Dan Orlovsky replaces Matthew Stafford at quarterback for the Lions

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  • Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com
  • Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions have benched starting quarterback Matthew Stafford.

The Lions replaced Stafford with backup Dan Orlovsky with 6:27 left in the third quarter and the Lions trailing the Arizona Cardinals, 35-7.