Coach Sean McVay and Stafford became a perfect fit, winning Super Bowl 56 in his first season in Los Angeles.

In four seasons with the Rams, Stafford has compiled a 34-23 record, throwing for 14,700 yards and 95 touchdowns with 44 interceptions. In seven postseason games, Stafford went 5-2, averaging 298.3 passing yards per game with 15 touchdowns.

Last season, Stafford completed 65.8% (340 of 517) of his passes for 3,762 yards with 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He led the Rams to a 10-6 record and an NFC West title before they defeated the Minnesota Vikings 27-9 in an NFC wild-card game Jan. 13 in Arizona.

One week later, the Rams traveled to snowy Philadelphia and had the ball on the Eagles’ 21-yard line in the final minutes before coming up short in advancing to the NFC Championship Game.

Had the Rams parted ways with Stafford, they would have been left with backups Jimmy Garoppolo and Stetson Bennett IV and might have had to look toward free agency or the NFL draft.

McVay recently emphasized on the “Fitz & Whit” podcast that the Rams’ goal was to retain Stafford while managing the franchise’s short- and long-term goals.

“There is no dispute — and let’s not get it twisted in regarding to anybody wanting him to be our quarterback,” McVay said. “Now, there’s layers to it. You have to be able to say, ‘Hey, how do we continuously build? How do we support him? How do we make sure that he’s getting what is his worth relative to those things?’ ”

Jackson extended

Left tackle Alaric Jackson agreed to terms on a three-year, $57 million deal to stay with the Rams, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Rams haven’t formally announced the deal with Jackson, their starting left tackle for the past two seasons.