The Matthew Stafford era in Motown has officially come to an end.
He produced a variety of great memories during his 12 years donning Honolulu Blue and perhaps none better than his 31 fourth-quarter comebacks, including his NFL record eight fourth-quarter comebacks during the 2016 season.
Let s take a look now at Stafford s three best come-from-behind performances in his tenure with the Lions.
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Let s start this countdown off with the best Stafford fourth-quarter comeback from his historic 2016 season.
In Detroit s first ever contest at U.S. Bank Stadium (Week 9 of the 16 campaign), the Lions were trailing the Vikings, 16-13, with 0:23 to go, after a one-yard rushing touchdown from then-Minnesota fullback Rhett Ellison.
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Lions’ T.J. Hockenson goes from booed on draft day to Pro Bowler in Year 2
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson (88) catches a touchdown pass during their NFL game against the New Orleans Saints at Ford Field in Detroit, on Sunday, October 4, 2020. The Saints won the game, 35-29. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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ALLEN PARK T.J. Hockenson was booed at the Lions’ own draft day party at team headquarters. It wasn’t even about him. Fans were just jaded after Detroit burned first-round picks on tight ends like Eric Ebron and Brandon Pettigrew with nothing to show for it.
“It was definitely a tough situation and just being able to rehab from that and having some great physical therapists that helped me along the way,” he said. “Coming back from that and then being able to go down and still have an offseason it truly means a lot to all the people that voted and obviously the city of Detroit, just being able to play for this city obviously means a lot.
“Truly something like this it’s not just one person, I think a lot of people go into it. I think I’m just really grateful.”
Hockenson’s Pro Bowl selection is a little more significant because of the Lions’ recent struggles to draft and develop players at the position. He’s the first Lions tight end selected to the Pro Bowl since David Sloan in 1999.