That certainly did not feel good to play with.

Matthew Stafford certainly gave it his all in the NFC Championship game, but it wasn’t enough.

The 37-year-old Stafford has been everything for the team despite recovering from a herniated disc that had fans worried about him before the season began.

With many thinking he would never be the same quarterback he used to be, he proved them wrong with his play on the field. At one point, Stafford threw 12 touchdowns with no interceptions in a four-game span. His great play got his team all the way to the NFC Championship game against the Seahawks.

The Los Angeles Rams quarterback put it all on the line, and his hand paid the price for it. Following the loss to the Seahawks, Stafford was spotted on the field searching for Cooper Kupp. Once he spotted him, he hugged his former teammate.

When Matthew Stafford put his left arm around him, you could see at least two bloody fingers that he suffered in that grueling game.

“Stafford have two bloody fingers?” one fan asked.


“I know that sh-t hurts,” a second fan wrote.

“I now see why Stafford was shaking his left hand in that final sequence. Blood from a couple fingernails on that left hand,” a third person said of Matthew Stafford.

“Bro’s hand was bleeding,” a fourth person commented.

Sean McVay Lashes Out Over Matthew Stafford Question

Matthew Stafford in Ras gearMatthew Stafford (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)
Matthew Stafford fell short of his second Super Bowl appearance on Sunday. Will he get another shot? Stafford had been surrounded by retirement rumors heading into the last offseason. He also became the subject of offseason trade rumors. However, he ultimately decided to return to the Los Angeles Rams on a two-year contract.

After Sunday’s NFC Championship loss to the Seahawks, Rams coach Sean McVay was asked about the quarterback’s status.

“Do you expect Matthew Stafford to be back next season?” a reporter asked, per PFT.

“I mean, if he still wants to play,” McVay said. “What the hell kind of question is that?”

“You have to ask him,” McVay said. “We’ve been totally present. I know that if he wants to, he’s still playing at a pretty damn good clip. I mean, he’s the MVP of the league, and if he’s not — you know, I mean, I got respect for everybody else, but this guy played at a level that’s just different.”