It’s been almost nine months since the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions agreed to the blockbuster swap of their franchise quarterbacks. The Rams sent Jared Goff, two first-round picks and a third-rounder to the Lions for Matthew Stafford, who had asked Detroit for a trade just one week prior.
The move caught almost everyone off-guard, including Goff himself. But for the Rams, it was just the change they needed to get their offense back on track after two disappointing seasons with Goff under center.
Now six weeks into the season, we’re seeing exactly why the Rams pushed so hard to land Stafford and just how much better of a quarterback he is than Goff at this point in their careers. Stafford is very much in the MVP conversation, while Goff has yet to win a game without Sean McVay, showing the same weaknesses that he displayed in the last two seasons in L.A.
Their two worlds will collide on Sunday afternoon at SoFi Stadium when the 5-1 Rams host the 0-6 Lions. This Week 7 matchup is being dubbed the “Matthew Stafford reunion” and the “Jared Goff revenge game,” pitting each quarterback against his former team – following their breakups on completely different terms just nine months ago.
Now is as good a time as ever to check in on both quarterbacks, seeing how each has performed in the first six weeks of the season.