Detroit Lions

Matthew Stafford - #9 - QB

Status	Active
Height/Weight	6' 3"/ 232 lbs.
Birthday	02/07/1988
Birthplace	Tampa, FL
College	Georgia
Years played	5
Drafted	2009, 1st round, 1st pick by Lions

2012 STATS

Rating	Yds	TD
79.8	4967	20

Fantasy outlook: RB Mikel LeshourePosted April 29, 2011 @ 11:20 p.m. ET
The Lions found a complementary back to Jahvid Best in Mikel Leshoure, and he could provide a spark as a rookie.

Lions loading up on both sidesPosted April 29, 2011 @ 9:05 p.m. ET
We all knew the Lions could use a cornerback and two linebackers. But right now, they are just having fun collecting lots and lots of talent.

Fairley shocking DL developments in DetroitPosted April 28, 2011 @ 11:39 p.m. ET
Let me get this straight … you could see Ndamukong Suh, Corey  Williams, Nick Fairley and Kyle Vanden Bosch on the field at the same  time? The Lions got a steal.
Teams to begin offseason workouts next weekPosted April 28, 2011 @ 5:48 p.m. ET
With the news that the league year will start on Friday morning, teams  are notifying their players that offseason workouts will begin shortly.

Draft Dose: Who needs an outside linebacker?Posted April 22, 2011 @ 12:52 p.m. ET
In the 30th installment of the Draft Dose series, PFW takes a look at 10 teams in need of an outside linebacker like Texas A&M's Von Miller.

Don’t overlook pass rusher for LionsPosted April 17, 2011 @ 1:48 p.m. ET
With all the talk about cornerback, offensive line and linebacker as the  Lions' top needs heading into the draft, don't rule  out a front-four addition with the team's first pick.

Draft countdown: Pick No. 13Posted April 15, 2011 @ 9:37 a.m. ET
PFW looks back at the last 10 players chosen with the 13th pick in the NFL draft, including OLB Brian Orakpo to the Redskins in 2009.

Prince Amukamara's draft diary, Part SevenPosted April 06, 2011 @ 6:36 p.m. ET
Nebraska CB Prince Amukamara talked to Pro Football Weekly's Kevin  Fishbain as part of his weekly diary leading up to the NFL draft. In this week's entry, Prince compared meeting with NFL teams to college recruiting.

Lions' RB interest unrelated to BestPosted April 03, 2011 @ 11:33 a.m. ET
Keen Lions fans have noticed that the team has done a lot of homework on  this year's crop of running backs, something that has elicited mild  surprise.
Lions regain draft pickPosted March 31, 2011 @ 4:21 p.m. ET
The Lions have won an appeal with the NFL and will have an extra seventh-round pick this season but lose a pick in that round in 2012, the league announced on Thursday.
Lions lose assistant secondary coach to collegePosted March 28, 2011 @ 2:24 p.m. ET
Daron Roberts, who had been the Lions' assistant secondary coach, has left the team to take a coaching position at the University of West Virginia, according to ESPN.

Lions' Schwartz has confidence in Stafford's rehabPosted March 22, 2011 @ 5:13 p.m. ET
Lions QB Matthew Stafford is rehabbing his surgically repaired shoulder, and his head coach, Jim Schwartz, is confident that Stafford is done with the injury bug.

NFC team needsPosted March 21, 2011 @ 6:43 p.m. ET
The Vikings are looking for a successor to QB Brett Favre, as PFW identifies the top three draft needs of each NFC team.

No change to rule that cost Lions victoryPosted March 14, 2011 @ 8:34 p.m. ET
The NFL's competition committee will not look at changing the rule that affected Lions WR Calvin Johnson in Week One of the 2010 season.

Lions' Hanson hopes to return in 2011Posted March 14, 2011 @ 4:02 p.m. ET
PFW visited with injured Lions PK Jason Hanson last week, and he said  his rehab from the MCL injury that ended his 2010 season has been  gradual but productive.

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PLAYER NEWS

Posted Dec. 31, 2012

Stafford was 24 of 42 for 272 yards with three touchdowns and one interceptions on Sunday in a 26-24 loss to Chicago.||||||| He finished 33 yards shy of a second straight 5,000-yard season. Stafford, however, did finish with 727 attempts to break the single-season mark of 691 set by Drew Bledsoe with New England in 1994.

Posted Dec. 23, 2012

Stafford was 37 of 56 for a season-high 443 yards with no touchdowns Saturday in a 31-18 loss to Atlanta.||||||| Stafford turned in the second-highest passing performance of his career although he was picked off once. He's 305 yards shy of a second straight 5,000-yard season. Stafford is seven attempts away from surpassing the NFL's single-season mark of 691 set by Drew Bledsoe with New England in 1994.

Posted Dec. 03, 2012

Stafford was 27 of 46 for 313 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in Detroit's loss to Indianapolis on Sunday.||||||| Stafford's 311.8 passing yards per game lead the NFL.

Posted Nov. 23, 2012

Stafford went 31 of 61 for 441 yards and two touchdowns in Detroit's loss to Houston on Thursday.||||||| The 441 yards were a season high and the second-highest total of his career, while 61 attempts were also the second most in his career.

Posted Nov. 19, 2012

On Sunday ina loss to the Packers, Stafford went 17 of 39 for 266 yards with two interceptions _ one of which was returned for a TD. He also lost a fumble.||||||| Stafford threw for 5,038 yards and 41 touchdowns last season. He's on pace to finish with about 4,800 yards this season, but through 10 games he's only thrown for 12 TDs.

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