Lions QB Matthew Stafford will play through torn cartilage in ribs, torn ligament in throwing hand
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
Posted Dec 20, 2020
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford walks on the field during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Matthew Stafford is one of the great iron men to ever play the quarterback position in the NFL. On Sunday, he will add another feat of toughness to his already impressive resume.
Stafford will start on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, despite tearing the cartilage in the left side of his ribs just one week ago. He was in so much pain that his body was spasming and locking up, forcing him to the bench for the offense’s final series against Green Bay. He didn’t practice on Wednesday or Thursday either, but the pain subsided enough for him to make a limited return to practice on Friday.
Quick observations: Lions officially eliminated from playoffs after their defense embarrasses again
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
Of course, they still lost both games.
They have their defense to thank for that.
Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry ran over the Lions for 147 yards and one touchdown, while quarterback Ryan Tannehill was nearly perfect through the air and accounted for five touchdowns in a 46-25 win against Detroit on Sunday at Nissan Stadium.
With that, the Lions (5-9) have lost six times in eight weeks and been officially eliminated from the playoff race. They’re now 1-2 under interim head coach Darrell Bevell.
Lions announce roster moves Copied!
SIGNED THE FOLLOWING PLAYER TO THE ACTIVE ROSTER FROM THE PRACTICE SQUAD
T Dan Skipper
T Halapoulivaati Vaitai
ELEVATED THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS FROM THE PRACTICE SQUAD TO THE ACTIVE/INACTIVE LIST PURSUANT TO THE STANDARD ELEVATION ADDENDUM
DE Kareem Martin
OL Marcus Martin
ELEVATED THE FOLLOWING PLAYER FROM THE PRACTICE SQUAD TO THE ACTIVE/INACTIVE LIST AS A COVID-19 REPLACEMENT
CB Alex Myres
DL Da Shawn Hand
P Arryn Siposs
Lions add 3 offensive linemen to game-day roster, move Da’Shawn Hand to season-ending IR
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
Posted Dec 19, 2020
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford passes against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. With Frank Ragnow and Tyrell Crosby already ruled out, the Detroit Lions added three offensive linemen to their game-day roster before boarding their flight to Tennessee on Saturday afternoon.
Halapoulivaati Vaitai has been activated from injured reserve, while Dan Skipper has been signed to the 53-man roster and Marcus Martin has been elevated from the practice squad.
After more than three decades of presenting a theatrical production of âA Christmas Carol,â Great Lakes Theater has canceled this yearâs version of the Northeast Ohio tradition, obviously due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
âItâs brutal for us as a company because these holiday shows become really important to the bottom line of our budget,â Great Lakes Theater Producing Artistic Director Charles Fee said. âLosing âA Christmas Carolâ for us is harder than losing anything else in our season from a financial standpoint.
âFrom an artistic standpoint, and from engaging our community, the long history of this piece as our holiday offering is really deeply important. It brings in an audience every single year thatâs pretty much new to Great Lakes Theater. Itâs our largest and broadest audience base of the year.â