After throwing for 298 yards and two touchdowns in a walk-off win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is now No. 10 all-time in passing touchdowns with 366 — tying Eli Manning.
Matthew Stafford Continues To Ascend The Record Books
The 36-year-old gunslinger is now alongside Aaron Rodgers as the only active player to be ranked in the top 10, and it will only be a matter of time before Stafford clears Manning and stands alone at No. 10.
Nonetheless, Stafford’s 214 career games make him the eighth-fastest quarterback to reach 366 touchdown passes, edging past NFL greats such as Matt Ryan, Ben Roethlisberger, and Manning.
This is now the second milestone Stafford has achieved this season as he surpassed Manning for the tenth most passing yards in NFL history earlier this year — making it another leaderboard that Stafford and Rodgers remain as the only active players on the list.
Since being traded to the Rams in 2021, Matthew Stafford has had significantly more team success over the past four seasons in Los Angeles than he ever did in his first 12 years with the Detroit Lions. Though the former first-overall pick has always had a top-tier arm, it was hard for him to get the recognition he deserved.
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In his first dozen seasons in the league, Stafford set Lions franchise records that will likely stand for years as the Georgia Bulldogs’ product amounted to 45,109 passing yards, 3,898 completions, 282 touchdowns, and 74 wins during his tenure with Detroit.
As it stands, 77 percent of Matthew Stafford’s career touchdown passes have been completed in a Lions uniform.
However, Stafford still shows that he has plenty left in the tank, adding 12,907 yards and 84 touchdowns since joining the Rams.
Despite being the sixth-oldest quarterback in the league, Stafford continues to play winning football and has turned the Rams season around, getting it back to a .500 record.
The Rams have been committed to keeping Stafford at the helm since a four-year, $160 million contract extension was agreed upon in 2022. The extension is set to keep the 16-year veteran with the team through the 2026-27 season when he will be 38 years old.
If Stafford can continue to play at a high level, there’s every reason to believe that he will further etch his name into more record books as he and the Rams look to bring the franchise its third championship.