Comparing Joe Burrow, Matt Stafford college stats ahead of Super Bowl 56

The Los Angeles Rams versus Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl 56 matchup pits two prolific former SEC quarterbacks against one another on Sunday. Joe Burrow is trying to snag his first Super Bowl in his second year in the NFL. Matthew Stafford is trying to finally reach the peak of the game after 12 seasons of letdowns in Detroit.

Looking back on the elite quarterbacks’ collegiate careers, it’s hard to argue against Joe Burrow’s dominance based on the statistics. Though both went No. 1 overall, Burrow’s accuracy numbers showed how successful he’d be in the NFL. It was his 2019 season that really puts him ahead of his elder Rams opponent.

The pride of Cincinnati had 8,852 passing yards, 78 touchdowns and just 11 touchdowns with two seasons as a starter at LSU (2018-19).

Meanwhile, Stafford posted 7,731 passing yards, 564 completed passes, 51 touchdown passes and 33 interceptions over three seasons at Georgia between 2006-08.

Stafford finished his three-year Georgia career with several Bulldog records in hand. However, Joe Burrow won the national title and Heisman Trophy in an unbelievable undefeated season with LSU in 2019.

Former SEC stars go head-to-head in Super Bowl 56

The matchup between Burrow and Stafford is bound to be an exciting one, as the two quarterbacks have both put together successful seasons for their respective teams.

While Burrow has thrown for 4,611 yards and 34 touchdowns, Stafford has totaled 4,886 yards and 41 scores.

Burrow completed 70.4 percent of his passes in the regular season, putting up 4,611 passing yards, throwing 34 touchdowns and just 14 interceptions. Moreover, he heated up when the stakes were at their highest: in the final two weeks of the regular season, in wins over the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs, Burrow completed a cumulative 67-of-85 passes for 971 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns and no interceptions.

He has continued his hot streak in the playoffs, too. Though Burrow has not been perfect, he’s thrown for four touchdowns and 842 passing yards, helping the Bengals reach the NFL’s biggest stage.

In his first season with the Rams, Matthew Stafford has proved many of his critics wrong. He beat the 49ers, Buccaneers, and Cardinals to reach the Super Bowl.

The former Georgia Bulldogs first-rounder is playing arguably the best football of his career with 41 touchdowns and a 67.2% completion rate. He’s 6:1 in touchdowns to interceptions this postseason with 905 passing yards.