Mason Rudolph are C.J. Beathard are in line to be the 58th and 59th different starting QBs this year. There’s two potential Super Bowl previews with very intriguing QB matchups and Matthew Stafford is cooking. The QB storylines are ripe for the picking in Week 16:
1. Matthew Stafford and Rams are dangerous
Matthew Stafford and the Rams showed the world they’ll be a dangerous playoff team after their 30-22 win vs. the Saints on Thursday.
Their offense has been deadly in the last five games with Sean McVay pulling the strings with a healthy core of Stafford, Kyren Williams, Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua. They are averaging 32.4 points per game in that span, which includes three games against top-10 defenses in the Browns, Ravens and Saints.
Stafford has been dropping dimes, leading the NFL in passing touchdowns in that span, Williams and Nacua lead the NFL in rushing and receiving since Week 12.
The Rams have rebounded from a 3-6 start and are fully capable of upsetting a team like the Eagles, Cowboys or Lions in a wild card matchup on the road. If the playoffs started today, Stafford and the Rams would face the Lions in Detroit. Doesn’t get much juicier than that.
They may not have a Super Bowl ceiling with this defense, but with Stafford’s arm and supporting cast they’ll be fun to watch in January.
2. Lamar Jackson vs. Brock Purdy in MVP showdown
The Ravens at 49ers on Monday is going to be some Christmas gift. I’m giddy with excitement to watch this game, especially to see a showdown between Brock Purdy and Lamar Jackson, who are one-two in NFL MVP odds.
Purdy can virtually put the MVP discussion to bed with a strong performance against the Ravens No. 1 scoring defense with only games against the Commanders and Rams bad defenses remaining. It won’t be easy as the Ravens are allowing the fewest net yards per pass attempt since the 2008 Super Bowl-champion Steelers. They also allow the fewest YAC per reception in the NFL. MVP discussion aside, throws like this are the reason the 49ers ceiling is much higher with him than Jimmy Garoppolo.
Jackson can swing the MVP odds in his favor with a win on the road vs. the 11-3 49ers after losing Mark Andrews and Keaton Mitchell for the year. Gasoline would be poured on the “he does more with less” narrative. This electric play on Sunday night shows few can do what he can.
Jackson ranks third in the NFL in yards per attempt…
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