 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Muchirimo cha1954, Calgary Stampeders yakatsvaka kukwezva Stanfel kuCanadian Football League nechibvumirano chokubhadhara 20 inopfuura mubhadharo wake we7,000 neLions. Panzvimbo pezvo, Stanfel akasaina chibvumirano chitsva neLions muna Chivabvu 1954 pamubhadharo unofungidzirwa we 8,500. Pashure pokutanga kwakasimba mumwaka wa1954, Stanfel akarasikirwa nemitambo mishanu yekupedzisira yemwaka wenguva dzose nekukuvara kumusana. Pasina Stanfel, Shumba dzakarasikirwa neBears uye dzakatamba neEagles dzikaita tie. Stanfel akadzokera kumutsetse mazuva pamberi peNFL Championship Game. Panguva yokudzoka kwaStanfel, murairidzi mukuru weLions Buddy Parker akamudana kuti munhu anodzivirira zvakanakisisa muNFL. 1954 Lions yakaunganidza 921 rekodhi uye yakahwina mukwikwidzi weNFL Western Conference vasati varasikirwa neBrowns mu1954 NFL Championship Game. Kwenguva yechipiri yakatevedzana, Stanfel akasarudzwa semutambi wekutanga-timu All-NFL neAP uye UP. 