pertaining to Xs and Os. This video is incredible
As a lifelong lions fan, grown up in the mediocre quarterback life, but seeing great single players throughout the history, it's so gratifying to see Matthew Stafford win a super bowl. He's such a humble guy, such a class act. And even on national television, when people are trying to make fun of him for when that reporter fell or whatever, he still a class act. He apologized for it, and took care of everything, and it's such a great treat to see him lift the Lombardi. He deserved it.
I truly pray either Mathew sees this or may this go viral I’m a fellow Detroiter born and raised in Michigan but new Texas resident Mathew Stafford and Calvin is the only reason I ever watched a lions game I was too young to watch berry besides highlights what I will say is most lions fans became a ram the day Stafford arrived in la and we are so proud and have no regrets. That organization hurt our hearts so much I will never support them as an organization only players on the team
Same, I moved to LA from Detroit 3 years ago and am 25.
No we didn't we still DETROIT fans!! It's Detroit vs everybody & Detroit lions not Detroit Staffords we don't follow a person we support a team!!! It's fans like you that we are glad to to see leave & please don't come back see ya!!
@@donbur1553 my condolences
@@weebhub5359 no need we are on the right track and trading staff was part of it 12 years here. It was better for him and us to move on but thanks for Brad Holmes and Ray Agnew the guys 40% of building that rams Roster
@@donbur1553 the lions have been on “the right track” for the last 40 years
My sister and I have both been lifelong Rams fans (she's 66 and I'm 57) and I will never forget her response the day I called her and told her about the Goff/Stafford trade. She was flabbergasted and said "WHY"! I told her that I was happy about it and that I was excited to see what Stafford could do with the Rams. Now he has not only won a playoff game but is 4-0 in the playoffs including winning Super bowl LVI! hopefully he'll win a couple more with the Rams and I I believe he is definitely a HOF QB!
The Rams haven't had a good quarterback in 20+ years. Finally putting all the pieces together, I hope the Rams keep Stafford for the next 3-5 years before he retires. He's going to hit the top 10 all time leaderboards in passing and much more. Maybe another Ring, God knows he deserves it. Great guy, great player 100% Hall of Famer!!
Honestly if he stays healthy and they keep him clean back in the pocket then Jefferson ain't no joke and tutu atwell is fast if that kid can keep from getting hurt and then you got woods coming back Odell coming back Cooper cup if they keep everybody they're going to be tough he might shatter all the records too that was his first year with a team you know I mean look what Brady did she threw for 43 touchdowns in the season those are current Warner numbers he threw his age it's just crazy I just see Matthew Stafford getting better I can't seem unless he gets hurt
Truly deserving of his victorious win in the Super Bowl! Been a fan and have always admired Stafford in Detroit!
That’s my QB. Took la to bask in glory. HORNS UP!!!!!!
I am a long time fan of stafford. I have had his lions jersey for years. I used to be embarrassed to wear it because they never won games. But i always knew he was a great qb. He just needed some good defenders to protect him.
He was my favorite player in college when he was at Georgia. I loved watching him ball even during losing seasons in detroit. He's always been an absolute assassin.
So happy for Stafford. He's the man
I also think the most overlooked and underrated part of this playoff run is the fact his team did everything they could to allow a huge comeback to the GOAT. Matt stafford stopped that effort in its tracks, against TOM BRADY. I truly believe if it was anyone else besides the rams and stafford taking the snaps in that game they would have gone to OT and lost.
Stupid Bayless will hate him forever for that.
Great video! Now you people who didn't watch Stafford play in Detroit get to see an amazing QB and good guy. He will go and win another ring next year. And I would take him over Aaron Rodgers any day.
That wave at 14:15 really hits me a lot, with that hat on, it’s almost like he’s waving at the entire city Detroit telling them hello and that he finally silenced the doubters.
Stafford is elite, has been, always will be.
Matthew Stafford has always been a GREAT quarterback. He never had the talent or the support structure around him so he could do what he knew he could. Until the Rams. Until now.
He just showed the world what he can do.
And all I can do is feel good because he had the opportunity to do it. Congrats Matthew!
GOD is my witness, I told a friend as soon as I heard about the Stafford trade that the Rams were going to win the Super Bowl. Stafford is a WARRIOR, a FIERCE competitor and all the big mouthed pundits that make their money smearing him had to eat crow smothered in feces when the Rams did it.
Like the only other QB to win a title for the Rams, he had a LONG hard road to get there but he put his head down and 'played good football'. Don't listen to what 'they' say, 'they' like to run their MOUTHS...just WATCH, BEHOLD! When Stafford said 'a couple of rings', know that is what is coming. The Rams have another title in the tank with him.
Got I wish we had a pro team in Detroit
Awesome video! Editing was on point 🔥. I'm not necessarily a Rams fan, but this run by Stafford was honestly very cool. That Bucs game was by far my favorite game of their whole run. That was the perfect Vintage Stafford type of game. Cam Akers fumbled twice, Cooper Kupp fumbled, and the Center snapped the ball over Staff's head. 4 turnovers that weren't even his fault (which is ironic considering people worried about Stafford throwing INTs before the playoffs started). Rams were crumbling as a team around him, giving Brady every chance to come back. Then, when all momentum seemed lost, Stafford rose above it and lead the game-winning drive with under only a minute left to work with. He pulled through when it mattered most. If the Rams had a game-manager style QB instead, they probably lose that game.
Brilliant and short and sweet. You nailed it. That Tampa game was the game that showed Stafford's resolve. The Niners game was the game that showed AD's.
The man is just as advertised, I can't believe dude showed up for our Rams like this, was jaw dropped all season, never believed in this dude either....seeing is believing
Great on and off the field! ❤️from Detroit!
When it comes to the Lion's and Matthew Stafford. I honestly believe as a Michigander,that he deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Barry and Megatron. Even though Stafford didn't retire from the Lions,Lion's, left for the same reason as Barry and Megatron. I will say it here and now. The Rams will repeat and Stafford will be League and Superbowl MVP. GO RAMS!!!
He will forever be a lion we made him who he is today. he won the SB my man
I don’t think no one deserved the super bowl more than matt Stafford fr
Very well put together Stafford highlights. To all the doubters ..... 😂 Let's Go Get Another Rams!!!!
Matt will prove haters wrong. He is a good QB and will someday be a great one soon. To me, Matt is a legend
We been knew what he was in Detroit tried telling the world 🌎now u know!!
Brilliant video. Thanks! Lump in my throat. Stafford will always be our guy
2:30 though, chills dude
That toughness to play hurt and that loyalty to a bad team that drafted you is so impressive in a age where everyone looks to jump ship within 4 years. The start of this video alone should be enough to change perspective on Matthew. Dudes a beast, glad he got a ring.
stafford was always an amazing QB. he was the only reason I ever wished to see the rams win
Detriot Lions owes Stafford an apollogy, for holding back his career for 12 years. preciate the video bruh
A lot of people owe Stafford an apology
Stafford won more playoff games in one year than the whole lions “organization” has since 1957. 1957 !
A true testimony of perseverance of character. Thank you for honoring him.
As a Packer fan living in LA, Matthew Stafford has my respect. He deserved a Super Bowl win
To do what he did in Detroit is remarkable. His first year at the Rams he wins a super bowl and he’s got many years ahead of him so he very well may end up being a hall of famer.
I wouldn't say many years. With his play-style and body type, he probably has 4-5 more years left in him though.
His numbers are already better than a lot of HOF QBs, now he’s got a ring; which came by way of 3 straight comeback wins. He Tom Brady’d Tom Brady. Made a few of the best throws in Super Bowl history. Can you really tell the story of football without including that?
I don’t really see an argument against him in the HOF as we speak.
@@samael6903 I agree.
@@samael6903 The problem is that the people who vote in Hall of Fame players often use stupid logic when deciding who does or doesn't make it in. Some of the criteria includes both fair and unfair requirements, such as:
Career passing yards, TDs, and INTs (can be fair, depending on what era the player played in. You can't compare a QB who played in the 1950's to a QB who played in the 2010s. It's just not fair as the game was a LOT different back then compared to 2010)
Pro Bowls (popularity contest that often shuns players who should make it - You can't tell me Matthew Stafford didn't deserve to be one of the three QBs selected to the NFC Pro Bowl team back in 2011 when he passed for over 5,000 yards and 41 TDs, instead of being an alternate behind Eli Manning, who had a statistically inferior season to Stafford)
All-Pro selections (also a popularity contest that often snubs players who should make it based on the team they play for)
Team success (or lack thereof), which is NEVER due to one player, even a QB, unless that QB is straight up horrible and is clearly the problem, despite the rest of the team being good (when a good-to-great QB is playing well, his offensive line, running backs, receivers, and tight ends often deserve a lot of the credit but don't get it, and the same is true for a good QB who plays poorly at times).
The problem with many so-called "experts" chiming in and saying Matthew Stafford isn't HOF-worthy is that they're judging him for not being able to lift a horrible franchise with decades of dysfunctional operation beyond more than minimal success. They point to things like: Oh, Matthew Stafford had Calvin Johnson for nine years, or He had Golden Tate, Marvin Jones, and Kenny Golladay, and didn't win anything. They would have a point if that wasn't such a narrow view. This conveniently ignores the issues that actually plagued the Lions during those years, and newsflash, Stafford was not one of them.
During the 12 years that Stafford played for the Lions, he was hurt and on IR for 3 of them, two of which were his rookie and second seasons. So, he really didn't have Calvin Johnson for nine years. He really only had him for like five as Calvin was drafted two years before him and Stafford was hurt his first two years. As soon as Stafford was able to stay healthy, he started putting up respectable numbers year in and year out, especially once Jim Caldwell came in and helped him tone down the aggressiveness enough to curb the INTs he was throwing prior. Calvin retired in the fifth year that Stafford was the full-time starting QB.
Let's also not forget that, outside of one or two years of Stafford's 12 year career, the Lions had no real running game, ranking last or near last in that department every year. I don't care who your QB and WRs are. If the other team doesn't have to respect your running game and are able to pin their ears back and pass rush all game while sitting back waiting for the pass, you're not going to consistently win games week-in, week-out on an annual basis.
Furthermore, with the exception of one or two years, the Lions' defense was a sieve and couldn't stop a nosebleed. Both years the Lions' defense was even respectable, the team made the playoffs. It's hard to win games consistently when your defense can't get stops when it matters. Shootouts are not a reliable way to win.
Let's also not forget that, the one year the Lions had an elite defense (2014- Ranked 2nd in the NFL in scoring defense, were ranked 1st for most of the year), they also made the mistake of hiring their worst offensive coordinator in recent memory in Joe Lombardi, who took a once respectable offensive line, pass-protection-wise anyway, and turned them into turnstiles. Defenders were coming through the A- and B-gaps consistently, getting in Stafford's face almost immediately after the snap on many occasions. He was sacked more times in that season than I care to remember. They still made the playoffs, and would have won the wildcard game against Dallas had they not been hosed on a clear PI call that the NFL even admitted later was a mistake. This was a testament to Stafford's talent, that he could still play well enough, even with pass protection that bad, to win 11 games and put the team in the postseason.
The point of this long rant is that Stafford has always been a great QB and people couldn't see it because he played on a bad team. If you took any other QB, such as Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, etc., and put the on the Lions as a rookie from day one of their respective careers, and forced them to play with Detroit for 12 years, I GUARANTEE YOU that NONE of them would have done any better. In fact, Tom Brady would be out of the league and no one except die-hard Wolverines or Lions fans would know who he was, as he wouldn't have had Belichick to mold him into the Elite QB he eventually became.
Matt stafford since i was little was my favorite QB grew up a lions fan he was truly a elite player that got curbed in Detroit got his first real chance at a bowl and won that shit HOF caliber
All my family are diehard lions fan. And we celebrate with him. This man earned it. Great work Mathew, glad you didn't go out like Barry and Megatron.
I WILL FOR EVER REMEMBER THIS SEASON
The LA Rams have a true legitimate, superbowl champion, as there qb.
I've waited over 51yrs to see it😁
Thanks to the entire organization for this great team, players, coaches, owner, city, and most importantly the fans, who have stuck with them through the move to st Louis.
Thanks from RAMILY FOR EVER❤
Chills down my spine watching this
Kudos to the Rams for having the backbone to bet on Matt!
Stafford has had MVP numbers most of his career, and in Detroit, that should speak bounds about him. He deserved this ring and as a fan I am glad he finally got that big game win. He totally deserves it, after a decade of disrespect in Detroit, he deserves this.
Stafford has been my favorite QB since day 1 with the lions such great poise
Genuinely one of the best videos I’ve ever seen on this platform. A joy to watch every week. That’s for making this.
Sincerely,
A Lions and Rams fan who has had his heart broken since 2001
We from Detroit see our grown son doing good. The critics said he was out of his league in LA...eat that critics..HE is that Damn good!!! First time I saw that boy throw a ball on the practice field in Detroit..I knew we had a chance..but Detroit let him down, not building a better team for him. So like all grown kids he left home and proved he was the elite football quarterback we from Detroit knew he was. Matt, I and the good folks of Detroit wish you the very best now and years to come. Plus we will be there with you when you get into the Hall of Fame. Bless you and your family, just enjoy and keep smiling.
Thugged it out in Detroit for over a decade. Youngest on the list & is already top five in 4th quarter comebacks. Gave us a historic season with Megatron. Played through numerous injuries at a high level. Had to even watch his wife battle an acoustic tumor in her brain. All while being doubted his whole career.
Cheers & congrats to Super Bowl Champion Matthew Stafford.
the whole country except for Ohio was pulling for Matthew stafford. I am a life long Vikings fans , and the times he has come back and beat us showed how good he was. Skol Matthew!!
Stafford always carried himself with composure in Detroit. That's not easy.
Frfr that's what led to many playoff opportunities
I always loved the way kurt warmer thru the ball with touch and accuracy, but matt stafford throws look mesmerizing. Such heart and well deserving of sb ring. His play off games were amazing. Goff would have choked. Goff needs to pay his dues and in 13 years come back seasoned.
Stafford proved himself to be a big-game QB in his first season with the Rams. So glad he got the ring he totally earned and deserved. So clutch. I don't think there has ever been a more clutch combo in a Super Bowl run than Stafford-Kupp in 2022. Amazing. So glad I was at SoFi to see Stafford and the Rams win SB 56 in person! Thrill of a lifetime!
So happy for him and the Rams. What a great year. Thank you Stafford 😊
Couldn't be more happy for Stafford...
I'm a life long giants fan but I think any fan of football had to smile watching him win it all last super bowl. He silenced all the haters and all got it done. I felt bad for Burrow but he's still young Stafford deserved that ring. The football gods knew it
I’m so happy for Stafford. He deserved it. Detroit did him no favor. Image if he were surrounded with talent and an OLine earlier in his career. He was Detroit when everyone stopped showing up and showing out. Congratulations Stafford.
Love ya you Lions fan you😉😆😘🖤 Thanks for raising this little world champion of ours👬🦁🐏👑👑🤣 #Stafford #TrueMVP #SoulSnatcher #BusinessIsGood
I hope Matt gets in the hall of fame
Too bad he still can't silence the haters, it's as if there's a Stockholm syndrome of the mind.
Give the man his due, I believe he's not done winning rings either.
I'm glad the hater's are still hating it might actually be more fuel for his 🔥.
Haters are going to hate. No matter what, they'll never change their mind. They'll always try to justify their belief, even if their evidence is completely stupid. They are super stubborn. They just want to be right about their fixed mind
@@jjb1908 Sounds like the 'Brady isn't the GOAT' crowd..
Its weird that Favre had as many (if not more) brainfarts in games than Stafford but he always got a pass - 'Well, thats just Brett' but somehow Matthew doesn't get cut the same slack, despite the extraordinary highlight throws and 4th quarter heroics in numerous games.
@@Veaseify Exactly, I tell people all the time Stafford and Farve are so much alike in they'll take chances that other quarterbacks wouldn't dream of because they have the arms to get it there but sometimes they get picked but you have to let those gunslingers sling and know they take chances and live with it.
This is why you can never listen to reporters or analytics. They always only have one side of the story they never have the complete tangibles. People want to bring up injuries, well that's what happens when you get sacked constantly because you don't have an O-line. People want to bring up interceptions, but they don't want to bring up times rushed out of the pocket. People want to bring up playoff wins, well who was his coach? how many offensive weapons did he have? how good were the defensive lines? Reporters and Analytics just dont actually WATCH these games. They don't watch small market losing teams like the lions. They only time they see them is Thanksgiving. If you don't watch these games you don't truly know how tough and how good Matthew is but the fans do. For years I've been screaming at the mountain tops that Matt was a top 5 qb in the league. I've always said give him the team Patrick Mahomes has, Give him the team that Aaron Rodgers has, Give him the team that Tom Brady has and he can do the same thing.
Exactly! I've been saying the same thing for years. Did you watch all his games this season?
Matt is more than a football player. He’s a good guy.
That's my guy right there for the last 10 years. It felt soooo good for all the years I've watch him I j wanted him to succeed and he won it all. Makes me so happy