Matthew Stafford, 37, is having his best season — and could be headed to another Super Bowl

Before the regular season started, the availability of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was shrouded in so much secrecy that, at one point, there was a running conspiracy theory that he had been cloned.“I knew there was something different about him,” Stafford’s wife, Kelly, joked in an Instagram post in August.

Before the regular season started, the availability of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was shrouded in so much secrecy that, at one point, there was a running conspiracy theory that he had been cloned.

“I knew there was something different about him,” Stafford’s wife, Kelly, joked in an Instagram post in August.

The quarterback himself had some fun with the joke, saying on "The Pat McAfee Show" in September: “My clone is having a hell of a first four games.”

Whatever the Rams did with Stafford in training camp — when he missed much of practice with a back injury — has paid off. Because while Stafford may not be some kind of science fiction experiment, he is playing arguably the best football of his career.

Stafford and Los Angeles improved to 7-2 after a 42-26 drubbing of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Stafford was dominant in the win, completing 66.7% of his passes for 280 yards and four touchdowns — his third-straight game with four touchdowns and no interceptions.