Matthew Stafford has entered into the MVP conversation at points throughout this season, largely due to his success in the fourth quarter of games this year. Stafford’s led the Lions to seven come-from-behind wins.
He's completing 70 percent of his passes with five touchdowns and two interceptions for a passer rating of 102.2 in the fourth quarter this season.
In the process, he's out-dueled many quarterbacks in the fourth quarter this year.
But this might not be the week to get into a fourth-quarter duel between clashing quarterbacks.
As good as Stafford has been in the fourth quarter, Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been even better.