Stafford, 37, played every game in 2025 and had one of his best statistical seasons. He\u2019s a finalist for the league MVP award.<\/b>
\nComing off the Rams\u2019 emotional, 31-27 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC championship game, quarterback Matthew Stafford declined to say whether or not he planned to return for an 18th NFL season.
Stafford put together his best game of the postseason, completing 22 of 35 passes for 374 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. But he was not able to come up with a third game-winning, fourth-quarter drive. Instead, he threw two incompletions at the goal line to turn the ball over on downs with 4:54 to play, before only being able to run two plays before running out of time on the final possession of the game.
A finalist for the league\u2019s MVP award, Stafford, 37, was asked to summarize his 17th season and whether or not he planned to be back for the 2026 campaign.
\u201cI can\u2019t generalize six months of my life 10 minutes after a loss. So, appreciate the guys in this locker room a whole helluva lot,\u201d Stafford said. \u201cEverybody that helped me and helped our team be as successful as we were this year. And that\u2019s all I\u2019ll answer for you.\u201d
Stafford has one year left on the contract he renegotiated with the Rams last winter. Despite an aggravated disc in his back that kept him out for much of training camp, Stafford played every game in 2025 and had one of his best statistical seasons. He finished the 17-game campaign having thrown for 4,707 yards, 46 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Head coach Sean McVay said the Rams want him back in 2026 if he decides to play another season.
\u201cYeah, if he wants to play,\u201d McVay said. \u201cYou\u2019ll have to ask him. We\u2019ve been totally present. I know that if he wants to, he\u2019s still playing at a pretty damn good clip. I mean, he\u2019s the MVP of the league and if he\u2019s not, I got respect for everybody else but this guy played at a clip that\u2019s just different.\u201d
Rams defensive tackle Kobie Turner left the second half of the Rams\u2019 loss Sunday with what the medical staff believes was a calf strain.
Turner left the game in the third quarter, with the Rams announcing he was experiencing cramps. But he received an I.V. of fluid in the locker room, ate food and tried out a compression sleeve on his leg, all to no avail, leading the Rams to believe the injury was more serious.
\u201cTried to push off and I couldn\u2019t push off,\u201d Turner said. \u201cIf there was any way for me to be out there with those guys, I would have. \u2026 At that point, you just sit back and you try to lead the best that you can and so if I couldn\u2019t use my legs and my hands to be able to help this team win, I figured I\u2019d use my voice. And tried the best that I could, and those guys fought.\u201d
Receiver Jordan Whittington also left the game with a chest injury.<\/p>\n