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Matthew Stafford’s Insanely Clutch No-Look Pass During Super Bowl LVI Is Why He’s An NFL Hall Of Famer

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After never winning a playoff game in 12 years with the Detroit Lions, Matthew Stafford is a Super Bowl champion. In the 34-year-old’s first year with a new team, he led the Rams to a comeback win over the Bengals on Sunday night.

His clutch gene is what makes him a Hall of Fame quarterback. However, he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves for being a legendary clutch player.

To close out the 2021/22 season, Stafford led a game winning-drive in the final minutes of three-straight playoff games, including the Super Bowl. He has 35 fourth-quarter comebacks in his career and 44 game-winning drives.

And the majority of those impressive feats came with a terrible Detroit team. Stafford has ice in his veins.

His no-look pass during Super Bowl LVI is the perfect example. It has since gone viral and yet, people are not freaking out in quite the same way that they would if it was Patrick Mahomes who did the same thing.

After falling behind 16-20, Los Angeles got the ball back with 6:13 left in the fourth quarter. Stafford proceeded to lead the Rams on a 15-play, 79-yard drive that ultimately proved to be the game-winning series.

On the first set of downs, L.A. converted a 4th-and-1 to keep the drive alive. Five plays later, Stafford set up on 2nd-and-7 from the Cincinnati 46-yard-line.

What he did next is truly a masterpiece.

Stafford dropped back in the pocket, used some insane eye manipulation to freeze a defender and then threw a no-look pass to Cooper Kupp for a gain of 22.

Here is another look at the beauty of Stafford’s throw:

The All-22 angle does a great job of showing just how impressive it was. It is absolutely mind-blowing:

Now that Stafford has a ring, we can put the narrative of him being mediocre to rest. Put him in the Hall of Fame for his no-look pass during Super Bowl LVI alone.