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Matthew Stafford has a good Pro Bowl performance

He was a late injury replacement after a statistically average season compared to his peers, but Matthew Stafford looked like he fit in fine Sunday night during his first Pro Bowl.

Stafford completed 15 of 25 passes for 316 yards, two touchdowns, an interception, and won the game's Offensive MVP award. He also averaged 12.6 yards per throw and had a passer rating of 114.2 in the exhibition.

Overall, Stafford appeared to enjoy his experience.

"It was great," Stafford told reporters in Arizona. "I feel like I’ve had some good seasons in this league, and haven’t gotten a chance to play in this, so I was going to go out here and try to show people that I belonged here, and I think that worked."

His receiver on the Detroit Lions, Golden Tate, led Team Irvin with two catches for 98 yards, including a 60-yard reception from Stafford in the first half.

The third Lions player in the game, Glover Quin, had five tackles and one pass defended for Team Carter. Stafford also beat Quin on a touchdown to Emmanuel Sanders in the first half.

"He came up to me and asked me if I was going at him," Stafford said. "I said, 'No, that’s where the coverage told me to throw it, Glover. Don’t worry about it.' But, no, it was fun. He played great. He got me on the next one, cut off Jimmy Graham in the end zone."