(or down) to their preseason pick of finishing No. 8 in the league.SHORT STAFFEDUtah will be without newcomers David Collette and Sedrick Barefield until the Utes play face

ALLEN PARK, Mich. Site De Fausse Yeezy . -- Matthew Stafford started playing quarterback back in the fourth grade when his father also put him at linebacker in six-on-six tackle football.He played both ways over the next two years before moving onto middle school and sticking to taking snaps and throwing spirals.As Stafford enters the 100th game of his career with the Detroit Lions on Sunday at home against the Washington Redskins, his first coach fondly recalls his hard-hitting start in the game.What Matthew loved more than anything else was playing middle linebacker because he just loved to tackle, John Stafford said Wednesday. And, he still loves to hit even when he shouldnt.The latest example was after the final snap in Sundays win over the Los Angeles Rams. Stafford was startled, and clearly upset, when one of his linemen was pushed back into him on the first of two kneel-down plays in the final minutes. So after going down on a knee the second time, Stafford charged into the lines and started shouting at the Rams.Sometimes, his old linebacker mentality does come to the surface.I used to love, still kind of do, the physical part of the game, he said. We dont get to block or run over people, or do a whole bunch of stuff that tough guys get to do at quarterback.Staffords toughness was questioned early in his career. After Detroit drafted him No. 1 overall in 2009, he missed six games as a rookie and 13 his second season because of injuries. Since the 2011 season, though, he has not missed a game and that durability has quickly added up to 99 games overall.Certain days, it feels like a blink of the eye, Stafford said. Other days, physically, it feels like eight years.But I feel good.He has been playing better than good this season, carrying over his performance from the second half of last season when he and new offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter began to click.Stafford has career highs in completion rate (69 percent) and quarterback rating (106) and has 14 touchdown passes, ranking among the NFLs top three in each category. He has thrown just four interceptions in six games.In Detroits past two wins against Philadelphia and Los Angeles , he completed three-fourths of his passes with seven TDs, no interceptions and set up game-winning kicks within the last 2 minutes.Hes got the arm to make all the throws, Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. The touch throws, the launch throws, the drive-it-between-two-or-three-defender-type throws.For the first time in his career, Stafford doesnt have Calvin Johnson to throw to and it isnt slowing him down. And to make Staffords start even more impressive, he has won games with the teams top three running backs and top two tight ends unavailable because of injury.With Johnson the previous seven years and receivers such as Marvin Jones and Golden Tate this season, Stafford will be at the top of some lists for NFL quarterbacks when he hits the century mark for games played Sunday.He already has thrown for more yards (27,624) than anyone else through 100 games, putting him ahead of Dan Marino, Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers.He also has more completions (2,392) than anyone in league history through 100 games, leading a list that includes Matt Ryan, Manning, Drew Brees, Marino and Warner. His total number of games (18) with 350 yards passing also surpasses any quarterback through 100 games, just ahead of Marino and Warner.Matt Millen, the man who selected Stafford, pumped the breaks on comparisons between Stafford and all-time greats.The thing I would temper when you look at the company hes with in those categories is that the game has changed so much, said Millen, the former Lions president and general manager. You cant put your hands on receivers after 5 yards.Stafford said he cares most about wins. He has fewer of those than he has losses, giving him a career record of 45-54 with a franchise that has been historically bad since winning the 1957 NFL title.The talent base wasnt really good when he got there the year after they were 0-16, his father said.Game notes TE Eric Ebron (ankle, knee) didnt practice, but was able to run without a limp. ... WR Corey Fuller, who has been on the physically unable to perform list since Aug. 30, did participate in practice. ... LB DeAndre Levy (knee, quadriceps), DT Haloti Ngata (shoulder) and RB Theo Riddick (ankle) were held out of practice while DE Ezekiel Ansah (ankle), OG Larry Warford (groin) and RB Dwayne Washington (ankle) were limited. ... S Glover Quin said he was fined significantly, for hitting the head and neck area of Los Angeles Rams WR Tavon Austin on a play that drew a penalty for unnecessary toughness in Sundays win. Quin said he will appeal.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Larry Lage at http://www.twitter.com/larrylage and follow his work at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/larry-lage Yeezy 350 v2 Black Pas Cher .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. Yeezy 350 v2 Magasin . DAmigo scored twice in regulation and added the shootout winner as the Toronto Marlies edged the San Antonio Rampage 5-4 in American Hockey League action. http://www.pascheryeezy350v2.fr/fausse-o...ezy-350-v2.html . Bjorn, who had a 36-hole total of 8-under 134, made a testing six-foot putt to save par on the 16th and a birdie on the 17th before bogeying the final hole after a misjudged approach shot. American Kevin Streelman was in second place after shooting a 69. SALT LAKE CITY -- Kyle Kuzma posted career highs with 23 points and 19 rebounds as Utah defeated Northwest Nazarene 81-37 in its season opener Saturday evening.Utah fans got their first full glimpse of the new-look Utes and their roster consisting of just two legitimate contributors from last season.This morning, I was just extra turned up, Kuzma said. I dont for whatever reason. Its game day.I tried to bring energy. I think that was the biggest thing. When we have energy-givers, then everybody feeds off of that.The Utes struggled mightily for the first 16 minutes of the first half until a 17-3 run basically put the game away after they led 36-20 at halftime. Utah shot under 40 percent most of the first half as the offense seemed to have no real direction.Kuzma started passively, like the rest of the team, but picked up the aggression and finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds in the first half alone. He highlighted the 17-3 stretch with a spinning floater while being fouled. Teammate Tyler Rawson added 13 points.Its a starting point for us, Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. We had guys that tried to push the issue a little bit too much. Didnt trust the offense. We cleaned it up a little bit and got some composure in the second half.Some of its jitters. Got to find some consistency and some roles.Northwest Nazarene, which was playing a back-to-back after defeating Simpson University 92-67 on Friday, shot just 16.4 percent from the field and 1 for 25 from behind the arc. Maurice Jones scored 11 points. The 37 points are the fourth fewest Utah has allowed since 1982.Obviously, we played a team that was much bigger and more talented to their level, Northwest Nazarene coach Scott Flemming said. I never would have thought we would shoot the ball so poorly tonight. We have a really good shooting team. We hit eleven 3s last night against different competition.Even the open looks we got, I think that wass the biggest problem. Yeezy 350 V2 Grise Pas Cher. Now when youre not making shots, all of the other things kind of are obvious, too -- their rebounding, their size, all those kind of things. It hurts in transition. It still is a good game for us to have.BIG PICTURENorthwest Nazarene: No harm, no foul for the Crusaders. As a Division 2 member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, the loss doesnt count toward their regular-season record. Plus, they have to feel pretty good about the early parts of the first half against a Pac-12 program that has reached the NCAA Tournament the last two seasons.Utah: Theres lots of work to do for a Utah team with just two returners having played significant minutes. The offense had no flow for much of the game outside of the spurts when Kuzma took over. The defensive intensity came and went. The Utes must improve before Pac-12 play or they will live up (or down) to their preseason pick of finishing No. 8 in the league.SHORT STAFFEDUtah will be without newcomers David Collette and Sedrick Barefield until the Utes play face Prairie View A&M on Dec. 17. The two will miss the first eight games due to transfer rules, but are expected to be starters once they return. Sophomore Parker Van Dyke, freshman Devon Daniels and redshirt freshman Jayce Johnson started alongside returning starters Kuzma and Lorenzo Bonam.BALL CONTROLThe Utes had 19 turnovers, including seven from Bonam, who had six at halftime. Krystkowiak said the goal was 12. Bonam struggled all around with just five points and going 0 for 4 after making his first basket.UP NEXTNorthwest Nazarene: The Crusaders face Portland Bible in Caldwell, Idaho, in the Taco Bell Shootout.Utah: The Utes host Concordia on Tuesday and Coppin State on Friday as they open the season with three games in six days. ' ' '