Detroit Lions: No conflict between Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson
ESPN (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lions coach Jim Schwartz says there's no feud between Calvin Johnson and Matt Stafford.
ESPN (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lions coach Jim Schwartz says there's no feud between Calvin Johnson and Matt Stafford.
Pride Of Detroit (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Note from Sean: Bumped to the front page for the interesting comparison and good research.) Matthew Stafford had a really bad game yesterday. Still, if you want a pick-me-up from some historical perspective, his overall performance through six games is very, very similar to that of another #1-overall rookie eleven years ago who turned out to be pretty good: Peyton Manning , rookie year,...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
Are Lions QB Matthew Stafford and receiver Calvin Johnson having problems with each other after TV replays from Sunday showed a chilly exchange?
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
SEATTLE -- For the first time in a month, the Lions had quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Calvin Johnson on the field together. But Stafford threw five interceptions and Johnson caught only two passes for 27 yards Sunday in a 32-20 loss to the Seahawks.
Field Gulls (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP Deon Grant and the defense benefited from five Matthew Stafford interceptions to lead Seattle back after going down 17 in the first. Browse more photos » Seattle won. It wasn't pretty, it wasn't exciting and the Seahawks never looked like a playoff team, but halfway through its season, Seattle is a game away from last year's win total....
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Detroit QB Matthew Stafford was intercepted five times on Sunday in a Week 9 loss to the Seahawks. He completed 22 of his 42 passes in the game for 203 yards, throwing TD passes to both Brandon Pettigrew and Bryant Johnson . Both of Stafford's TD passes came in the first quarter as the Lions built a 17-0 lead in the first. One of his interceptions was taken to the house in the...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Detroit QB Matthew Stafford will be active for the team's Week 9 game against the Seahawks. He was considered probable for the game with a knee injury.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Matthew Stafford threw two touchdowns and five interceptions as the Detroit Lions loss, 32-20, to the Seahawks in Seattle.
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
It took Matthew Stafford all of five starts to get heckled by Detroit Lions "fans." And people wonder why they've been dying for a franchise quarterback in Detroit since Bobby Layne was chucking it around in the 1950s.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Detroit rookie QB Matthew Stafford continues to play through a knee injury and was limited in practice on Wednesday as the Lions prepare to play the Seahawks in Seattle in Week 9. Stafford arguably had the worst game of his NFL career with the injury last week as he went 14 of 33 for 168 yards and an interception.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
My guess is that the guys were drunk. They were trying to make a point and make their buddies laugh, and so they went after Stafford. Raiola heard it, and that's where this thing escalated.
Blog of Hilarity (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
During Sunday’s horrific loss to the Rams, several of the 20,000 Lions fans in attendance started to heckle quarterback Matthew Stafford. (I’d love to give you a first or even second hand account of this but the game was blacked out.) Anyways, Stafford was smart enough not to respond. Knowing full well towards the [...]
The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
NFL fans expect rookie QB’s to struggle, as they get use to the speed of the NFL game. However most NFL fans also expect an overall number one draft pick to come in and produce for their teams. For the Detroit Lions who draft Matthew Stafford with the first pick in the 2009 draft, and [...]
Field Gulls (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP Seattle spotted Detroit 17 points in the first quarter. Matthew Stafford spotted Seattle 300 yards to build its comeback from. Browse more photos » I will take on a little more breakneck, a little less detail-rich rundown of last Sunday's game. My goal is to be done by tomorrow. Seattle flies to Arizona Bay this weekend to fight for its...
Field Gulls (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Ted S. Warren - AP Jordan Babineaux sacked Matthew Stafford to force third and 20. Seattle's slack zones allowed Stafford to connect with Brandon Pettigrew for 18 on the next play. Detroit easily converted the fourth and two. Browse more photos » Seattle allowed Brandon Pettigrew to receive for 18 before Detroit converted the fourth two different ways....