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- Matthew Stafford has made his way into the top ten quarterbacks in the NFL in passer rating, according to ESPN. That puts him ahead of a quarterback you may have heard of:
He also is completing a higher percentage of his passes (66.9 percent to 60.4) and even has a higher yards per attempt (7.17 to 6.69). Although, Aaron Rodgers has thrown for more touchdowns and fewer interceptions.Don't look now, but Matthew Stafford has a better QB rating than Aaron Rodgers.
— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) December 28, 2015 - Stafford completion percentage has been through the roof lately:
Matthew Stafford’s 69.7 completion percentage since the bye is the highest ever compiled by a Lions passer over a 7-game span.
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) December 28, 2015
- Theo Riddick is also having a historic year for the Detroit Lions:
Theo Riddick's 668 receiving yards rank 2nd among @NFL RBs and set a new #Lions single-season record. pic.twitter.com/XF8mnoyDXK
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 28, 2015
- The San Francisco 49ers shockingly gave up on the running game in the second half:
The 49ers today ran for 120 yards on 20 first-half carries, and minus-1 yard on three second-half carries.
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) December 27, 2015
- This is a very strange and eye-opening stat about Jim Caldwell, a head coach on the hot seat:
Win would give Jim Caldwell 17-14 record in 1st 2 years. Last time a #Lions coach had winning record in 1st 2 yrs was George Wilson, 1957-58
— Paula Pasche (@paulapasche) December 27, 2015
- Despite Sunday's win, the Lions will enter Week 17 as an underdog to the Chicago Bears:
Bears open favored by 1 to 1.5 over Lions in Soldier Field finale.
— Mike O'Hara (@MikeOHaraNFL) December 28, 2015