Rams' Sean McVay snaps at reporter over Matthew Stafford question

Los Angeles Rams caput manager Sean McVay had nary clip for a question astir Matthew Stafford's NFL aboriginal pursuing a adjacent NFC Championship nonaccomplishment to the Seattle Seahawks connected Sunday.

Stafford, 37, was 22-of-35 for 374 passing yards and 3 touchdown passes arsenic Los Angeles fell to Seattle 31-27 and missed retired connected making Super Bowl LX against the New England Patriots.

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Los Angeles Rams caput manager Sean McVay talks to backmost Matthew Stafford (9) during the archetypal fractional of the NFC Championship NFL shot crippled against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, successful Seattle.  (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

In the postgame property conference, McVay was asked if helium thought Stafford would beryllium backmost for the 2026 season.

"If helium inactive wants to play. What the hellhole benignant of question is that?" McVay snapped back. "We’ve been wholly present. I cognize if helium wants to, he’s inactive playing astatine a beauteous damn bully clip.

"I mean, he’s the MVP of the league. If he’s not, I mean I got respect for everybody else, but this feline played astatine a level that’s conscionable different."

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Los Angeles Rams caput manager Sean McVay watches from the sideline during the 2nd fractional of the NFC Championship NFL shot crippled against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, successful Seattle.  (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Stafford and McVay won a Super Bowl with the Rams to headdress the 2021 play – his archetypal with the Rams. The squad acquired him from the Detroit Lions for Jared Goff with fans reasoning helium could beryllium retiring soon.

However, helium continued to play arsenic 1 of the apical quarterbacks successful the league.

He led the NFL with 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdown passes successful 2025. It was the archetypal clip he’s surpassed 4,000 passing yards and 40 touchdown passes since the 2021 season. He besides earned his 3rd Pro Bowl nod.

Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford looks to propulsion a walk during the archetypal fractional of the NFC Championship NFL shot crippled against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, successful Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

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Los Angeles and the remainder of the Rams’ faithful volition hold to spot what Stafford ends up doing.

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