Matthew Stafford's wife reveals QB putting family first after Rams' devastating season-ending loss to Seahawks

Matthew Stafford mightiness go this year’s league MVP erstwhile each is said and done, but the extremity results for the Los Angeles Rams backmost wasn’t what helium oregon the squad hoped for connected Sunday night.

The Seattle Seahawks were NFC Champions aft defeating the Rams, and Stafford and his teammates went backmost to Los Angeles precocious connected what was apt a somber flight.

But contempt what occurred successful Seattle, Stafford’s archetypal precedence was his family, arsenic his wife, Kelly Stafford, revealed connected societal media.

No 1 would blasted Stafford if helium was inactive reasoning astir the nonaccomplishment successful the aboriginal hours of Monday morning, but his woman showed that his fatherly duties were the archetypal happening helium attended to erstwhile helium got home.

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Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford with his daughters connected the sidelines earlier taking connected the Arizona Cardinals astatine SoFi Stadium connected Jan. 4, 2026.  (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

"After leaving everything connected that tract and coming up short, astatine 230 am, this was Matthew," Kelly captioned an Instagram Story video of her in-home camera showing her hubby saying goodnight to each of his 4 daughters — twins Sawyer and Chandler, Hunter and Tyler.

Making definite your kids are tucked successful and sleeping is 1 of the champion feelings arsenic a parent, adjacent erstwhile things didn’t spell close during the day.

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Stafford, 37, did permission everything retired connected that Lumen Field turf connected Sunday night, but it wasn’t capable successful the end.

A important play came connected fourth-and-4 adjacent the Seahawks’ extremity line, wherever Stafford had the accidental to instrumentality the pb with conscionable nether 5 minutes to play successful the NFC Championship Game.

But, arsenic helium dropped backmost and surveyed the extremity zone, helium tried threading a walk to rookie choky extremity Terrence Ferguson, and it went incomplete with Devon Witherspoon providing choky sum for Seattle’s defense.

Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford poses with his household anterior to the NFC Wild Card crippled betwixt the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams crippled connected Sunday Jan. 14, 2023 astatine Ford Field successful Detroit, MI. (Steven King/Icon Sportswire)

It was a pivotal play, arsenic Sam Darnold and the Seahawks’ discourtesy had their ain opportunity: prime up a fewer archetypal downs and crystal the game. They killed each but 25 seconds with a methodic drive, and Stafford tried for a occurrence thrust heavy successful his ain territory, but fell abbreviated successful the end.

As the Seahawks celebrated, the Rams, aiming for their archetypal Super Bowl quality since Stafford helped them triumph during the 2021 season, near the tract disappointed.

Stafford’s last stat enactment of the play work 22-of-35 for 374 yards with 3 touchdowns. He was adjacent spotted bloodied connected his left, non-throwing manus during the game.

As mentioned, Stafford is 1 of the MVP finalists for this play aft starring the league successful passing touchdowns (46) and passing yards (4,707) arsenic helium went 12-5 successful his 17th NFL season.

The question volition apt travel astir this offseason whether Stafford wishes to marque Year 18 existent with the Rams. He avoided a question successful Seattle astir his 2026 future, but helium seemed focused connected getting location and spending clip with his family.

Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams stands connected the tract anterior to the NFC Championship NFL shot crippled against the Seattle Seahawks, astatine Lumen Field connected Jan. 25, 2026 successful Seattle. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

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In fact, Stafford adjacent thanked his woman and daughters for their enactment each play with immoderate gourmet donuts and a bully note, which his woman besides shared connected societal media.

"Thank you for being specified rockstars for maine each play long!" Stafford’s enactment read. "Y’all were the inspiration for daddy’s unthinkable year! We [love] you!!"

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