2025 NFL MVP and Super Bowl LVI champion, now the centerpiece of a Rams team tied for Super Bowl LXI favorite.
Matthew Stafford won his first MVP at age 37 in February 2026, leading the league in passing yards (4,707) and touchdowns (a career-best 46) for the first time in his career. The Rams went 13-4, won the NFC West, and Stafford finally added the individual hardware to match the Super Bowl ring he earned in his first season in Los Angeles.
Path to the league
First overall pick by Detroit in 2009 out of Georgia. Spent 12 years with the Lions putting up huge volume on bad teams, never winning a playoff game. Traded to the Rams in March 2021 in the deal that sent Jared Goff and three picks the other way. Won Super Bowl LVI in his first season in Los Angeles.
Career highlights
2025 NFL MVP. Super Bowl LVI champion (26-of-40, 283 yards, 3 TDs in a 23-20 win over Cincinnati). Top 10 all time in pass attempts, completions, passing yards and touchdowns. Fastest player in NFL history to reach 40,000 career passing yards. 46 TDs in 2025 broke his own Rams franchise record.
2025 season recap
Career-best passer rating of 109.2. Led the league in TDs (46), passing yards (4,707) and several efficiency metrics. The Rams finished 13-4 and lost the Super Bowl LX rematch with Detroit in the NFC Championship Game. Stafford was named MVP at NFL Honors in February with the highest vote share of any winner since Peyton Manning in 2013.
What to watch in 2026
Los Angeles opened at +950 to win Super Bowl LXI, tied with Seattle and Baltimore for the shortest odds on the board. Stafford turns 38 in February but showed no decline in 2025. The Rams added Davante Adams in free agency and drafted Ty Simpson as the succession plan. The offseason narrative is whether this is Stafford's last serious title chase.
Sources
- Fox Sports: Stafford 2025 MVP by the numbers
- Wikipedia: Matthew Stafford
- Pro Football Reference: Matthew Stafford
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Passing
17 games played▶Passing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | rams | 17 | 388 | 597 | 4,707 | 46 | 8 | 109.2 | 71.2 |
| 2024 | rams | 16 | 340 | 517 | 3,762 | 20 | 8 | 93.7 | 61.5 |
| 2023 | rams | 15 | 326 | 521 | 3,965 | 24 | 11 | 92.5 | 64.2 |
| 2022 | rams | 9 | 206 | 303 | 2,087 | 10 | 8 | 87.4 | 52.3 |
| 2021 | rams | 17 | 404 | 601 | 4,886 | 41 | 17 | 102.9 | 69.2 |
| 2020 | lions | 16 | 339 | 528 | 4,084 | 26 | 10 | 96.3 | 61.3 |
| 2019 | lions | 8 | 187 | 291 | 2,499 | 19 | 5 | 106.0 | 71.3 |
| 2018 | lions | 16 | 367 | 555 | 3,777 | 21 | 11 | 89.9 | 51.3 |
| 2017 | lions | 16 | 371 | 565 | 4,446 | 29 | 10 | 99.3 | 65.3 |
| 2016 | lions | 16 | 388 | 594 | 4,327 | 24 | 10 | 93.3 | 65.2 |
| 2015 | lions | 16 | 398 | 592 | 4,262 | 32 | 13 | 97.0 | 58.3 |
| 2014 | lions | 16 | 363 | 602 | 4,257 | 22 | 12 | 85.7 | 44.7 |
| 2013 | lions | 16 | 371 | 634 | 4,650 | 29 | 19 | 84.2 | 53.5 |
| 2012 | lions | 16 | 435 | 727 | 4,967 | 20 | 17 | 79.8 | 57.7 |
| 2011 | lions | 16 | 421 | 663 | 5,038 | 41 | 16 | 97.2 | 60.5 |
| 2010 | lions | 3 | 57 | 96 | 535 | 6 | 1 | 91.3 | 50.1 |
| 2009 | lions | 10 | 201 | 377 | 2,267 | 13 | 20 | 61.0 | 37.1 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | rams | 17 | 29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | rams | 16 | 30 | 41 | 1.4 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | rams | 15 | 21 | 65 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | rams | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | rams | 17 | 32 | 43 | 1.3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | lions | 16 | 29 | 112 | 3.9 | 0 | 17 |
| 2019 | lions | 8 | 20 | 66 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | lions | 16 | 25 | 71 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | lions | 16 | 29 | 98 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 | lions | 16 | 37 | 207 | 5.6 | 2 | 24 |
| 2015 | lions | 16 | 44 | 159 | 3.6 | 1 | 18 |
| 2014 | lions | 16 | 43 | 93 | 2.2 | 2 | 18 |
| 2013 | lions | 16 | 37 | 69 | 1.9 | 2 | 14 |
| 2012 | lions | 16 | 35 | 126 | 3.6 | 4 | 11 |
| 2011 | lions | 16 | 22 | 78 | 3.5 | 0 | 22 |
| 2010 | lions | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | lions | 10 | 20 | 108 | 5.4 | 2 | 21 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Quarterback
- Group
- offense
- College
- Georgia
- Hometown
- Dallas, TX, USA
- Age
- 38
- Status
- active
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