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The rest of 2015 will say a lot about Matthew Stafford's future with the Lions

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  • Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com
    • Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Matthew Stafford stood on the sideline in the second half Sunday afternoon, doing something he had never done before.

He watched -- and not because he was the backup, he was injured or the game was completely out of hand.