CHICAGO -- Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford passed Eli Manning on Sunday for the 10th most passing yards in NFL history.
Stafford said that the milestone was "tough to think about" after the Rams' 24-18 loss to the Chicago Bears, but called it a "humbling thing to be mentioned with a great player like Eli."
"[Manning] obviously had an outstanding career," Stafford said. "And I'm sure at the end of the season or whatnot, I will spend more time thinking about that kind of stuff. I was a fan of this game long before I became a player of it in the NFL and to be mentioned with some of those guys is a really cool, humbling thing for me."
The play in which Stafford passed Manning came as he began a drive with the Rams down eight points with 6:25 left in the fourth quarter. The completed pass, a third-down play that didn't get the first down, went to running back Kyren Williams. The Rams punted on the next play.
"I love the game of football and so being around a person like Matthew, he's been great at this game for such a long time," Williams said. "It's so cool. It's a blessing because I grew up watching Matthew. And so being around him, being able to play with him, share the same field with him, being able to experience the same things with him, it is dope.
"I cherish those moments because like I said, I love this game of football, and he represents football in a great way."
With 3,943 yards this season, Stafford would throw for 60,000 yards in his career, joining just eight other quarterbacks. New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers could also join that list this season.
Stafford was 20-of-28 for 224 yards when he passed Manning. He now has passed for 57,025 yards in his career.