Matthew Stafford wants to leave the team.

Matthew Stafford explains his desire to join the Las Vegas Raiders instead of the Los Angeles Rams.

Sunday’s NFL postseason wild-card round matchup between the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams will take place at Ford Field in Detroit, three seasons after both teams traded quarterbacks in a move that changed the course of their respective careers.

Ever since their historic trade on January 30, 2021, which sent Jared Goff and three draft picks to Detroit, which helped spark its rebuild and produce its first division title in thirty years, and Matthew Stafford to Los Angeles, which propelled it to a Super Bowl title the following year, the two teams have been inextricably linked.

After finishing the 2020 season with a 5-11 record, the Lions fired general manager Bob Quinn and coach Matt Patricia, starting a new chapter in their history. the time of year. Brad Holmes from the Rams was brought in to manage the team as general manager, and Dan Campbell from the New Orleans Saints was recruited in to take over as coach by team owner Sheila Hamp.