MIAMI — Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford found himself in a strange situation Sunday.
He wasn’t scrambling for his life.
He wasn’t asked to pull out a fourth-quarter miracle.
He wasn’t asked to chuck the ball all over the field — 50 or 60 times.
No.
He did something else.
Something strange.
Stafford simply handed the ball off and watched his running backs take over the game. The Lions ran for 248 yards in a 32-21 victory over Miami — the most since 1997 when Barry Sanders was rushing for 2,000 yards.