Matt Stafford Wins Comeback Player Honors

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Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- After missing most of the 2010 season, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was voted the Associated Press NFL comeback player of the year Saturday at the inaugural NFL Honors awards ceremony.

Stafford beat out six other players who received votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. Stafford fought through injuries his first two seasons, then threw for more than 5,000 yards in 2011 to lead Detroit to its first playoff berth in 12 years. READ ON....

Calvin Johnson, Jared Allen Lead NFL All-Pro Voting

Lions receiver Calvin Johnson and Vikings defensive end Jared Allen were the top vote getters for The AP 2011 NFL All-Pro Team, each just one vote shy of being a unanimous pick. Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers made the team for the first time.

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Baltimore won the AFC North with a win over Cincinnati. Denver lost but still clinched the AFC West. Patriots win No. 1 seed in AFC. 49ers get No. 2 seed in NFC. Flynn and Stafford combine for one-thousand passing yards in Packers win.



Eli Manning had three touchdown passes as the Giants beat Dallas 31-14 to win the NFC East. New York hosts a wild-card game next Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.

Lions, Pats Earn Playoff Berths / Packers Beat Bears, Clinch NFC's No. 1 Seed

The Lions are in the playoffs for the first time since 1999, after Saturday's win over the Chargers. The Patriots earned a first-round bye with a win. Cam Newton breaks Manning's rookie passing mark in Carolina's win over Tampa Bay.



Aaron Rodgers had the first five-touchdown game of his career, and the Green Bay Packers clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs with a 35-21 victory over the rival Chicago Bears Sunday night.

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