Stafford Practicing Following Ankle Injury
Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford is able to practice following his right ankle injury last weekend, although backup Shaun Hill took some snaps with the first team Wednesday.
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Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford is able to practice following his right ankle injury last weekend, although backup Shaun Hill took some snaps with the first team Wednesday.
The Lions got relatively good news regarding QB Matthew Stafford's injured ankle on Monday. MRI results came back clean, meaning there was no structural damage.
Matthew Stafford didn't get a chance at a game-winning drive in Detroit's loss to Atlanta on Sunday, but he did get some good news on Monday as the MRI on his right leg was negative.
Matthew Stafford was in a familiar position: outstretched, doctors and trainers peering and poking, people watching while holding their breath.
What looked to be a relative breather for the Lions -- a quick trip to Denver before a bye week -- suddenly looms as a pivotal test.
Matt Ryan went to the sideline with a worrying injury, then came back a few plays later to lead his team.
The Lions don't strive for offensive balance but incorporate their backs in the short passing game as an extension of the running game.
OK, you are the Atlanta Falcons preparing to play the Lions. You watch the film from Sunday where the 49ers stoned the Lions' ground game playing essentially a six-man box the entire game.
QB Matthew Stafford had five overthrows Monday, but he still managed a 107.7 rating.
Matthew Stafford stepped into the huddle, looked into his teammates' eyes and delivered a message.
Not in their wildest dreams did the Lions think they'd be 4-0 going into their first Monday Night Football game since 2000.
Calvin Johnson and Matthew Stafford are clicking so well that a lot of things simply go unsaid.
Matthew Stafford's arm strength has never been questioned, but he has shown some surprisingly quick feet the last two games.
Matthew Stafford has now rallied the Lions out of 20-point deficits twice in three seasons. The only other Lions quarterback to do that was Bobby Layne in 1957.
Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford has been voted as the FedEx Air Player of the Week after his performance against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Matthew Stafford was mic'ed during this past weekend's Kansas City Chiefs.
Lions QB Matthew Stafford might have had the best of both worlds.
Matthew Stafford has thrown seven touchdown passes in two games. The last Lions quarterback to throw seven touchdowns in the first two games of a season was Milt Plum in 1962.
The Lions are the talk of the NFL this week. We see their game film broken down on NFL highlight shows.
Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions are hoping to do what Kansas City did last season - emerge from a stretch of futility by winning a division title.
Matthew Stafford was asked what he thought of Tom Brady's 517-yard performance against the Dolphins Monday night?
Before Sunday, we'd seen flashes of brilliance from Lions' quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson may get all the headlines, but Week 1 again proved that there's more to these Detroit Lions than a little skill-position excellence.
Dominic Raiola along with Matthew Stafford, Jason Hanson and Vanden Bosch were named the Lions team captains today by Jim Schwartz.
If you had to boil the 2011 season down to one sentence for the Lions it might go something like this: As long as quarterback Matthew Stafford stays healthy, the Lions have a legitimate chance to make the playoffs.
