Stafford Injury

On the second to last play of the Lion's second victory, Matthew Stafford was sent to the ground in an attempt to throw a last second touchdown pass. After the play, which resulted in defensive pass interference and put the Lions on the one yard line, Stafford walked off field with obvious pain in his shoulder and even though he returned to throw the game winning touchdown pass it is now being reported that he likely won't start in the Thanksgiving game against the Packers.

"I don't know, but I'm in a pretty good amount of pain" said Matt Stafford the following day in an interview with Mitch Albom. If this pain holds up I agree that it will be unlikely that Matt Stafford will play against the Packers and rightly so as the Lions need to do everything in their power to protect the sizeable investment they made in this quarterback. It is however unfortunate that this injury came on a career day for Stafford and a hopeful one for all Lions fans. Now it appears we will be forced to watch Dante Culpepper start against the Packers and if his earlier play this season is any indication for this game, it could be another long day for Lions fans.

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