The Wild Card Round of the playoffs will probably feel a little weird for Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, as he will be facing his former Detroit Lions club on the road.

Stafford spent the first 12 years of his career with the Lions before being traded to the Rams in March 2021, and he is well aware of how raucous the Detroit fans will be next weekend.

“The opportunity happens to be in Detroit, which is fun for me on a personal level,” Stafford said, via Sarah Barshop of ESPN. “I know it’s going to be rocking there. Haven’t had a playoff game there about 30 years or whatever it is. So it’ll be a great atmosphere. It’ll be a tough task for us, but definitely excited.”

The Lions traded Stafford in a deal that that landed them Jared Goff, meaning both signal-callers will be seeing their former squads next Sunday.

“It will be fun to see some of the people that I haven’t seen in a while, that I know are still around the building,” Stafford said. “And obviously it’ll be a different scenario and won’t be wearing their colors. But still, appreciate so many of the people there that gave me my start in this league and took care of me for 12 years, too.”

Rams head coach Sean McVay appreciates the storyline, but he insists that the game will be “about the Lions vs. the Rams” rather than Stafford vs. Goff.

Stafford led Los Angeles to a Super Bowl championship during his debut campaign with the club. Last year, a neck injury unfortunately limited the 35-year-old to just nine games, but he has bounced back with a solid season in 2023-24, throwing for 3,965 yards, 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions while completing 62.6 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 92.5 en route to just his second career Pro Bowl selection. He did not play in his team’s season finale.

Meanwhile, Goff totaled 4,575 yards, 30 touchdowns and 12 picks, completing 67.3 percent of his throws and registering a passer rating of 97.9.

Matthew Stafford and the Rams went 9-8 this season, earning the No. 6 seed in the NFC.