On Sunday, Matthew Stafford shut up his haters even further by leading the Los Angeles Rams back from a 17-7 fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in the NFC Championship Game.
With the win, Stafford, who was traded to the Rams from the Detroit Lions in January 2021, advances to his first Super Bowl.
In fact, according to Peter King, the trade between the Rams and Lions was made official at 6:45 p.m. Pacific Time on January 30, 2021, which is EXACTLY the same time that confetti was falling on Stafford’s head on January 30, 2022.
From Peter King:
True story: The trade between the Lions and Rams, spawned when Stafford and Rams coach Sean McVay met (by chance, they both insist) at a resort while vacationing, happened quite literally a year ago this night—the same night Stafford was digesting that he was finally going to play in the game he’d always dreamed of playing.
Agreement to send Stafford from Detroit to the Rams for Jared Goff and picks and money: Jan. 30, 2021, 6:45 p.m. Pacific Time.
Confetti landing on Stafford at Randy Newman’s “I Love LA” blared at SoFi Stadium: Jan. 30, 2022, 6:45 p.m. Pacific Time.
If you did not believe in fate before Sunday, you probably do now.
