They say a quarterback’s prime is a narrow window—somewhere between 26 and 30, peaking around 29. Archie Manning , Troy Aikman , plenty of legends hit their highest notes in that stretch. After that? Most QBs slide gently downhill, not crashing, but slowly losing their zip. Now the Rams faithful are biting their nails because Matthew Stafford , at 37, should be on that slide. But instead, he’s more of an outlier in the TV show of aging, rewriting the script. He’s still throwing bullets when others his age are fading.

After that storybook Super Bowl run, Stafford did hit a rough patch. A concussion knocked him off rhythm, and the following season became a grind. Then came the bounce-back: nearly 4K yards in 2023 and over 3,500 yards in 2024, guiding the Rams to the playoffs and

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