The Rams jumped out to a 10-point lead, but the Vikings were chipping away. First, Minnesota got on the board with a field goal; then, the Minnesota defense seemed to make a splash play that flipped the entire game.

On first down, Stafford was being brought to the ground but before he hit the turf, he flicked the ball out of his right hand. It was initially ruled a fumble, which was scooped up and brought back for a touchdown by the Vikings.

On Monday night's wild card matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings, a controversial call is causing an uproar

Former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is taking on the Minnesota Vikings in the playoffs, but he's dealing with an unfortunate situation.

However, that play would be ruled a forward pass — something that annoyed former eight-time Super Bowl winner, current North Carolina head coach and all-time defensive savant Bill Belichick as he watched from his post on ESPN’s alternate Manningcast.

During the first half of Monday's game against the Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford left football fans baffled by attempting a shovel pass while in the process of being sacked.

The last guy in the playoffs that any team wants to overlook is Matthew Stafford, but he hasn't been very good of late.

The Los Angeles Rams got off to a hot start against the Minnesota Vikings in Monday night's wild-card playoff game. Their quarterback, Matthew Stafford, may have also gotten away with a fumble, or at least intentional grounding, when he pulled off a dangerous pass attempt to avoid a first-half sack.

Stafford got away with a dubious throwaway that was initially ruled a fumble, but Peyton and Eli weren’t sold on it being a real pass.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford's 23-yard dime to diving tight end Tyler Higbee gets the team into the red zone against the Minnesota Vikings.

Former Detroit Lions and current Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is coming home to a tough situation following his Vikings win.