Can Stafford Limit Turnovers In Fourth Season With Rams?

Matthew Stafford Season Predictions: Having Elite Receivers Helps

Passing Yards: Stafford projected to surpass 4,000 passing yards.
Passing Touchdowns: Expected to exceed 22.5 touchdowns this season.
MVP Odds: Stafford at +3000, hindered by interception history.

July 24, 2024 67 4 minutes readNFL Picks & Parlays

Can Stafford Limit Turnovers In Fourth Season With Rams? — REY DEL RIO / GETTY IMAGES

Matthew Stafford's Passing Yards
Matthew Stafford's Passing Touchdowns
Matthew Stafford To Win MVP

After threatening to hold out, Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams agreed to contract adjustments. Stafford had three years remaining on his four-year, $160 million contract. However, none of that money was guaranteed. Reports stated that Stafford wanted more guaranteed money. The deal has not been released to the public. We all know that Stafford is happy and at training camp with the Rams.

That’s important for the 36-year-old veteran quarterback. Stafford has been a bit underappreciated throughout his career. He’s got a Super Bowl ring and has sustained success in the NFL throughout his career.

Some thought Stafford would retire after the previous season’s 5-12 record, coming off a Super Bowl victory. But the Rams clinched an NFL playoff spot last season, finishing 10-7, thanks to a 7-1 finish in the season’s final eight games.

Stafford completed nearly 66% of passes in those last eight games and threw for 1,895 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also threw only four interceptions, which, for Stafford, is hard to do.

We’ll provide our Matthew Stafford season predictions for this new season below. Don’t forget to check out BetMGM for the latest odds on NFL players and exciting betting options.

Matthew Stafford’s Passing Yards

Passing Yards 4000.5 (O/U +110/-135)

Matthew Stafford has developed some of the best wide receivers in the game. He helped Cooper Kupp burst onto the scene, and when Kupp was injured, he made Puka Nacua a star for the Rams.

Heading into the 2024 NFL season, Kupp and Nacua are both healthy. They’ll be paired with other receivers like Demarcus Robinson, Tutu Atwell, and Tyler Johnson.

Stafford added 3,965 yards last season despite missing two games with an injury. He has missed a handful of NFL games in recent seasons. But since 2011, Stafford has only had three seasons where he hasn’t played the entire year.

He’s aging. So that’s a factor in his injury history. But when he was healthy in 2021 with the Rams, Stafford delivered a Super Bowl, including 4,886 regular season yards and 41 passing touchdowns.

Ultimately, the Rams figure to have an even better-receiving core than they did in 2021. Kupp and Nacua have been impressive and can add plenty of yards after the catch.

If he finishes an entire year without injury, our Matthew Stafford season predictions believe he’ll get past 4,000 yards passing.

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Matthew Stafford’s Passing Touchdowns

22.5 Passing Touchdowns (O/U -110/-110)

Despite only playing 15 games last season, Matthew Stafford added 24 passing touchdowns. He’s earned at least 23 passing touchdowns in two of his first three seasons with the Rams. The only time he didn’t was in 2022 after he played just nine games for the Rams that season.

Ultimately, he wouldn’t even come close, even if he was healthy. Stafford has just ten passing touchdowns in nine games with the Rams that season.

But at least he’ll have an entire training camp with the Rams after agreeing to a new contract. Stafford hasn’t had an entire season of Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp on the same field, either. It’s why some models believe the Rams have some of the best NFL bets today.

If those two stay healthy, along with Stafford, you’d have to figure Stafford would put together another massive season under center for the Rams. Backing Nacua and Kupp NFL player props will be the way to go during the regular season.

Matthew Stafford To Win MVP

To Win MVP +3000

Matthew Stafford will go down as a top-25 quarterback when his career concludes. However, Stafford hasn’t won an NFL MVP Award in his career. He has a Super Bowl and a distinguished career. But the former first-overall pick has not won the MVP. Our Matthew Stafford season predictions believe he likely won’t see any this year.

Despite Stafford’s success in 2021, Cooper Kupp finished third in voting. He added a first-place vote. So even if Stafford puts together a terrific season, it seems voters would likely still give credit to the receivers over Stafford.

Stafford had 17 interceptions that season. That’s ultimately an interception per game. That’s not MVP-worthy. It’s also one of the reasons why Stafford likely will never win the MVP in his career.

He’ll rack up yardage and add plenty of passing touchdowns. But Stafford always seems to make poor decisions and bad mistakes.

While Stafford has 357 career passing touchdowns, he’s also had 180 interceptions. That ratio isn’t satisfying, and it’s one of the reasons voters typically avoid Stafford when it comes to MVP voting.

That said, Stafford is ahead of all skill players who aren’t quarterbacks on the NFL MVP odds board. Christian McCaffrey is the first non-quarterback, but he’s +4000 to win the MVP. Stafford is +3000.

Still, we don’t suggest betting on Stafford to win the award. There are better options out there. Ultimately, you’ll want to find quarterbacks who don’t turn the ball over as much. That’s why players with better scores and odds NFL are on top of the MVP board.

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