Not long ago, John Wolford was searching for finance jobs on LinkedIn. This Sunday, he'll be starting at quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams in a pivotal matchup against the Arizona Cardinals.

The Rams were forced to turn to Wolford for their Week 17 contest after Jared Goff underwent thumb surgery earlier this week.

L.A. can clinch a playoff berth with a win over Arizona at SoFi Stadium or hope the Chicago Bears fall at Soldier Field to the Green Bay Packers.

Despite the stakes, Wolford is confident ahead of his first career NFL start. In fact, he pointed out one element that he can bring to the Rams offense that Goff doesn't: mobility.

“I don't want to knock Jared's athleticism — he's a great athlete, he's an NFL quarterback,” Wolford said, via ESPN's Lindsey Thiry. “but I think I'm a little bit faster than him and can make a few more plays with my legs.”

In general, Wolford has faith in his QB skills going into Sunday.

“I know I can spin it, I know I can make the throws, and then mentally, it's about making the right decisions to give us the best chance to win,” Wolford said Wednesday. “I'm confident going into this week.”

Rams head coach Sean McVay acknowledged that Wolford can bring something new to the table.

“I do think John's got a skill set that will be fun to watch him execute our offense and how things come to life differently,” McVay said. “Each guy has a creativity to his game, but I think he'll do a nice job kind of distributing and making good decisions.”

The 25-year-old passer went undrafted out of Wake Forest in 2018 and signed with L.A.'s practice squad in 2019 after he led the now-defunct Alliance of American Football League in touchdown tosses.