How Matthew Stafford made NFL history in loss to Falcons on Monday night

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Matthew Stafford didn’t have his best game against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night.

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Stafford threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw three interceptions during L.A.’s 27-24 upset loss. Stafford had a couple of uncharacteristic throws in the contest and ultimately he couldn’t lead the Rams to victory in their penultimate game of the regular season.

Matthew Stafford moves into sixth on NFL's all-time passing list

Stafford still managed to make some NFL history in the game though. With his passing production against Atlanta, Stafford moved past Pittsburgh Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger for the sixth-most regular season passing yards in league history. Big Ben compiled 64,088 passing yards over the course of his career. Stafford now has 64,257, and counting.

Now, the only players who have thrown for more yards in the NFL than Stafford are Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. Depending on how long he wants to play, Stafford, 37, could continue to climb the list.

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After the loss to Atlanta, Stafford was understandably more focused on his own subpar performance in the game than any individual accolade.

“I obviously didn’t play well enough,” Stafford said. “Nothing they did to be honest with you. Same kind of stuff they’ve been doing all year. We didn’t execute well enough I obviously didn’t play well enough. That's what it is.”

Stafford and the Rams have one more regular season game remaining. They'll host the Arizona Cardinals in Week 18 before preparing to play in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs the following weekend.