LOS ANGELES — A season of firsts continues for Matthew Stafford.
For the last 12 years, when the NFL playoffs moved to divisional-round games, Stafford was relegated to interested observer. The Rams quarterback rooted for friends and former Detroit Lions teammates on teams trying to advance to NFC or AFC championship games and beyond.
"I've made bunch of relationships in this business," Stafford said Wednesday during a video conference with reporters. "So, I'm always paying attention no matter what. Just trying to pull for the guys I know."