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Matthew Stafford Fastest to Throw for 50,000 Yards in NFL History

The Los Angeles Rams quarterback is having a stellar season for his new team.

John Maakaron

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Matthew Stafford only needed 182 NFL games to pass 50,000 career passing yards. 

The 33-year-old veteran signal-caller led the Los Angeles Rams to a 20-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday evening. 

Cooper Kupp was on the receiving end of two touchdown passes from Stafford in the second half. 

Kupp also set a record on Tuesday, as he broke Isaac Bruce's single-season Rams receptions record. 

The talented wideout secured nine receptions for 136 yards to aid the Rams win their third consecutive game. 

“He’s a great player, and he’s having a fantastic season. He’s such a huge part of what we do as a team, not only on offense. I’m just happy that I get a chance to play with a guy like that," Stafford said. “I know a lot of other guys on our team feel the same way. We’re just proud of him, watching him do his thing.”

Heading into the contest, Stafford had 49,007 regular-season passing yards and 908 postseason passing yards during his tenure with the Detroit Lions. 

With the win, the Rams moved into a first place tie in the NFC West with the Arizona Cardinals. 

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John Maakaron
JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

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