Christmas time approaches and a shiny new ‘L’ is the gift that keeps on giving this season for the Detroit Lions. By now, it’s probably safe to assume that Matthew Stafford‘s season is finished, meaning that he’ll remain just a smidge over the 40,000 yard mark as the 2010s wrap up in the next few weeks.
Looking to inject a little holiday cheer any way possible, I’ve added the third installment of my ’40 Stafford Moments’ retrospective. Part one covered #9’s time as an often-injured gunslinger through his breakout 2011 season, while part two saw him adjust to adversity and higher expectations in Detroit.