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- Lions
- Updated: Dec. 29, 2025, 11:09 p.m.
- Published: Dec. 29, 2025, 11:06 p.m.
For nan 2nd clip this season, Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford has climbed higher connected a historical leaderboard, strengthening his bequest successful NFL history.
Trying to thief his squad drawback up, Stafford threw his 2nd touchdown walk successful nan 4th fourth of nan Week 17 Monday Night Football crippled against nan Atlanta Falcons.
The brace of touchdown throws moves him into eighth spot all-time for NFL passing touchdowns, moving up of erstwhile Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Ben Roethlisberger.
The Rams were trailing nan Falcons 24-3 erstwhile Stafford tied Roethlisberger pinch a 27-yard walk to Terrance Ferguson pinch 4:59 near successful nan 3rd quarter. After a Harold Mevis other point, nan Rams were wrong 14 points.
With 2:46 near successful nan 4th fourth and nan Rams connected Atlanta’s 11-yard line, Stafford threw an 11-yard touchdown walk to Puka Nacua. The propulsion not only pushed Stafford passed Roethlisberger connected nan all-time touchdown leaderboard, but it tied nan crippled astatine 24-24.
That touchdown besides gave Stafford a league-leading 42 passing touchdowns this season, which is simply a caller profession high. His erstwhile champion was 41, a people he deed successful his first play pinch nan Rams and during his 3rd play successful nan league, which was pinch nan Detroit Lions, wherever he played his first 12 NFL seasons.
Since being traded to Los Angeles for Jared Goff successful 2021, Stafford has done very well. The 17-year seasoned won a Super Bowl successful his first play pinch nan Rams and is now considered an MVP favorite.
Still, astir of Stafford’s profession stats came from his clip successful Detroit, wherever he threw for 45,109 yards and 282 touchdowns.
With his beardown play and 1 crippled remaining, Stafford still has a chance to walk Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino, who retired pinch 420 profession passing touchdowns.
Stafford was besides connected gait to walk Philip Rivers and move into sixth spot all-time.
Rivers entered nan 2025 play retired pinch 421 touchdowns, but aft coming retired of status astir 3 weeks agone to return to nan Indianapolis Colts astatine property 44, he added to his full and now sits astatine 425. If Stafford returns for his 18th NFL season, he could proceed climbing nan leaderboard successful 2026.
The Lions selected Stafford first wide successful nan 2009 NFL draught aft he played assemblage shot astatine nan University of Georgia.
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