Stafford's day in historical perspective

November, 22, 2009
11/22/09
9:23
PM ET
By Kevin Seifert | ESPN.com
Research by the NFL office indicates that Detroit’s Matthew Stafford had -- statistically, at least, -- the best game by a rookie quarterback in league history on Sunday. The evidence:

  • His 422 yards is a single-game record for a rookie quarterback. The previous high was 405 yards by Arizona’s Matt Leinart in 2006.
  • He became the first rookie quarterback to throw five touchdowns in a game since, oh, 1937. That’s right. The only other rookie to do it was Chicago’s Ray Buivid.
Go ahead and impress your friends with that bit of a trivia.

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  • Joined ESPN in 2008
  • Covered the Minnesota Vikings for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for eight years
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Seifert joined ESPN.com in 2008 after covering the Minnesota Vikings for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for eight years. He lives in the Twin Cities with his wife and children.

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