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Detroit Lions should sit Matthew Stafford on Sunday, play Jake Rudock

Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down Jim Caldwell’s presser and whether the Detroit Lions should bench quarterback Matthew Stafford and play Jake Rudock. Dave Birkett/Carlos Monarrez/Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Lions should bench quarterback Matthew Stafford for Sunday’s season finale.

The reasons for this are obvious. The Lions have nothing to play for now that they have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Sunday’s game at Ford Field against the Green Bay Packers is a glorified exhibition. Stafford could suffer a serious injury in a meaningless game.