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Matthew Stafford (LA Rams) has a great NFL season, Jared Goff (Detroit) struggles more

Matthew Stafford is in heaven

At 33, Matthew Stafford has no more time to waste if he wants to finally compete and win the Super Bowl. After 12 seasons at the Detroit Lions, he has accumulated very high level stats (45,000 yards, nearly 300 touchdowns thrown), but has only played in the play-offs three times. With each time an elimination from the play-offs.

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After six days of the regular season, Los Angeles is for the moment on the basis of a team that aims for the play-offs (five wins, one loss). And his quarterback is among the best in the NFL: third in the number of TD’s (16) and fourth for yards (1838).

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Around him, Matthew Stafford has a good offensive squad. The runner Darrell Henderson carries the ball little but was several times decisive (four touchdowns). Cooper Kupp is having a good season with already 46 receptions and seven TD’s. And Stafford has other good receivers along with Woods, Jefferson, Jackson and Higbee. As for the defense of the Rams, it still holds its place.

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Chance of the calendar, it is against Detroit that Los Angeles and Stafford will try to continue their good season on Sunday.

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Jared Goff and Detroit are yet to win a game this season. (R. Mehta / USA Today Sports / Reuters)

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Jared Goff in the lion’s den

In the Stafford-Detroit trade, the Rams inherited the best quarterback. But Jared Goff (27), unlike his alter ego, has already played a Super Bowl. In 2018-2019, at the end of a great individual season (4,688 yards and 32 touchdowns), he took LA in the final, where the Californians had given in to New England (13-3) after a match ultra-defensive.

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Since then, Jared Goff has not regained his level (22 TD’s in 2019 and 20 in 2020) and, after five seasons on the California coast, a new challenge elsewhere was needed. Goff thus joined the Detroit Lions, a team in full rebuilding (five victories last year and three during the previous season), which, in addition to his quarterback, also changed coach and general manager.

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And the attack of Detroit does not raise the level either .. The runner Jamaal Williams, arrived from Green Bay, has gained only 255 yards and the tight end TJ Hockenson is the best receiver with 311 yards. Goff is also poorly protected by his offensive line. He has already been sacked 15 times in six matches. Detroit can not count on its defense, very weak (27th of 32 at yards conceded and 28th at points conceded).

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Jared Goff really has the pressure. Next season, the Lions will have an additional first round of draft – which is part of the deal package with Stafford – and could take the opportunity to select another quarterback. Suffice to say that a coup on Sunday against the Rams would be welcome for the former Californian quarterback.

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