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Matthew Stafford Is Out There Throwing No-Look Passes Again

Stafford brought his Super Bowl move to the divisional round.

Kyle Koster

Matthew Stafford threw a sweet no-look pass against the Eagles.
Matthew Stafford threw a sweet no-look pass against the Eagles. / @NBC
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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford mixed in a no-look pass to Cooper Kupp as he was leading a game-winning drive in Super Bowl LVI.

On Sunday, he wasted no time employing the trickery again while marching the Rams down the field for a go-ahead first-quarter score. Stafford was able to freeze Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith Jr. long enough to allow Puka Nacua to break free over the middle for a 16-yard gain.

Doing that in the Super Bowl obviously gives Stafford to courage to try it any other time, and while the stakes in Philadelphia aren't quite as high, it would surprise no one if the veteran breaks it out again late in the game if needed.

Meteorologists are predicting things are about to get significantly more sloppy weather wise, so expect the degree of difficulty to go up a notch.

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Kyle Koster
KYLE KOSTER

Kyle Koster is an assistant managing editor at Sports Illustrated covering the intersection of sports and media. He was formerly the editor in chief of The Big Lead, where he worked from 2011 to '24. Koster also did turns at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he created the Sports Pros(e) blog, and at Woven Digital.

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