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- Another day, another crazy stat about how Matthew Stafford has been playing since the bye week:
Since bye week, Matthew Stafford ranks 2nd in cmp % (69.7), T-3 in TD/INT ratio (16/2) & 4th in QB rtg (108.7) pic.twitter.com/73cbwXkrcd
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 29, 2015
- As a result of his play against the 49ers, Stafford is a nominee for FedEx's air player of the week. You can vote for him here.
- Ezekiel Ansah was Wired for Sound this week. Watch him beg Joe Staley for just one sack.
- Ameer Abdullah has had a bigger impact on the Detroit Lions than you may have thought:
Ameer Abdullah is just the fifth player in NFL history with 500 rushing yards and 1,000 kickoff return yards in a season.
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) December 29, 2015 - Tim Twentyman of DetroitLions.com broke down how the Lions defense adjusted in the second half to create pressure on Blaine Gabbert.
- How have the Lions turned things around since November? Well, this has a lot to do with it:
Want to know what the real difference has been last 7 gms for Lions? In first 8 (1-7) they turned it over 20 times. In last 7 (5-2) just 4.
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) December 29, 2015 - Kent Platte of SideLionReport.com broke down the Lions' 10 biggest needs this offseason and how to fill them.