Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford played great against the Atlanta Falcons.
In fact, he played so great that something incredible happened. My esteemed colleague Dave Birkett gave Stafford his first A of the season in his postgame grades.
I don’t want to call Dave stingy with his grades. But he gives out A’s the way Ebenezer Scrooge gave out Christmas bonuses.
Stafford’s grade was well-deserved, mostly for the way he engineered the 75-yard winning drive in the final 1:04. But he played well all game. He made good decisions, he connected on a lot of deep throws and didn’t turn over the ball.