September 14
New Orleans Times-Picayune
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In his first regular-season NFL game, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford's passes were too high, too low, too long and too wide. It wasn't quite the performance the No. 1 overall draft pick envisioned for his debut against the Saints at the Superdome on Sunday. Stafford was far too erratic, missing open receivers and throwing three interceptions as the Saints overpowered the Lions 45-27. "It was tough," Stafford said. "Playing from behind is never easy. That's on us as an offense and me as the quarterback, the leader of the offense. "I made some mistakes. We all did as an offense, but I'll just learn from it and try to come back and get ready for next week." Stafford, who won ..."