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Posted: 2022-01-31T14:33:30Z | Updated: 2022-01-31T14:33:30Z Rams Fans Thank Their Stars That Matthew Stafford Is The QB, Not Jared Goff | HuffPost

Rams Fans Thank Their Stars That Matthew Stafford Is The QB, Not Jared Goff

Twitter blitzed Goff, whom the LA Rams traded to lowly Detroit a year ago to the day that Stafford led LA to the Super Bowl.

The Los Angeles Rams20-17 comeback victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game on Sunday left many fans thankful for a trade the Rams made a year ago to the day.

That was when the team dealt  its inconsistent quarterback, Jared Goff , plus two first-round draft picks and a third-rounder to the Detroit Lions for longtime quarterback Matthew Stafford .

The risky move paid off big time for LA. Stafford rallied the Rams from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl, which will be played in their home stadium on Feb. 13 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Matthew Stafford waves to the crowd after leading the Rams to victory over the 49ers, winning a berth in the Super Bowl.
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As for Goff, who was the quarterback on the Rams’ 2019 Super Bowl team that managed just 3 points in a loss to the Patriots, he finished his first year in the Motor City with the 24th best quarterback rating on a Lions team that went 3-13-1.

Jubilant Rams fans and others bluntly reminded him:

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