Watch: Matthew Stafford sacked a Cardinals defender on a 12-yard scramble

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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 28: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams reacts during warmups prior to the game against the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium on December 28, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 28: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams reacts during warmups prior to the game against the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium on December 28, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Matthew Stafford doesn’t start and run very often, but he has shown some mobility a few times this season. The 36-year-old quarterback arguably had his best run of the season Saturday night against the Cardinals, though it wasn’t his longest.

After falling back and being stunned, Stafford sprang up the middle, made a defender miss with about as good a juke as you’d expect from a QB his age and found a seam for a 12-yard pickup. It looked like he might be headed for the end zone for his first rushing touchdown since 2022, but he opted to slide and let his teammates finish the drive.

He’s no Kyler Murray, but his 12-yard run was longer than any rush Murray had in the game up to that point.

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Three plays after Stafford’s scramble, Kyren Williams got Aries into the end zone for the game’s first score, running it in from 1 yard out to put Los Angeles up 7-0 after the PAT.

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