In life and in sports, all good things must eventually come to end. For Jim Harbaugh, his time among the top 63 passers in NFL history ended Sunday evening.
With his 340 passing yards against the Indianapolis Colts, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford passed the Michigan football head coach with 26,316 career passing yards. Stafford moved up to No. 63 all time, while Harbaugh dropped to No. 64.
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Harbaugh threw for 26,288 yards during his 14-year NFL career with the Bears, Colts, Ravens and Chargers.
It took Stafford just eight seasons -- including an injury-shortened 2010 -- to pass Harbaugh.
Stafford played one of the best all-around games of his career Sunday despite the absence of future Hall of Fame receiver Calvin Johnson, who retired in the offseason. Stafford completed 31 of 39 passes for 340 yards and three touchdowns. He also orchestrated the game-winning field goal drive with three big plays in under 30 seconds.
The Lions, who trailed 35-34 at the time, kicked a 43-yard field goal with five seconds left to take the lead for good.
Stafford has thrown for over 4,000 yards in five straight seasons, including a 2011 campaign when he notched a career-high 5,038 passing yards en route to his first playoff game.
Harbaugh, who only started all 16 games once in his career (1991 with Chicago), eclipsed 3,000 yards once. He finished his career with a 58.8 completion percentage, 129 touchdowns and 117 interceptions.
The 28-year-old Stafford has flourished since Jim Bob Cooter took over as offensive coordinator midway through 2015. In the last nine games, he's completed 71 percent of his passes for 2,519 yards, 22 touchdowns and two interceptions.