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Matt Stafford on Sunday (Photo: Jeff Lewis/Los Angeles Rams)
Cynical, and perhaps realistic Detroit Lions fans know they may never see their team win the Super Bowl in this lifetime. So, Sunday may be as close as they get with former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford leading the LA Rams to a Super Bowl victory.
Columnist Bob Wojnowksi, aka Wojo, writes in The Detroit News:
One drive for the ultimate prize. One throw to win it all.
It’s what Matthew Stafford always craved all those years in Detroit, to prevail under the thickest pressure. In a final drive for the ages, Stafford pulled off his greatest comeback and delivered an ending perhaps only he could ever foresee. He fired a 1-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp with 1:25 left and the Rams beat the Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl LVI Sunday night.
All the Rams’ stars came out on this night, from Kupp (named the MVP) to defensive menace Aaron Donald, who led a Los Angeles charge that sacked Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow eight times. It was Stafford who tied it all together, leading the Rams 79 yards on 15 plays to win it, hitting clutch throws and drawing key interference penalties.
Read the full column here.
These are among Twitter reactions:
If you are wondering what most @lions fans are feeling for Matthew Stafford - it is happiness for him. We saw him pull out those last minute drives for years and years. We will have to wait in Detroit for a championship but thankful to Stafford and happy he has had his moment.
— Gene Sperling (@genebsperling) February 14, 2022
A @Lions quarterback is a Super Bowl champion
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) February 14, 2022
Shame he had to leave #Detroit to be one
(Photo: The D Line)
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