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Matthew Stafford should pass Steve Beuerlein on passing yards list Sunday

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- A week after passing Archie Manning, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford could take a big leap up the career passing yards list Sunday against Oakland.

Stafford, who has thrown for 24,039 yards, is No. 76 all-time.

By the end of Sunday afternoon, he could be a few spots higher. Stafford is within reach of No. 75 (Steve Beuerlein, 24,046); No. 74 (Steve Bartkowski, 24,124), No. 73 (Daunte Culpepper, 24,153) and No. 72 (Matt Schaub, 24,311).

Stafford should also move up the career attempts ledger Sunday. He’s at 3,436 attempts (No.