BALTIMORE – Another week, another NFL passing milestone for Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford.
With his 5-yard completion to wide receiver Puka Nacua with 12:51 remaining in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Ravens, Stafford passed Dan Marino for ninth all-time in passing yards.
"I love this game. I love the history of it," Stafford said postgame. "I remember being a little kid watching NFL films. Growing up, everybody's watching cartoons, I was watching that. So it means a lot. I don't think about it on a daily basis, but when it comes up, I have a ton of reverence and respect for this game and the people that have... come before me and played it. So just to be mentioned with those guys, it's really humbling, and something that, I'm sure when I'm done playing, I'll think about more. But kind of one of those pinch-yourself moments where you're sitting there going, 'Man, I remember watching him do his thing,' and just thinking he was unbelievable, and being able to be in the same breath is pretty cool."
Stafford finished the game completing 17 of 26 pass attempts for 181 yards and one touchdown; that passing touchdown to Tyler Higbee extended the Rams' lead to 14 and helped put the Ravens away in Sunday's 17-3 road victory.
He needed 50 yards to reach the milestone entering Week 6.
NFL PASSING YARDS CAREER LEADERS
1. Tom Brady 89,214
2. Drew Brees 80,358
3. Peyton Manning 71,940
4. Brett Favre 71,838
5. Ben Roethlisberger 64,088
6. Aaron Rodgers 63,969
7. Philip Rivers 63,440
8. Matt Ryan 62,792
9. Matthew Stafford 61,493
10. Dan Marino 61,361
