For the first time in his career, Matthew Stafford is set to lead the NFL in a major stat category, the type that typically gets a quarterback named MVP, if not several. Stafford is the leader in touchdowns (30) and passer rating (113.7) with six games to go and he Rams in first place in the NFC. At a time when so many fans around the league are clamoring for their teams to get a high draft pick so they can draft a quarterback — despite almost none of them being successful over the past 5 years and beyond — it’s the 37-year-old with a bad back lapping the field not in spite of his age but because of his experience.

30 touchdowns through 11 games

Stafford’s 30 touchdown passes through 11 games is tied for the 11th-most in history with a list of Hall of Fame quarterbacks: • Tom Brady, 20

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