It comes as a surprise to no Rams fan that the team is resting its entire season on Matthew Stafford. His arm, his no look passes, and yes, his back. That was apparent in Week 1’s win over the Houston Texans in more ways than one, including Stafford’s average separation of target:

Matthew Stafford was tied with former “teammate” Baker Mayfield with the lowest average separation per target in the NFL in Week 1 at 2.6 yards. That is significantly lower than the quarterback who had the highest average separation of target, which was Bears quarterback Caleb Williams at 4.8 yards. (Maybe because Caleb was usually off-target by 5 yards?)

Stafford’s 2.6 average yards of separation highlights how important it was for the quarterback to be quick, decisive and accurate against Houston’s defense on

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