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Matthew Stafford's 19 interceptions in 2013 were his most since he was a rookie.

(Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

Matthew Stafford had 11 interceptions in the final six games.

The Detroit Lions won just once during that stretch as part of a 2-6 finish to the season, costing themselves a division title and ultimately Jim Schwartz a job.

But the former Lions coach -- now the Buffalo Bills' defensive coordinator -- won't blame the quarterback for everything.

Stafford's 19 interceptions in 2013 were his most since having 20 in his rookie season of 2009. He has 49 touchdowns and 36 interceptions over the past two seasons, after having 41 TDs in helping the Lions reach the playoffs in 2011.

New Detroit offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi already has studied each of Stafford's interceptions from last season.

"I looked at every single one of his interceptions in-depth, and not every single one was something Matthew did wrong," Lombardi said at his introductory news conference.

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