Of all the wild things that happened in the Detroit Lions’ 52-38 loss to the Saints last week, perhaps the most remarkable was that Matthew Stafford had at least 10 passes tipped at the line of scrimmage.
Defensive end Cam Jordan said the Saints saw on film that Stafford had a tendency for batted balls, while Lions coach Jim Caldwell dismissed the tips Monday as part of “one of those unusual games.”
“Just unfortunate, and they were all different ways that they had them,” Caldwell said. “Maybe it was a lineman didn’t cut his guy, his hands got up, he’s supposed to get him on the ground.