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Cameron DaSilva

Watch: Matthew Stafford gave his game ball back to Sean McVay for an awesome reason

The relationship between Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay is unlike most other quarterback-coach partnerships. It’s something special, partly because they’re so close in age with only 2 years separating them.

It’s awesome to see a quarterback and coach work so well together, which is what made the Rams’ locker room video after their win over the Vikings quite special. After hyping up his team and crediting the job done by the offensive line, punter Ethan Evans and the defense as a whole, McVay handed out only one game ball.

He gave it to Stafford, who passed Dan Marino for ninth all-time in career completions. Passing Marino in any category is a huge accomplishment, so McVay wanted to recognize his quarterback.

Only, Stafford wanted to show his coach love, too. Stafford brought McVay back and gave him his game ball, applauding him for his 80th career win – most all-time by a Rams head coach.

“I might’ve passed Marino but 80 (expletive) wins, most all-time by a Rams coach,” Stafford said, handing him the game ball.

“Hey, on my son’s first birthday!” McVay yelled, eliciting a huge cheer from the locker room.

McVay and Stafford. As good as it gets.

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