While Matthew Stafford cannot hide his injuries, his wife Kelly hid hers from the LA Rams quarterback. Kelly Stafford injured her back recently and recalled her failed attempts to keep it from her husband. On Wednesday's episode of "The Morning After" podcast, Kelly opened up about it.

Stafford also remembers how former Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s defense pressed Lions receiver and future Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson and put its own future Hall of Fame defensive back, Darrelle Revis, on the Lions’ other top receiver, Golden Tate. The Patriots won 34-9, holding the Lions without a touchdown.

Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay never played in New England with the Rams, but they did lose there as members of Detroit and Washington, respectively.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has been in good spirits this week, returning to practice and expected to start a game for the first time since he suffered a thumb injury in Week 8 that he feared was worse than it was.

The Los Angeles Rams had a three-game win streak snapped in last week's loss to Miami. The Rams failed to score a touchdown for only the eighth time in coach Sean McVay's eight seasons, and couldn't score an offensive touchdown for only the second time in four years when quarterback Matthew Stafford was in uniform.

There was a time when Matthew Stafford was one of the best quarterbacks in football. The Los Angeles Rams experienced that first-hand in 2021, when Stafford led the Rams to a Super Bowl championship during his debut campaign with the team.