Matthew Stafford sets NFL record with touchdown pass on first drive vs Panthers

Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford acceptable an NFL grounds aboriginal successful the archetypal 4th of his crippled against the Carolina Panthers connected Sunday.

Stafford was 4-of-5 passing connected the Rams’ archetypal thrust recovered and wide receiver Davante Adams for a 4-yard touchdown walk to extremity the six-play, 35-yard drive. It was Stafford’s 28th touchdown walk without throwing an interception, breaking a grounds antecedently acceptable by Tom Brady.

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Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford passes for a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, successful Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

He completed passes to Adams, Puka Nacua and Colby Parkinson connected the drive.

However, Stafford’s awesome streak came to an extremity connected the 2nd thrust arsenic Panthers antiaircraft backmost Nick Scott intercepted his walk successful the extremity zone. On the pursuing drive, helium threw an interception to Mike Jackson Sr. The Carolina subordinate past returned it for a touchdown

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Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford plays against the Carolina Panthers an NFL shot crippled betwixt the Carolina Panthers and the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, successful Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

Stafford came into the crippled with the champion likelihood to triumph the NFL MVP. He led the NFL with 30 touchdown passes and lone had 2 interceptions. He already joined Patrick Mahomes arsenic the lone players successful NFL past to person astatine slightest 30 touchdown passes and conscionable two-or-fewer interceptions entering Week 13 of the season

Los Angeles was 9-2 connected the season, looking for their 10th triumph to fortify their stranglehold connected the NFC.

The Super Bowl champion backmost besides had a fewer different milestones helium could person hit, according to NFL Research.

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He could person go the 3rd NFL subordinate successful league past with astatine slightest 25 walk attempts and nary interceptions successful 9 consecutive games. He could person besides go the 4th subordinate successful NFL past with aggregate touchdown passes and nary interceptions successful six consecutive games.

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