The Valenti Show w/ Rico - Matt Stafford Finally Wins a Playoff Game

It happened. Matthew Stafford finally won a playoff game, but how much should he be credited for the win, and does this absolve him of all the blame with the Lions? Jim Costa and Mike Valenti discuss.

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[FiendishDr_Wu]

Holy shit this show needs more Jim Costa like Christopher Walken needs more cowbell.

[riskmakeitlookeasy]

Idk who this new guy is but he got good sense it’s obviously the lions

[MSmith]

I think some Lions fans need to man up and admit they were wrong about Matt. Show some maturity for once in your life.

[christopherhenson]

Well Well Well, What Do You Know

Matthew Stafford Got The Job Done

As of this moment, that win is a glaring indictment against the Lions ownership

You can't having winning seasons, when you don't know how to draft, trade the right players, to surround around your star quarterback

Congratulations to Matthew Stafford for getting the job done, and getting that win

[ooStillWeRiseoo]

Stafford just took out Tampa Tom! At the end of the day, The Lions were the problem the entire time. The Lions are a terrible organization, and wasted the careers of the BEST Running Back of All Time, and the best wide receiver of his era. I look forward to seeing Stafford lead the Rams with McVay for years to come.

[NVNAXS]

I think it's completely fair to say you cannot give him a lot of credit for that win yesterday while at the same time saying he deserves a playoff win.

[troyboy]

“Stafford didn’t need to do much.” Patrick Mahomes went 26/42 for 286 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions with a 78.1 passer rating and was the Super Bowl MVP. Why is Mahomes’ performance better? Because he threw more passes and was significantly more inefficient with them? Because he had to “rescue” his team from the position that his poor play and turnovers before the 4th quarter put his team into?

[dmcginnis]

Damn this Jim costa is great. Love him alongside mike

[RogueBlackOp]

I like the new guy. Mike’s got some good chemistry with him.

It wasn’t all the lions. Stafford had his share of mistakes. But the lions also failed to build a complete team for him as well

[brucerider]

I am happy for Matt Stafford. I busted on the Lions for putting their hopes on a guy who hasn’t won a football championship since high school. Ok, one playoff victory doesn’t make him a champion. But at least he’s even with the Lions (since The Ford’s takedown) and Tim Tebow in playoff victories! They all have one!

If Matt puts “The GOAT” out to pasture this weekend, he will have completely blown up my narrative. This is his time to shine. I do wish him well.

[BEEFSERPENT]

matt did what he needed to do and he's gonna do it again and again until they get to the super bowl and i really really hope he wins that game too

[Michiganrailfan]

This proves that stafford wasn’t the issue. It’s just he was stuck a town like Detroit with crap ownership that if he went somewhere else wouldive won a playoff game. Well he did….

[Adam-vsin]

I’ll put it this way, the rams defense made Stanfords night much easier. He made some nice plays but he didn’t have to make plays.
It will be tougher next weekend.

[drumsofsuccess]

The Rams “backed in.” Hmmm, they won the NFC West: a division that sent 3 teams to the playoffs this season.

[mikeoley]

Um this show is a million times better with this guy. No exaggeration.

[kaivrock]

I barely recognize Stafford He looks to be close to zero percent body fat. Which confirms for me one of many Lion faults, inferior training and upkeep. They’re yearly one of the NFLs most injured teams. Going way back

[Thelowestofthelowtiers]

I hope the Cardinals keep Kliff so they can suffer his dumb play calling even more for ruining the Lions draft.
The Cards should've just been eliminated when the Lions and Seahawks blew them out.

[robswift]

Stafford had a perfect QBR almost to halftime. Case Closed

[Jam-City]

Man this guy is brilliant and tells the truth unlike Mike with the biases. Actually enjoyed this show for first time in a long time. They need to keep this guy and help keep mike honest

[zeke]

Ok so Stafford had a great game against Arizona but let's not forget just a few weeks ago Goff beat Arizona as well with a less talented team and had a great game as well...Goff stats 80% comp 216 yds 3TDs 0 ints and 139.7 rating....Call me up when Stafford beats a Good team that didn't limp into the playoffs