INGLEWOOD, CA – A โpremier quarterback showdown is โฃset to headline Sunday Night Football as Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams host Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SoFi Stadium.The Rams areโ currently favored by 6.5 โpoints.
Thisโ matchup carriesโ added importance for Mayfield, who previously played for the โRams late in โขthe 2022 โคseason. He credits his time with head coach Sean McVay as pivotal in revitalizing his career. โ”They โคhelped me, they helped โmeโข figure outโข what kind of offense I really wanted โto play inโฆโฃ It โwas an instrumental thing in my career and it’s something I’ll always be โgrateful for,” Mayfield stated this week.
Both quarterbacks enter the contestโฃ with notable statistics. Through Week 12, Mayfield has thrown for 2,365 yardsโข withโ 17 touchdown passes and only 3 interceptions.โ Stafford leads the NFL with 27 touchdown passes, having amassed 2,557โค passing yards andโ just 2โฃ interceptions.Heโฃ is currently the frontrunner in MVP betting, with New England’s Drake Maye second.
The mutual respect between theโ two signal-callers is evident. “He’s a great guy and obviously a great football player,” Stafford said of Mayfield. “A lot of thingsโ have happenedโ to him in his career and he came out playing asโค well as the โคbest. I’m always looking forward to his โsuccess.”
Mayfield reciprocated the praise, stating,โข “To me, he hasโค always been โคone of the three or five best โquarterbacks in the league and one of the best, if โnot the best, pure passer in the history โof the NFL.”
Beyond โคthe quarterback โขbattle, the game will also feature players stepping up โto fill the roles of several Rams stars currently sidelinedโ dueโค to injury, adding another layer of intrigueโข to theโ contest.