Matthew Stafford’s 40 memorable moments: The finale

38. Mahomes Showdown (Sept. 29, 2019)

It’s sad to think that the high point of the season still ended in a Lions loss, but Stafford was incredible in this matchup against the reigning MVP. Stafford did everything in his power to get the Lions in position to win the game, and after the defense folded, he very nearly did it again a second time.

While battling a hip  injury, Stafford threw for nearly 300 yards and 3 TDs, stringing together perhaps the best clutch 4th quarter drive of his career to take a 30-27 lead into the final two minutes. Of course, we all know how this ends, but that takes nothing away from #9’s performance against the Chiefs.

39. The Year of the Flea Flicker (Oct. 14 and 27, 2019)

vs Green Bay on the first play from scrimmage

vs New York for a touchdown

Each was designed a little bit differently, but the basic concept was the same. Stafford hands it off, the running back tosses it back to him, Stafford finds (who else?) Kenny Golladay streaking down the field for a huge gain. Gotta love Darrell Bevell for calling plays like this with a little bit of regularity.

40. Stafford passes 40,000 yards (Oct. 20, 2019)

He officially reached 40,000 on a 36 yard pass to Danny Amendola against the Vikings. For the rest of the day, it looked like Stafford wanted to get a head start on 50,000 as well. Even so, 364 yards and four touchdowns (all to Marvin Jones Jr.) weren’t enough to lift the Lions to the win. Two weeks later, Stafford would throw for over 400 yards against the Raiders, bringing his career total to 41,025 before the back injury that ended his 2019 season.

Which of the 40 Stafford moments has been your favorite? How many years does he have left to add to his total? Add your thoughts to the comments section below.