Matthew Stafford and the Rams hold off a fourth-quarter surge by Drake Maye and the New England Patriots in a 28-22 victory at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.

The back-and-forth passing affair between Matthew Stafford and Drake Maye was won by Stafford in his second-ever trip to Gillette Stadium.

Matthew Stafford threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns to help the Los Angeles Rams beat the New England Patriots 28-22.

By The Associated Press Los Angeles Rams (4-5) at New England (3-7) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, FOX BetMGM NFL odds: Rams by 5. Against the spread: Rams 3-6; Patriots 4-5-1. Series record: Patriots lead

This would be the rare occasion when a trade works out for both teams. On Sunday, Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff put up stunning stats for the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions, respectively. The Rams and Lions swung a deal years ago for the QBs.

There was a time when Matthew Stafford was one of the best quarterbacks in football. The Los Angeles Rams experienced that first-hand in 2021, when Stafford led the Rams to a Super Bowl championship during his debut campaign with the team.

Matthew Stafford remembers what didn’t go right during his last visit to New England, in 2014 when he was still with the Detroit Lions.

Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay never played in New England with the Rams, but they did lose there as members of Detroit and Washington, respectively.