Matthew Stafford connected on a 59-yard touchdown pass with Golden Tate late in the third quarter on Sunday, giving him a franchise-record 119 career touchdown passes with the Detroit Lions. The pass also cut a 21-3 Lions deficit against the Atlanta Falcons to just an 11-point hole:
Matthew Stafford becomes Lions all-time TD leader
Stafford’s 119th career touchdown with the Lions puts him ahead of Bobby Layne in the franchise record book.
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Stafford, 26, has already owned the franchise record for passing yardage for a while, as he snagged that record early in the 2013 season, but his touchdown toss on Sunday put him ahead of Bobby Layne as the most prolific passer in the history of the Lions. Stafford is 17th in career touchdown passes among active quarterbacks.
Peyton Manning broke the record for most career touchdown passes earlier in October with his 509th, so Stafford is far from breaking any significant NFL records, but with a contract with the Lions that doesn't expire until the 2018 offseason, he'll certainly stretch his influence on the Lions franchise record books.
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