Matthew Stafford Is the NFL’s MVP When It Matters Most

December 13, 2016   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

There's an annual debate in December as the NFL’s Most Valuable Player race rounds the corner and sprints to the finish line. We ask ourselves this question repeatedly: What, exactly, does valuable mean?
The official definition—a player who is considered to be the most valuable to his team—is still a vague, moving target. Anyone who even gets to the fringes of an MVP conversation should fit that description.
We need to zoom in the focus a little more. Is there a player who has consistently been his team's most valuable performer during a time when the pressure is at its highest and the margin for error pretty much doesn’t exist?
Yes, and his name is Matthew Stafford. The Detroit Lions quarterback has piloted a team that gives its fans a weekly urge to hide under the largest blanket available.
Forget the wins and losses for a second and respect the overall minefield Stafford has navigated in 2016. The Lions played their 13th game Sunday a...

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