Scout · Oct 12, 2015
Gameday Notes; Stafford Benching, Fans Booing
Two of the notable items from the Detroit Lions 42-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals were the benching of Quarterback Matthew Stafford and the loud jeers that the crowd rained down on the home team. Immediate reaction and information on those items here.
Matthew Stafford Gets Benched
After throwing his third interception of the game about five minutes into the third quarter, the Lions benched starting quarterback Matthew Stafford in favor of backup quarterback Dan Orlovsky.