NFL Note - Detroit Lions Stafford, Matthew

Nov 20, 2017 - 9:21 AM QB Matthew Stafford passed for 299 yards and two touchdowns. "We weren't perfect, but it was nice having guys that fought to get back out there and having them play well."

Stafford found Marvin Jones Jr. for a 28-yard touchdown and running back Ameer Abdullah for a 2-yard touchdown.

Stafford moved past Troy Aikman, his boyhood ,on the NFL's career passing list. The individual milestone came along with a narrow victory for Detroit (6-4), which held on for a 27-24 road win over the Chicago Bears.

The performance increased his career total to 33,063 passing yards, which moved him past Aikman (32,942 yards) for 36th place in the record books. "It's awesome," Stafford said. "He's a guy I grew up watching, and I have a lot of respect for him still to this day. He's a great player. He's done a great job with his current career.

"It's cool. I'll look back on it when I'm all said and done and hopefully get some time to think about it. But at the moment, man, I've got a game in about 36 hours or so -- whatever it is -- so I'm trying to get ready for that one."

At his current pace, Stafford will climb past other quarterbacks such as Y.A. Tittle (33,070 yards), Steve Young (33,124 yards) and Phil Simms (33,426 yards) well before the season is finished. But he is more focused on Detroit's ascension in the standings than his individual rankings.

"We're trying to move down the field and score points," Stafford said. "I don't really care how it happens. If I hand it off five times or if I throw it five times, let's just go execute and play good football."