As soon as Sunday night’s NFL Championship Game went final, sending the Seattle Seahawks to Super Bowl LX and the Los Angeles Rams into a long offseason, “ Matthew Stafford retirement” became a trendi...

Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams face Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship on Sunday with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.

Stafford has turned his season narrative around, from concerns about his age (he turns 38 in February) and, even more, a balky back that sidelined him during training camp and the preseason, to an MVP...