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Matthew Stafford’s 2017 season was among best ever for QBs without a running game

I sure do write a lot about Matthew Stafford, don’t I? In the last few weeks we’ve looked at all of Stafford’s comebacks and we checked all the splits stats to decipher where the bulk Matthew Stafford’s production comes from. Today we continue what I’m now calling the Summer Stafford Series with another statistical breakdown of No. 9’s play.

As we know, the Lions run game has been historically bad since Barry Sanders retired, more so now than ever. The Lions ranked 32nd in rushing in 2017 and 2015. Through that, Matthew Stafford has still managed to play quite well.