"After listening to worry warts spend all summer fretting about a lingering disc injury that sidelined him throughout training camp, quarterback Matthew Stafford took the field Sunday for the first time in a competitive game in seven months and offered a two-word response. Back off."
"In becoming only the 10th quarterback in history to throw for 60,000 yards, Stafford missed on only eight of 29 passes, threw for 245 yards, one touchdown, and basically carried the team from the one place everyone figured he was most vulnerable. Carried them on his back."
""Your leader embodies... the personality the team takes on," McVay said. "Grateful to have someone as resilient, as steady, as calm in the middle of the chaos as what he is.""
Matthew Stafford returned after a seven-month layoff from a lingering disc injury and led the Los Angeles Rams to a 14-9 season-opening victory over the Houston Texans. Stafford completed 21 of 29 passes for 245 yards and one touchdown, becoming the 10th quarterback to surpass 60,000 career passing yards. He absorbed three sacks and a relentless pass rush while carrying a struggling offense and delivering key plays. Coach Sean McVay acknowledged a failed goal-line quarterback sneak call but praised Stafford as resilient, steady, calm, competitive, and the defining leader of the team.
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