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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was named the NFL Most Valuable Player for 2025 on Thursday evening.
Stafford was presented with the award at the NFL Honors in California after a career season for the Rams.
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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) throws against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
At 37, Stafford led the NFL in both passing yards (4,707) and passing touchdowns (46), while notching a career-low eight interceptions. His individual production guided the Rams to the NFC Championship Game, where their season ended with a 31-27 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
The MVP race came down to Stafford and New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye.
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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) looks to pass the ball against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona. (A photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Maye finished the season with the league’s highest completion percentage and QBR while leading the Patriots to a 14-3 record. However, Stafford led the league in volume production, threw 12 more touchdowns than Maye and accounted for the vast majority of the Rams’ total offensive production
For Stafford, it was the best season he has put together as a professional.
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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) reacts after throwing a touchdown pass during an NFL football game against the New York Jets on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in East Rutherford, NJ (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
His 2011 season with the Detroit Lions remains his highest yardage total at 5,038 yards, but that year included 16 interceptions and a lower passer rating of 97.2. Likewise, during his Super Bowl-winning season in 2021, Stafford threw for 4,886 yards and 41 touchdowns, but led the league with 17 interceptions.
But in 2025, Stafford surpassed the touchdown totals of both of those seasons while cutting his turnovers in half, resulting in a superior passer rating of 109.2
