"On Sunday against the Houston Texans, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford joined an exclusive group when he completed a six-yard pass to wide receiver Puka Nacua midway through the fourth quarter. Those six passing yards pushed Stafford over the 60,000-yard mark, a milestone hit by only nine other quarterbacks in NFL history: Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, Matt Ryan, Dan Marino and Aaron Rodgers."
"It really has a lot to do with his arm talent. I mean, the guy can put the ball anywhere. He's super accurate. Very accurate. He gets the ball to his guy so they can make a play and keep moving or just keep running. ... He could put the ball anywhere on the field. And that's the thing about playing that position is that not everybody can make all those throws and he can make all the throws and he has the smarts to go along with it."
Matthew Stafford surpassed 60,000 career passing yards with a six-yard completion to Puka Nacua, joining only nine other quarterbacks to reach the mark. Stafford tied Matt Ryan as the second-fastest player to 60,000 passing yards in 223 games; only Drew Brees reached the mark faster in 215 games, per NFL Research. Former Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson amassed 8,138 receiving yards from Stafford's passes in 87 games, leading eight players with at least 2,000 receiving yards from Stafford. Johnson attributed Stafford's production to elite arm talent, accuracy, throwing range and football intelligence when both quarterback and receivers are healthy.
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