Calvin Johnson says an MVP Award will increase Matthew Stafford’s Hall of Fame chances

Is Matthew Stafford a Hall of Famer?? If you ask his favorite target in Detroit: Calvin Johnsonwe will absolutely see the quarterback in Canton at some point… but he tells TMZ Sports an MVP trophy on his resume increases his chances.

We spoke with Johnson during one of Stafford’s best seasons… and he said the game “seems easy for him right now.”

“He’s playing good football. He’s got some great receivers around him. It looks like the offensive line is doing a great job as well.”

Despite a tough game last Sunday against the Carolina Panthers in which he threw his first interception since Week 3 en route to a 31-28 loss to the Rams, there is still belief that he is a frontrunner for NFL MVP.

The bigger picture, though, is that the 37-year-old is getting closer to hanging up his boots… will he end up in the Hall of Fame?

“Matthew has Hall of Fame talent, 100%,” Johnson said. “Matthew can add that Super Bowl to his resume, and that’s what you look for in a Hall of Fame quarterback. So that’s a huge bar he could jump over.”

“The way he did it too, leaving Detroit and doing it his first year with a better culture, a better team, with better players around him. He just wanted to show that we had that guy in Detroit all the time.”

While Johnson believes it’s already established, he says MVP makes it undeniable.

With five games left… the Rams still have a lot to play for as the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers are tied with LA at nine wins apiece.