New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore slaps hands with New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill (7) after a touchdown against the New England Patriots in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans on Sunday, October 12, 2025. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune)
STAFF PHOTO BY BRETT DUKE
Two 37-year-olds will play central roles in Sunday’s game between the [New Orleans Saints](http://www.nola.com/sports/saints) and the Los Angeles Rams.
One is Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, who is enjoying one of the best 2025 seasons by an NFL quarterback. The other is the Saints’ Kellen Moore, who is still looking to turn his team into a winner eight games into his debut season as the NFL’s youngest head coach.
Stafford is actually five months older than Moore — one of 15 active NFL players who are older than the Saints head coach.
The two have a bit of a shared history: Moore began his NFL playing career with the Detroit Lions, serving as a backup to Stafford for three seasons. Stafford is still going, having thrown for 61,675 yards in his playing career with 394 touchdowns, while Moore immediately went into coaching upon the conclusion of his playing career in 2018.
Now in his 17th NFL season, Stafford has thrown 17 touchdowns against 2 interceptions, and his 109.4 passer rating is on track to be the best mark of his career.
“It’s really remarkable the type of quarterback he’s been for such a long time, one of the premier quarterbacks in our league,” Moore said. “You don’t want to give him the ball too many times in some opportunistic situations — he’s going to deliver, he’s delivered year after year. He’s still playing at as high a level as anybody in this league.”