On Sunday night, the NFL will meet its first winning quarterback after the announcement of Tom Brady’s retirement. Thus, a new era in football will be established. It begins in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, played between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams this Sunday. The greatest matches from the NFL you can find along with the best odds on the best betting platform.
And the first winning quarterback will be either Joe Burrow (Bengals) or Matt Stafford (Rams).
Though both were number 1 Draft picks, Stafford in 2009 and Burrow in 2020, their journeys in the NFL leading up to this Super Bowl have taken different paths.
At SoFi Stadium, home of the Rams and Chargers, on one side will be the youth of Burrow. He is 25 years old and has only added 29 NFL games in just two years in the league. On the other side will be Stafford, who is 34 years old. He has 188 career games to his name.
Of prodigy success they both understand. Joe Burrow, after all, has already led a team that has never been champions in the Super Bowl. It breaks a 31-year taboo for the Bengals without a postseason victory. In addition, he came from a glorious college career, with a Heiseman Trophy and an NCAA title for LSU.
Stafford had no individual or team awards in college for Georgia. But, it didn’t take long for him to show his talent in the NFL. In his freshman season, he became the youngest player in history to have five touchdown passes in a single game.
In his third year in the NFL, the first just after having a three-game season due to injury, he had 5038 yards passing. And, 41 touchdowns were thrown. Stafford is the youngest in history to reach the marks of 20,000, 30,000, 40,000, and 45,000 yards passing.
While Burrow had a team to match his talent early on, Stafford suffered through the first 12 years of his career with the Detroit Lions. It was one of the worst franchises in NFL history.
And now, in his very first year with the Rams, he is already in the Super Bowl.
And Stafford’s postseason thus far has been flawless, with eight touchdown passes in three games and only one interception.
The NFL has seen in recent years Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Tom Brady retire. But whether with Burrow or Stafford, the generation of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks will be in great hands. Place your bets on who will be the next Super Bowl champion at the best bookmakers.
