The communicative surrounding Matthew Stafford's Hall of Fame candidacy changed successful 2025. He went from being a fringe campaigner to being astir a fastener for Canton aft winning his archetypal MVP. Stafford's MVP campaign, paired with his Super Bowl triumph from the 2021 season, has enactment to furniture immoderate uncertainty regarding his Detroit Lions tenure, with the Lions' deficiency of occurrence strictly coming from the decisions made by the coaching unit and beforehand bureau during Stafford's clip there.
As a result, Stafford has been feeling the emotion from the NFL for his unthinkable show this past season, including 2 superb contests against the eventual-champion Seattle Seahawks. Thus, CBS Sports' Bryan DeArdo named Stafford arsenic a transcendent talent, placing him successful the highest tier of his QB rankings.
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"Stafford joined the elites by virtuousness of his MVP 2025 season," wrote DeArdo. "That grant besides conscionable astir solidified Stafford's aboriginal arsenic a Hall of Famer. A 2nd Super Bowl triumph would beryllium different feather successful his cap."
Stafford is joined successful this tier with chap MVPs Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, arsenic good arsenic superstar gunslinger Joe Burrow successful the apical tier.
Stafford led the NFL successful passing yards and touchdowns past twelvemonth connected his mode to completing his 10th 4,000-plus passing yards season, his 2nd specified play with the Rams. Stafford besides has the NFL's longest passing touchdown successful 2025, an 88-yard onslaught to Tutu Atwell against the Indianapolis Colts.
This nonfiction primitively appeared connected Rams Wire: Matthew Stafford listed arsenic Tier 1 backmost successful caller rankings
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