Once considered the most even trade in NFL history, the Rams have won the trade switching QBs between the Lions after Detroit's early playoff exit

Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford will be forever linked. Both are former first-round picks in the NFL draft, played for the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams, and are Pro Bowlers.

The Chiefs face off against the Bills and the Commanders take on the Eagles. Plus: Uncertain futures for Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff, and Lamar Jackson’s playoff exit.

Detroit Lions fans are all too well-acquainted with horrible Sundays, but this one might be the worst. This was the year. This was the team. This is how they’ll

Matthew Stafford, LAR at PHI 1/19 (26-44, 2 TD)

Matthew Stafford, here with wife Kelly ... with Detroit landing quarterback Jared Goff in the swap. The Rams went on to win the Super Bowl in Stafford’s first season out West.

DETROIT -- — Jared Goff lifted his arms in the air ... “I wouldn't want anyone else as our quarterback other than Matthew Stafford,” McVay said. “He was outstanding.

The Los Angeles Rams' season came to a close on Sunday with a divisional-round loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. On top of that, it's fair to wonder if we've seen the last of quarterback Matthew Stafford.

Asked about his future after the divisional-round playoff loss to the Eagles, Stafford looked at his watch, said the game had just ended a little while ago, and added he would “ take some time to think about it ,” via Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com.

QB Jared Goff, age 30, has been crucial to Detroit Lions emergence as one of NFL's best teams. He married his wife Christen Harper, a model, in 2024.

THE STORY OF Megan Stefanski's devotion to the Detroit Lions is a story of loss. She has witnessed hundreds of losses since she goes to every game, home and away, and for most of her 44 years, the city's football franchise has been an exercise in finding clever and torturous ways to not win games.

Detroit Lions fans serenaded Jared Goff with chants at last year's playoff game vs. the Rams, and the chants have come to symbolize Detroit.