The 2025 NFL regular season is complete and the Arizona Cardinals are busy in offseason mode. They ended the season with a 37-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, allowing Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford to have a big game.
For the second time, the NFC Offensive Player of the Week comes from the Rams after the Cardinals were blown out by them.
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Stafford was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 18.
He went 25-for-40 passing for 259 yards and four touchdown passes against the Cardinals in the 37-20 win and had three consecutive drives in the second half ending in touchdown passes after the Cardinals took a 20-16 lead. It was fourth game of at least four touchdown passes this season.
He became the third player in NFL history with multiple touchdown passes in 15 games in a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning (2013 with Denver) and Dan Marino (1984 with Miami).
Stafford and the Rams will face the Carolina Panthers this weekend on the road in the first round of the playoffs.
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Rams receiver Puka Nacua was the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 14 after he had seven receptions for 167 yards and two touchdowns in the Rams’ 45-17 win over the Cardinals that week.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Rams QB Matthew Stafford earns weekly honors after play vs. Cardinals