Caputo: 3 Reasons Matthew Stafford, Not Calvin Johnson, Is The MVP Of The Lions
Stafford is a quarterback. He touches the ball on every play.
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Stafford is a quarterback. He touches the ball on every play.
With the Detroit Lions on their bye week, here is a look at some of the players that have been putting up big numbers for the Lions, and some that have perhaps disappointed.
Questions about Matthew Stafford as an overall quarterback continue, but his play Sunday drew lots of attention.
For all the ways the life of the average person is different from that of a multi-millionaire athlete, a love of Chipotle might be one aspect that is similar - that, and of course the Halloween candy.
The Detroit Lions posted footage from the final drive of Sunday's last-minute win over the Dallas Cowboys.
The Lions turned the ball over four times, but thanks to some late game heroics they still managed to pull off a victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Everyone expected Stafford to spike the ball.
Matthew Stafford's 1-yard lunge over a pile of linemen with 12 seconds left and Calvin Johnson's 329 yards receiving lifted the Detroit Lions to a 31-30 comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
There's a curious anger directed at Matt Stafford, difficult for many of us to understand who've spent every Sunday of our natural lives watching the Lions, clutched in the kind of tension and nausea that's normally associated with Montezuma's Revenge.
Growing up in Dallas, Stafford had the posters, the trading cards, all of it. One Halloween he even dressed up as a Cowboys player - plastic helmet, generic jersey and full pads underneath.
The Detroit Lions have 13 takeaways this season — three less than all of last season — and the defense isn't the only unit pleased with the performance.
The Pack's back in the NFC North.
Ever wonder what NFL players say before a big game, after a big play or on the sidelines? Now you know, at least a little.
Champ: Brandon Pettigrew for catching all seven passes thrown his way.
The Detroit Lions got out to a big lead against the Chicago Bears, but the game almost slipped out of their hands late. Here is a closer look at how the Lions fared in this high scoring affair.
"We're only a quarter way through the season," Stafford said, "but it's a nice start."
The Detroit Lions knew nothing about success in Washington. Through 21 trips to the nation's capital, they owned an 0-fer.
The Lions pulled off their first road win in Washington despite playing without Reggie Bush thanks, in part, to a big day through the air.
The Detroit Lions made a big investment in quarterback Matthew Stafford during the offseason and, so far, he's earning it.
Center Dominic Raiola also said Dungy is entitled to his opinion, but he outright refuted the idea that the Lions are indeed the same old Lions.
Right about now, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford could pass the buck.
The Lions ended up with a road loss to the Arizona Cardinals. How did Detroit perform en route to their first defeat?
Writing that a perennially hapless Detroit Lions team that went 4-12 in 2012 will play for a conference championship in 2013 takes a considerable measure of vision and optimism.
While playing Adrian Peterson can be daunting for any team, the Lions stepped up, performed relatively well, and pulled out the ever-important first game win.
