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Mics Picked Up Matthew Stafford’s Classy Message to Jared Goff After Lions Beat Rams

Respect.
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Mics Picked Up Matthew Stafford’s Classy Message to Jared Goff After Lions Beat Rams
Mics Picked Up Matthew Stafford’s Classy Message to Jared Goff After Lions Beat Rams

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Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions were able to hold off Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams, 24-23, on Sunday night, giving the franchise its first playoff win in a whopping 32 years. 

Goff and Stafford, of course, were traded for each other a few years ago, which gave this NFC playoff matchup one the more juicy storylines of the first weekend of the postseason. 

The two quarterbacks were able to meet up on the field shortly after the final whistle and shared a special moment, with mics picking up Stafford saying to Goff, “I appreciate you, brother.”

This was pretty cool to see: 

Fans loved it: 

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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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