The Facts: Following up on the previous item. ... Stafford was an unhinged disaster on Sunday, but his starting job is safe for now. HC Jim Caldwell met with reporters after Detroit's 42-17 loss to the Cardinals to announce that Stafford, benched midway through the third quarter, would be under center next Sunday against the Bears. "It's like a pitcher not having a very good day," Caldwell said of his quarterback. "That pitcher comes out and the pitcher, obviously, he's still the starter. He's still our starter, so there will be no issues there. There is no quarterback controversy or anything of that nature."

Diehards Line: Stafford was yanked after completing 20 of 32 passes for 188 yards with a touchdown and three killer interceptions. Backup Dan Orlovsky was far from a savior, throwing a touchdown and a pick of his own. Caldwell pointed beyond the quarterback position to his entire winless team, calling Sunday's defeat "an extremely poor performance -- and that's an understatement," while saying: "It's unacceptable and it's my job to get it fixed." Caldwell's work is cut out for him. Looking lost and apprehensive against Arizona's well-coached defense, Stafford's trio of interceptions buried the Lions offense. As ESPN.com's Michael Rothstein put it: "Whenever you’re a starting quarterback getting benched midway through the third quarter for a guy who hasn’t thrown a pass since 2012, you’ve had a very bad day."