Matthew Stafford's wife reveals Rams quarterback played through significant rib injury in playoff loss

Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford played wounded successful the team’s 28-22 nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday. 

Stafford’s wife, Kelly, revealed the prima backmost had been playing done an wounded since Week 15.

"It was against San Fran. We each cognize however pugnacious Matthew is, and radical don’t recognize conscionable however pugnacious helium is due to the fact that helium doesn’t truly archer anyone what’s going on. 

"He got deed successful San Fran … (and) that nighttime came location and was like, ‘Yeah I deliberation I cracked my ribs,’" Kelly said during a caller occurrence of "The Morning After with Kelly Stafford and Hank."

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"And helium did. He cracked 4 ribs but conscionable didn’t truly fto anyone successful to cognize truly overmuch astir it. Continued his mundane process similar thing was wrong, would travel location and beryllium miserable."

Despite the 4 cracked ribs and little than perfect upwind conditions, Stafford completed astir 60% of his passes portion throwing for 324 yards and 2 touchdowns. 

Kelly said her brother, Chad, hugged Matthew aft the loss, and the backmost wheezed and bent implicit successful symptom owed to his cracked ribs.

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Stafford started 16 games this play for the Rams, sitting retired Week 18 erstwhile caput manager Sean McVay decided to remainder the team’s starters with a playoff spot clinched.

The Rams were 10-6 successful his starts, and Stafford completed astir 66% of his passes for 3,762 yards, portion throwing 20 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. 

Stafford, 36, has 2 much years remaining connected his declaration with the Rams.

Stafford has been with the Rams for 4 seasons aft spending the archetypal 12 seasons of his vocation with the Detroit Lions. 

Kelly said Matthew volition instrumentality clip to fig retired whether helium wants to discontinue oregon play different season. 

For now, the Rams backmost volition bask the clip disconnected to fto his ribs heal. 

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