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Detroit Lions - Team Notes

http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ne...sive-MVP/5f659957-1167-4bb4-9de3-418758cba823
Player awards: Offensive MVP.
Quarterback Matthew Stafford was named the Bobby Layne Offensive MVP by his teammates.
Lions.com

This award is given in memory of quarterback Bobby Layne who sparked the Lions to three NFL Championships and four Western Division titles during the 1950s, including back-to-back world championships in 1952 and ?53.
Bobby Layne established virtually every career passing record, including attempts (2,193), completions (1,074), yardage (15,710), and touchdown passes (118).
Layne was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967.

Stafford surpassed 30,000 yards in the fewest games (109) ever by a quarterback in NFL history.

Stafford broke the previous record of 114 set by Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino and QB Kurt Warner.

Stafford joined Peyton Manning, Marino and Matt Ryan as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for 30,000 yards in their first eight seasons.

Stafford finished the 2016 regular season with 4,327 passing yards, reaching 4,000 in a season for the sixth time in his career and for the sixth-consecutive season.

Stafford joined Manning as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards in six of a player's first eight seasons.

Stafford set a new team single-season passing record for percentage of passes intercepted this season.
In 16 games, he compiled an interception percentage of 1.7 (594 attempts, 10 interceptions).
He broke the Lions record among qualifying quarterbacks (min. 200 attempts) that was set in 1998 by QB Charlie Batch (2.0pct ; 303 attempts, 6 interceptions).

Stafford led the Lions on an NFL-record eight game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime in 2016.
Stafford's 26 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime since 2011 lead the NFL.

Stafford's 388 completions in 2016 rank fourth all-time in Lions history.
Stafford also concluded the 2016 season with the second-best single-season completion percentage in Lions history, completing 388 of his 594 pass attempts (65.3 percent).

Stafford's 24 touchdown passes in 2016 tie for sixth most in franchise history for a single season.
Stafford's 96 consecutive starts represent the fourth longest active streak among NFL quarterbacks.
 
Analyst predicts Lions to land Jason Pierre-Paul in free agency.
Could the Lions fix their pass rush deficiencies in free agency rather than the draft?
Over the past week, we’ve discussed the Detroit Lions’ great need for a pass rusher, and have mostly pointed out options in the upcoming NFL Draft. However, Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report predicted the biggest free agency moves of 2017 and has Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul landing in Detroit.
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-york-giants/jason-pierre-paul-6524/market-value/
 
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