QB MATTHEW STAFFORD
In his 100^th game, QB Matthew Stafford completed 18-of-26 passes (62.1 pct) for 266 yards and 1 touchdown. He finished with a passer rating of 103.5. Stafford, who holds the franchise record for starts by a quarterback, now has become the first quarterback in team history with 100 career starts.With :16 left to play and trailing by four points against Washington, Stafford led the Lions to victory by throwing an 18-yard pass to WR Anquan Boldin with :16 left to play. Stafford led this comeback drive with 1:05 left to play.

Stafford now has 24 career game-winning drives in the 4^th quarter or overtime. He has accomplished this in each of the past three games and during all four Lions wins in 2016.

This three-game stretch marks the second time in Stafford’s career that he has led game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime in three-straight games (2014: vs. NO 10/19, at Atl-London 10/26, vs. Mia 11/9). He is the only Lions quarterback since at least 1960 to lead game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime in three-consecutive games, and he has now accomplished this twice.

Since the beginning of the 2014 season, the first year under Head Coach Jim Caldwell, Stafford has a League-best 12 game-winning drives in the 4^th quarter or OT. Dating back to the 2011 seasons, Stafford has 22 game-winning drives, which lead the NFL.

The comeback win over Washington marked Stafford’s 16^th career game-winning drive with less than 2:00 in the fourth quarter or in OT.

In 100 career games, Stafford has now thrown five game-winning touchdown passes with less than :30 to go in the 4^th quarter.

AMONG BEST IN CAREER YARDS PER GAME
By playing 100 games, QB Matthew Stafford reached the minimum to qualify among the best passers in NFL history with respect to passing yards per game. With a mark of 278.9 (27,890 yards), Stafford entered the NFL’s all-time list in second place behind Saints QB Drew Brees (282.5; 63,004 yards in 223 games).

STAFFORD AT 100
Stafford has accumulated several of the most prolific passing totals in NFL history among players in their first 100 games. (Courtesy Elias Sports Bureau)

Stafford has thrown for more yards (27,890) in a player’s first 100 games than any other quarterback. His 266 yards against Washington capped off his first 100 games.

Stafford has completed more passes (2,410) than any player in NFL history through a player’s first 100 games. With 18 pass completions against Washington, he became the first player in NFL history to complete 2,400 passes in the first 100 games of a career.

On Stafford’s game-winning touchdown toss, he tied QB Peyton Manning (178) for the fourth-most touchdown passes by a player in his first 100 career games,

Stafford has tallied the fourth-most 300-yard passing games (32) by a player in his first 100 games, and already owns the top mark for 350-yard games (18).

Stafford also has seven career 400-yard games, which are the second-most all time (QB Dan Marino, 10) by a player in his first 100 career games.

With 27, Stafford has the fifth-most games with 3+ touchdown passes by a passer in his first 100 games.

Among quarterbacks in their first 100 games, his 10 career games with 4+ touchdown passes rank fourth, and he is one of only four players to reach 10+ in their first 100 career games.

THROUGH 1ST 7 GAMES
By throwing one touchdown today in the 20-17 win, Stafford tied the mark for the most touchdown passes through a season’s first seven games in Lions history (holds the top three marks). With 15 in 2016, Stafford tied his 2013 tally that just trails his all-time team best of 16 in 2011.

LS DON MUHLBACH
By playing against Washington, LS Don Mulhbach tied DE Robert Porcher (187) for the fifth-most games played in Detroit Lions history. Thus far in 13 seasons, Muhlbach has tallied 187 career games.

WR ANQUAN BOLDIN
WR Anquan Boldin capped off the Lions’ late-fourth quarter rally with an 18-yard touchdown with :16 left to play in the game. The touchdown accounted for the 78^th of his career, but the first with less than :30 left in the fourth quarter.

RB ZACH ZENNER
RB Zach Zenner gave the Lions a 10-3 lead with 7:20 left to play in the third quarter with a one-yard dive into the end zone. The touchdown was Zenner’s first touchdown of his career as he finished with nine carries for 29 yards.

DE BRANDON COPELAND
DE Brandon Copeland forced his first career fumble late in the first quarter (:20) that led to a Lions recovery in the end zone. The forced fumble stopped a Washington drive at the Lions one-yard line. The following Lions drive led to the first three points of the game.

S TAVON WILSON
Following the strip by DE Brandon Copeland at the one-yard line, S Tavon Wilson recovered a Washington fumble and returned the ball to the Lions at the 20-yard line. The fumble recovery was Wilson’s first with the Lions and third of his career. He recovered two fumbles while with the New England Patriots in 2012, including his last at Buffalo September 30, 2012.

DE KERRY HYDER
As Washington penetrated further into Lions territory during a third quarter drive, DE Kerry Hyder jumped on a fumble for the Lions’ second takeaway of the game. The fumble recovery was the first of Hyder’s career. The Lions would convert the fumble recovery into a field goal to extend their lead to 13-3

LB TAHIR WHITEHEAD
With 12 total tackles in the 20-17 win over Washington, LB Tahir Whitehead tied a career single-game high and registered his fifth game this season with 10+ tackles. He also registered 10 tackles two weeks ago in the Lions’ win against Philadelphia (10/2)

S RAFAEL BUSH
In the second quarter of the Lions’ win over Washington, S Rafael Bush, now in his sixth season, registered his first career sack (9-yard loss).

On what about this team allows for successful finishes late in the game: “I think because it happens on both sides of the ball obviously, defense the last couple weeks, and then offense this week, I think a lot of it has to do with veteran leadership that we have. I think our coaches do a great job just coaching the situational football there at the end. When you have guys that have been around the block like Matthew (Stafford), he has a great sort of settling force when things are a little tight. I think it’s the leadership of the young guys and I think our coaches do a great job.”

On why QB Matthew Stafford has been clutch in late-game situations: “I attribute to the fact number one, he does not back down from tough situations. He relishes in them, he doesn’t get nervous and he’s got a real clear and focused mind during the time when it’s sometimes a little bit of chaos all around you. But he rises to the occasion time and time again. He’s certainly delivered for us.”

On what Stafford’s run game brings to the offense: “I think it’s oftentimes a bit underestimated. People, I think, they’re getting a sense of it. He hasn’t gotten to the point where they’re putting a spy on him yet, but nevertheless he’s dangerous in those situations. He does a great job of reading coverage when they have their back to him, and running around in man-to-man he wiggles and finds seams. Once he takes off he can cover some ground, he’s not a 5.2-in-the-40 quarterback. He can chew up some ground, and he did a great job for us.”

On Stafford’s game-winning touchdown pass to WR Anquan Boldin: “It was a fine throw. I mean, you know, obviously it was a very, very difficult throw. I mean, the window was tight, but he had no doubt in his mind that he could get it in and he drove that ball in there and, you know, the old veteran pulled it in and got in the end zone for us. You know, both guys are tremendous performers.”

On Stafford being calm in late-game situations: “Yeah, I think with those guys in particular, I think it’s a matter of two combinations which you find in quality leadership I think, and that is precepts and percepts. Precepts being that he knows exactly what has to get done from a technical side of it, that he’s really sharp, he can direct traffic, he knows those situations extremely well. The percept part of it is the fact, that’s the emotional part, that when it’s needed, he can generate a force out there by getting after some guys who may need it, directing traffic and things of that nature. So I think it’s two-fold. I think you find that with guys that do a nice job in terms of leadership.”