Matthew Stafford Jokes About 'Clone' Playing for Rams After Preseason Back Injury

Matthew Stafford saw the internet's jokes and conspiracy theories.

The Los Angeles Rams quarterback was asked during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show if there was any significant concern about whether he would be available early in the season because of the injuries he dealt with in training camp, and he took the opportunity to joke about his "clone" who is playing instead of him.

"He's dealing to Puka [Nacua] right now," Stafford said.

The jokes and rumors that Stafford had been replaced by a clone reached a point that his wife, Kelly, even joked about it leading up to the season.

If it truly is a clone playing because Stafford's back injury was too much to overcome, the Rams couldn't have asked for a much better performance to start the year.

They are 3-1 through four games with the veteran quarterback completing 67.6 percent of his passes for 1,114 yards, eight touchdowns and two interceptions.

He was particularly effective in Sunday's victory over the previously undefeated Indianapolis Colts and went 29-of-41 for 375 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions in the 27-20 win.

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Stafford won't have much of a turnaround in Week 5, as the Rams face the NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers on Thursday in a clash between 3-1 teams.

If he turns in another dominant performance on a national stage, the Rams might want to start thinking about selling clone jerseys in the team shop.