Kelly Stafford Admittedly, she was nervous about bringing her sick family on the Los Angeles Rams' private jet for their playoff trip to Arizona.
after The decisive confrontation for Ramez vs. the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, January 13. It was moved from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, due to the Los Angeles wildfires. The Rams organization facilitated a plane for the entire team and their families to travel together to the game.
Kelly, wife of Rams quarterback Matthew StaffordShe was sick with the flu at the time, which also affected other members of her family. Kelly and Matthew have four daughters: twins; Sawyer and Chandler,7, Hunter6 f Tyler,4.
“We got sick on that trip,” Kelly admitted on the Wednesday, January 15, episode of It. “next morning” Podcast. “There was a huge guilt factor that made me say, 'Do we have to be on this plane right now because of everyone around us and everyone who has to play this game?'
Before boarding the plane, Kelly reached out to other members of the Rams family for advice on how to handle the situation.
“They were saying, ‘Get on that plane.’ We all need to be together,” Kelly said. “That was a great thing for me when I heard it because there was less of it like, ‘Should I stay with my kids?’” Kelly said. “
Kelly also had the blessing of her husband, who insisted that his wife and daughters accompany him on the trip.
No, we'll do whatever it takes, Matthew said. We're all going to get on this plane,” Kelly said. “We're going to be together now.”
Despite all the uncertainty, Kelly was grateful she took the leap of faith to attend the game — a 27-9 win for the Rams, earning them a trip to Philadelphia to face the Eagles in the NFL divisional round on Sunday, Jan. 19.
“This win, along with the Super Bowl title (in 2022), was probably my favorite win as a pitcher,” Kelly enthused.
But the game was certainly not without difficulties. Kelly revealed on her Instagram story that one of her girls He spent most of the match sick.
“This girl ❤️,” Kelly wrote while vomiting in the bathroom. “Mom, do we still win?” Along with a photo of her daughter hugging Matthew after the game, she “couldn't wait to be in his arms.”
In a separate post, Kelly wrote: “It's fun to watch my friend, but we're glad the game is over.”