Rams' Matthew Stafford named first-team All-Pro quarterback over Patriots' Drake Maye amid heated MVP race

The Associated Press announced the All-Pro teams connected Saturday, and Los Angeles Rams prima backmost Matthew Stafford was named to the archetypal squad implicit New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye.

Stafford being named to the archetypal squad implicit Maye is simply a beardown denotation that the 37-year-old could beryllium successful enactment to triumph his archetypal MVP award. There person been conscionable 3 instances wherever the MVP victor was not named to the archetypal squad astatine his respective positions.

The archetypal was John Elway successful 1987, erstwhile helium won the MVP but Joe Montana was named arsenic the first-team All-Pro quarterback. In 2003, Peyton Manning and Steve McNair were named co-MVPs, but Manning was named arsenic the first-team All-Pro quarterback.

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Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford (9) looks downfield against the Arizona Cardinals during the 2nd fractional astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California, connected Jan. 4, 2026. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images)

The different lawsuit was past season, erstwhile Lamar Jackson was named arsenic the first-team All-Pro but Josh Allen won the MVP.

Stafford bushed retired Maye by 13 votes, marking it arsenic the archetypal clip successful his vocation that helium has made the first-team All-Pro squad.

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Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams warms up earlier the crippled against the Atlanta Falcons astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta, Georgia, connected Dec. 29, 2025. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

In 17 games this season, Stafford completed 65% of his passes for 4,707 yards, 46 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. The Rams prima led the NFL successful yards and passing touchdowns this season.

Maye completed 72% of his passes for 4,394 yards with 31 touchdowns and 8 interceptions portion besides rushing for 450 yards and 4 touchdowns. The 23-year-old backmost led the NFL successful completion percentage.

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New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye celebrates aft a touchdown scored by moving backmost TreVeyon Henderson during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Miami Dolphins. In Foxborough, Massachusetts, connected Jan. 4, 2026. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)

Both quarterbacks are playing this play successful the playoffs. Stafford and the Rams volition look to avenge their Nov. 30, 31-28 nonaccomplishment to the Carolina Panthers connected Saturday portion Maye’s Patriots volition instrumentality connected the Los Angeles Chargers connected Sunday night.

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