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Packers coach Matt LeFleur: Detroit Lions' Matthew Stafford 'an elite quarterback'

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Debating how the Lions stack up in the NFC North, analyzing the offense and defense, and a key vs. the Packers, Oct. 9, 2019. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press

Tom Brady definitely is. Joe Flacco most certainly is not. And if you believe Green Bay Packers coach Matt LeFleur, Matthew Stafford is, too.

LeFleur, speaking in a conference call with Detroit reporters Thursday, said he considers Stafford among the elite quarterbacks in the NFL.

“Matthew Stafford, I think he’s an elite quarterback,” LeFleur said.