2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

‣ ¾ Three-time All-State selection, adding Gatorade Player of the Year, EA Sports National Player of the Year and Dallas
Morning News Area Offensive Player of the Year accolades as a senior.
‣ ¾ Received a five-star prospect rating from both Scout.com and Rivals.com. Chosen Class AAAA Player of the Year by Dave
Campbells Texas Football. Named Class AAAA “Mr. Texas Football” from TexasFootball.com.
‣ ¾ As a senior, Stafford threw for 4,018 yards on 209 of 322 passing and 38 touchdowns, as he led his team to the Class
AAAA championship, its first title since 1957. Also rushed for 212 yards and eight touchdowns on 42 carries.
‣ ¾ In the first round of the 2005 state playoffs, he rallied his team from a 17-0 deficit to win 38-31 with 411 yards passing
and four touchdowns.
‣ ¾ Named the Most Outstanding Player of the Tom Landry Classic.
‣ ¾ Student Sports All-American and All-District choice after his final season.
‣ ¾ Upon graduation, he was invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Game and to the EA Sports Elite 11 Camp for
the nation’s top quarterbacks.
‣ ¾ During his junior year, Stafford threw for 1,748 yards and 18 touchdowns, as he was named to the Rivals.com Junior
All-American Team.
‣ ¾ As a sophomore, he had 2,945 yards and 36 touchdown passes.
‣ ¾ Sister, Page, is a student at the University of Georgia.
STAFFORD’S SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Passing Attempts:................................................................63 at Chi 11/13/11
Passing Completions:..........................................................37 vs. Atl 12/22/12
Passing Yards:...........................................................................520 at GB 1/1/12
Completion Percentage:..................................................80.6 vs. SD 12/24/11
Passing Touchdowns:................................5 (three times) Last at GB 1/1/12
Longest Pass:...................................................................... 87 vs. Dal 10/27/13
Passer Rating:..................................................................137.6 vs. SD 12/24/11
Rush Attempts:....................................... 6 (four times) Last at NYJ 9/28/14
Rush Yards:............................................................................ 31 vs. GB 11/24/11
Rushing Touchdown:................................1 (12 times) Last vs. NYJ 9/28/14
Longest Rush:....................................................................... 22 vs. GB 11/24/11
STAFFORD’S CAREER STATISTICS
PASSING
RUSHING
Year TM G S W-L* Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk Yds Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2009 Det 10 10 2-8 377 201 2267 53.3 13 20 75t 24 169 61.0 20 108 5.4 21 2
2010 Det 3 3 1-2 96 57 535 59.4 6 1 36 4 36 91.3 4 11 2.8 9 1
2011 Det 16 16 10-6 663 421 5038 63.5 41 16 73t 36 257 97.2 22 78 3.5 22 0
2012 Det 16 16 4-12 727 435 4967 59.8 20 17 57 29 212 79.8 35 126 3.7 11 4
2013 Det 16 16 7-7 634 371 4650 58.5 29 19 87 23 168 84.2 37 69 1.9 14 2
2014 Det 16 16 11-5 602 363 4257 60.3 22 12 73t 45 254 85.7 43 93 2.2 18 2
Totals 77 77 35-40 3099 1848 21714 59.6 131 85 87 161 1096 83.6 161 485 3.0 22 11
Postseason PASSING RUSHING
Year TM G S W-L* Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk Yds Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2011 Det 1 1 0-1 43 28 380 65.1 3 2 42 0 0 97.0 2 1 0.5 1 1
2014 Det 1 1 0-1 42 28 323 66.7 1 1 51 3 16 87.7 1 9 9.0 9 0
Totals 2 2 0-2 85 56 703 65.9 4 3 51t 3 16 92.4 3 10 3.3 9 1
2014 (DET) PASSING RUSHING
Date Opp G S W-L* Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk SkY Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD
9/8 NYG 1 1 1-0 32 22 346 68.7 2 0 67t 1 5 125.3 4 2 0.5 5 1
9/14 at Car 1 1 0-1 48 27 291 56.2 1 1 25 4 38 72.5 1 8 8.0 8 0
9/21 GB 1 1 1-0 34 22 246 64.7 0 2 52 2 8 61.6 6 8 1.3 5 0
9/28 at NYJ 1 1 1-0 34 24 293 70.6 2 0 59t 4 21 116.4 6 8 1.3 7 1
10/5 BUF 1 1 0-1 31 18 231 58.1 1 1 55 6 27 77.5 3 8 2.7 8 0
10/12 at Min 1 1 1-0 33 19 185 57.6 1 0 41 4 30 83.5 1 1 1.0 1 0
10/19 NO 1 1 1-0 40 27 299 67.5 2 2 73t 3 14 85.3 2 1 0.5 2 0
10/26 at Atl 1 1 1-0 47 24 325 51.1 2 1 59t 0 0 78.8 3 9 3.0 10 0
11/9 MIA 1 1 1-0 40 25 280 62.5 2 1 49t 3 19 89.6 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
11/16 at Ari 1 1 0-1 30 18 183 60.0 0 1 30 4 19 63.6 0 0 0.0 0 0
11/23 at NE 1 1 0-1 46 18 264 39.1 0 1 42 2 20 49.5 3 18 6.0 10 0
11/27 CHI 1 1 1-0 45 34 390 75.6 2 0 31 2 7 116.0 0 0 0.0 0 0
12/7 TB 1 1 1-0 34 26 311 76.5 3 0 53 4 17 133.3 3 -2 -0.7 0 0
12/14 MIN 1 1 1-0 28 17 153 60.7 1 0 23 0 0 87.4 1 2 2.0 2 0
12/21 at Chi 1 1 1-0 39 22 243 56.4 0 2 34 4 14 53.7 4 2 0.5 5 0
12/28 at GB 1 1 0-1 41 20 217 48.9 3 0 22 2 15 89.2 4 29 7.3 18 0
Totals 16 16 11-5 602 363 4257 60.3 22 12 73t 45 254 85.7 43 93 2.2 18 2
Postseason PASSING RUSHING
Date Opp G S W-L* Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk SkY Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD
1/4 at Dal 1 1 0-1 42 28 323 66.7 1 1 51 3 16 87.7 1 9 9.0 9 0
Totals 1 1 0-1 42 28 323 66.7 1 1 51 3 16 87.7 1 9 9 9 0
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