On Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Rams got off to a 1-0 start to the 2025 season with an impressive 14-9 home win over the Houston Texans. There had been doubt over the last few weeks of training camp and the preseason as to whether quarterback Matthew Stafford would be healthy by the time the regular season rolled around, but he was in uniform and played well on Sunday vs an elite Houston defense.

While the game wasn't exactly an offensive track meet, Stafford completed 21 of his 29 pass attempts, good for 245 yards and a touchdown. By making the start, he also set a new NFL record.

“Matthew Stafford set an NFL record Sunday for most career opening-day starts for a quarterback with 17,” reported ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter on X, formerly Twitter. “Until this year, Stafford ha

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