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Featured Player
- Matthew Stafford - Lions QB
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The No. 1 pick in the NFL draft became the first rookie to throw five TDs in a game since Ray Buivid for the Bears in 1937, according to STATS LLC. Stafford threw three of his TDs in the first half to rally Detroit from a 24-3 deficit.
Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz:
“He made a great play to finish the game but probably his best play was eluding four team doctors on the sideline that were all trying to stop him. I mean, he was lying on his back when Cleveland took that timeout to set their defense and when he found out it was a timeout he popped up and all the team doctors said, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa.’ I said, ‘What does he have?’ They said they didn’t even know yet. He made a nice scramble on the previous play but he did a nice job eluding (the doctors). It’s a good thing our team doctors didn’t play on varsity because Matt had to work his way back onto the field.” |
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