Matthew Stafford Should Be Ready Sunday Despite Injury

The Lions travel to Denver this weekend to play the Broncos where they’re favored to win.

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This is good news for the Lions. On Wednesday, reports were still unclear about Stafford’s status but following Thursday’s practice it sounds like he’s on the right track.

The Lions play in Denver on Sunday where their odds of winning will increase once we know Stafford is playing.

The Detroit Lions said earlier this week that the injury to Matthew Stafford’s leg was just a day-to-day situation. That may be the case come Sunday but at Wednesday’s practice it was Shaun Hill taking first team snaps while Stafford threw to receivers in individual drills.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that while the Lions hope he’ll be available on Sunday, there’s a “big question” as to whether he will be.

Stafford underwent an MRI on his right leg. While those results are still TBD, Lions head coach Jim Schwartz says that his quarterback is “day to day” and doesn’t seem too worried.

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Neither the extent or exact nature of the injury was immediately known. He appeared to injure either his right knee, right ankle or both joints, but he refused to share with the media after the game exactly what area of his leg was hurting, according to Justin Rogers of MLive.com.

In any case, Stafford did reveal that he plans to undergo a precautionary X-ray, and Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports that he’ll undergo an MRI. Stay tuned this week for more information as it becomes available.

After the game, neither Stafford nor coach Jim Schwartz commented on the particular nature of the leg injury (via mlive.com):

Stafford, however, planned to attempt a return to the field had the Lions controlled the ball one more time. That might have sent deep chills down Lions fans’ backs given the quarterback’s long history of injuries. Stafford played just three games last year and 10 as a rookie in 2009.