One winner will be selected at random to receive Two Minutes to Glory on DVD. This new production from NFL Films and Vivendi Entertainment was just released on December 20 with a suggested retail price of $19.97 but one DVD has been made available to us to give away to a reader. Here is more about the DVD from the official release:

In this must-have DVD, fans will relive the chaotic euphoria that is the final two minutes of an NFL game. Packed with the emotion, the heartbreak and the triumph fans love to experience, Two Minutes to Glory will detail the thrilling stories of the greatest comebacks in NFL history and the legendary players who made them happen. Some of the greatest “two-minute” quarterbacks of all-time including John Elway, Peyton Manning, Joe Montana and Tom Brady will be profiled on this one of a kind DVD.

Two Detroit Lions drives are included, both happen to be from games against the Cleveland Browns. Bobby Lane’s late game drive in the 1957 NFL Championship Game and Matthew Stafford’s heroics in 2009 give Lions fans something special to look for after popping the DVD into their player.

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With the NFL lockout in full swing, John Elway must really be bored.

Somehow Elway — the Denver Broncos vice president and Hall-of-Fame quarterback — became aware of the Fort Collins, Colo., punk band “Elway,” and decided he’s just not cool with the group using his surname.

The Broncos legend’s lawyer has requested that the band change its name, but stopped short of suing or issuing a cease and desist order.

The band took it in stride with a some self-deprecating humor:

We have no intention of changing the name again. We love the name, regardless of what connotations are inferred by the listener. Surely, if the Dead Kennedys could become one of punk’s most popular bands without incurring litigation, Elway can keep their moniker and continue making so-so music for our dozens of fans to
enjoy.

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Expectations are high for Matthew Stafford (Source: YardBarker.com)

Comparisons between Matthew Stafford and John Elway are quite natural considering both players have been blessed with physical tools headlined by their rocket arms. It is too soon to say whether or not Stafford will put together a championship resume but his numbers must look a whole lot better than Elway’s if the Stafford era is to be a success.

Matthew Stafford finished his rookie season with a completion percentage of 53.3, good enough for 30^th out of 32 regular starting quarterbacks. Inexperienced quarterbacks Mark Sanchez and Brady Quinn checked in just above and below respectively while JaMarcus Russell earned the designation of low-end outlier by completing just 48.8% of his passes. Sanchez may have found success with his team last year but the names surrounding Stafford on this list doesn’t make for great company.

During the 2009 season, 21 quarterbacks completed at least 60% of their attempted passes. The list includes some names that are less than inspiring: Alex Smith, Chad Henne, and Kyle Orton. The Lions drafted Stafford to be a franchise quarterback; the stats show that elite quarterbacks complete 65% of their passes. That will be a lot to ask in year two, but that is where Matthew Stafford will ultimately need to be to have his name mentioned with the upper echelon.

Today’s NFL is a quarterback-lead, passing-driven league. Even average quarterbacks have completion percentages around 60%, which brings me back to my John Elway comparison. Elway surpassed the 60% completion rate just three times in his 16 year career that spanned from 1983 to 1998. Elway retired with two Super Bowl rings and a career completion percentage of 56.9. Plug that number into the 2009 completion percentage leader board and Elway sits at number 24, just ahead of what Mark Bulger did in his nine games with the Rams. John Elway’s career completion percentage isn’t artificially low because of some rough seasons early in his career. He had a completion percentage in the neighborhood of Stafford’s 53.3 in his seventh and ninth seasons.

The stats won’t matter if Matthew Stafford matches Elway’s two Super Bowl rings by the time he hangs up his cleats. In order to do that, however, Stafford’s stat lines will have to be more awe-inspiring than John Elway’s.

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