ALLEN PARK -- Matthew Stafford hasn't missed a start since 2010. That's 112 straight games, the third longest active QB streak in the league. Heck, it's the eighth longest ever.
The last two years, he's missed just nine of Detroit's 2,069 offensive snaps. That's 0.4 percent.
All of which begs a question: What exactly does a Matthew Stafford backup do anyway?
That's a relevant question these days, with Jake Rudock trying to fend off newcomer Matt Cassel for the No. 2 job in Detroit. Neither has been particularly good in camp. Rudock has been better in the preseason -- his 90.