"During his acceptance speech, Stafford thanks his wife, Kelly, and daughters along with teammates, who he pointed at some in the audience and said he looked forward to playing with them again next season. Stafford, who turns 38 on Saturday, passed for a league-best 46 touchdowns and 4,707 yards. Stafford led the Rams to a 12-5 record and directed an offense that led the league in scoring and yards per game. He was voted first-team All-Pro."
""He's the epitome of an igniter," Rams coach Sean McVay said this week. "He's just this incredibly humble superstar that has the ability to make everybody feel better when you're around him. ... I know I'm biased, but I can remove my bias and say I think he was the best player in the NFL this year.""
"Stafford also engineered late winning drives in playoff victories over the Carolina Panthers and the Chicago Bears before the Rams suffered a 31-27 defeat by the Seahawks in the NFC championship. Stafford, the top pick in the 2009 draft, played 12 seasons for the Detroit Lions before he was traded to the Rams in 2021 for Jared Goff, two first-round draft picks and a third-round pick. In his first season with the Rams, Stafford led them to victory in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium. Stafford ranks sixth all-time in completions (5,562), yards passing (64,516) and is seventh in touchdown passes (423)."
Matthew Stafford was named the NFL Most Valuable Player at NFL Honors after a 17-year career that produced a league-best 46 touchdown passes and 4,707 yards this season. He led the Los Angeles Rams to a 12-5 record and directed an offense that topped the league in scoring and yards per game, earning first-team All-Pro honors. Stafford engineered late playoff wins over Carolina and Chicago before a 31-27 NFC championship loss to Seattle. A 2009 No. 1 pick, he played 12 seasons with Detroit before being traded to the Rams in 2021 and winning Super Bowl LVI.
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