Matthew Stafford doesn’t take off and run very often, but he’s shown some mobility a few times this season. The 36-year-old quarterback had arguably his best run of the season Saturday night against the Cardinals, even though it wasn’t his longest.
After dropping back and getting blitzed, Stafford scrambled up the middle, made a defender miss with about as good a juke as you’d expect from a QB his age and found a seam for a 12-yard pickup. It looked like he might be headed for the end zone for his first rushing touchdown since 2022, but he opted to slide and let his teammates finish off the drive.
He’s no Kyler Murray, but his 12-yard run was longer than any rush Murray had in the game up to that point.
Look at Matthew Stafford go.
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Three plays after Stafford’s scramble, Kyren Williams got the Rams into the end zone with the first score of the game, running it in from 1 yard out to put Los Angeles up 7-0 after the PAT.
