They were the preseason favorite to win the Super Bowl, but through six weeks, the Rams are just 2-4, and it's starting to look like a possibility they could miss the playoffs. To make matters worse, if the Rams lose on Sunday, that would be the 123rd loss of Matthew Stafford's career, which would put him in a tie for the most losses by a quarterback in NFL history. That's probably an NFL record that he would prefer not to have.
As things currently stand, Stafford has 122 career losses, which puts him one behind Vinny Testaverde. Let's take a look at the five quarterbacks with the most losses in NFL history: To even make this list, you have to play for a long time, and Stafford has done that. The 38-year-old has been in the NFL since 2009, when the Lions made him the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft.
During his 12 seasons in Detroit, he won many games, but he couldn't get the Lions over the hump. He never won a playoff game in the Motor City, and he eventually requested a trade out of town, which led the Lions to deal him to the Rams in 2021. During his first season in Los Angeles, Stafford won the first playoff game of his career while leading the Rams to a win in Super Bowl LVI.
Here's a look at Stafford's career record with each team: With two more losses this season, which seems extremely likely at this point, Stafford will be the sole owner of the NFL record for most losses. As weird as it sounds, the fact that Stafford will likely break that record is actually a testament to his success and his longevity. If you're in the NFL long enough, no matter how successful you are, you're definitely going to lose at times.
The key is to bounce back from failure. If you fail too often as a QB, you'll eventually get benched, and you won't be around long enough to lose 122 games. Of the five quarterbacks with the most losses, two of them — Brees and Favre — are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, so Stafford does have some good company.
You have to have some success to stick around, and Stafford has definitely had that. Not only does he already have a Super Bowl win under his belt, but he was also voted MVP for the first time in his career in 2025. Those two things are what could eventually put him in the Hall of Fame.
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