ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Matthew Stafford questioned it at first. He was watching Sunday Night Football after the Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers when he saw his old friend and backup quarterback Drew Stanton start to move.

And then the move turned into a dance. And Stafford absolutely loved it.

“It was amazing,” Stafford said. “I was watching it live and I was like, ‘Is that Stanton?’ Replayed it and replayed it and I was like, ‘Oh, my guy is having a good time.’ They are playing great football. It was a great win.

“It was vintage Drew Stanton.”

Stanton started celebrating during an Andre Ellington run for a touchdown that clinched a win over Seattle, first wind-milling him down the sideline, then pumping his fists of fury before finishing it off with a karate kick. The sideline dance, in all of its glory, is here.

Stanton was drafted by the Lions in 2007 and spent five years with Detroit, including the last three with Stafford. The two remain friends.

As for his own dancing abilities – don’t expect to see Stafford breaking them out any time soon. Stafford said he had not seen Cam Newton’s dance.

“I’m not much of a celebrator,” Stafford said. “I don’t have any dance moves. None, at least, that I want to share with anybody.”