The highlights of Matthew Stafford’s Super Bowl-winning football career

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Feb 14, 2022

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Matthew Stafford start to his Super Bowl-winning career started through his three years at University of Georgia. Stafford broke Georgia’s season touchdown passes record in 2008 with 25 total. AP Photo/Ed Reinke

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Matthew Stafford was drafted first overall in the 2009 draft to a failing Detroit Lions team who hadn’t reach the playoffs in nearly a decade. He would later be named the Lions’ starting quarterback going into his rookie year. Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

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The Lions’ playoff failures flipped in 2011 when Matthew Stafford threw 5,000 passing yards during the season and led Detriot to a wild card spot. After injuring his shoulder the year before, he also earned the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award during the 2011 season. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

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Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions throws a second quarter pass against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field on November 27 , 2014 in Detroit, Michigan.

Matthew Stafford’s stock continue to rise when he continued to bring back the Lions to the playoffs in 2014. During the season the Lion’s franchise quarterback showed he had ice in his veins by leading the NFL with five-game winning drives that season. Getty Images

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Detroit Lions' Matthew Stafford passes during the first half of the NFL Football Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz.

Matthew Stafford’s level of play during the 2014 season landed the quarterback a spot in the Pro Bowl, his first and only appearance to date. During the game, he won the match’s offensive MVP and passed over 300 yards. AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

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In this Nov. 17, 2015, file photo, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, right, smiles while watching the Detroit Pistons play the Cleveland Cavaliers with his wife Kelly, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Auburn Hills, Mich

Matthew Stafford may have met his wife, Kelly Hall, while they both studied at Georgia, but the two didn’t marry until Stafford completed his Pro Bowl season with the Lions in 2015. The two have four daughters, including a pair of twins. AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)

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Quarterback Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions is brought down by Cory Littleton #58 of the Los Angeles Rams during the second halfat Ford Field on December 2, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.

Despite his initial success with the Lions, Detroit failed to put the right pieces around Matthew Stafford and his team went on a four-year playoff drought while he was starting quarterback. Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

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For the 2021 season, Matthew Stafford was traded to the Los Angeles Rams, giving him a change of scenery after over a decade in Detroit. In Los Angeles, Stafford was able to collaborate with Sean McVay, an offensive-minded coach. Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford celebrates with the Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium.

With the Rams’ pieces all lined up, Matthew Stafford led the Rams to Super Bowl on a 12-5 regular season record. Stafford showed he’s clutch when it mattered the most by throwing a touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp to take a late 23-20 lead in Super Bowl LVI. After 13 years in the NFL, he finally hoisted up the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

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