NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Detroit rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford is the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing five touchdown passes against Cleveland.
DETROIT, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Matthew Stafford's last-second touchdown throw -- his fifth of the game -- and an extra point kick gave Detroit a 38-37 win Sunday over the Cleveland Browns.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Adrian Peterson ran for two touchdowns and 133 yards and Brett Favre passed for 344 yards in a 27-10 Minnesota Vikings victory Sunday over the Detroit Lions.
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Tampa Bay Coach Raheem Morris will start rookie Josh Freeman at quarterback when the Buccaneers return from a bye on Nov. 8 to face Green Bay.
DETROIT, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Detroit Lions quarterback Matt Stafford suffered a knee injury in Sunday's 48-24 loss to the Chicago Bears and is listed as day-to-day, the NFL team said.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Jamal Lewis and James Davis each ran for a touchdown, and Derek Anderson threw for 130 yards Saturday in Cleveland's 27-10 exhibition win over Detroit.
NEW YORK, April 25 (UPI) -- The Detroit Lions made Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford the official top pick Saturday in the 2009 NFL Draft in New York.
NEW YORK, April 24 (UPI) -- National Football League teams begin the business of stocking their rosters Saturday at the annual college draft.
ATHENS, Ga., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Matthew Stafford threw a touchdown pass to Mohamed Massaquoi with 1:45 left in the fourth quarter Saturday as Georgia beat 16th-ranked Georgia Tech, 15-12.
ATHENS, Ga., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Quarterback Matthew Stafford and running back Kregg Lumpkin ran for touchdowns as No. 9 Georgia beat UAB, 34-0, for its second straight shutout.
