Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford missed last week’s game against the Chicago Bears with fractured bones in his back.
Stafford’s back injury might be worse than originally thought, as ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reports that Stafford could be out for as long as six weeks.
Doctors told Lions’ QB Matthew Stafford that he has 6-week back injury, per sources, but that doesn’t mean he will be out that long.https://t.co/52VamPF4dA
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 17, 2019
Stafford will miss his second straight game against the Dallas Cowboys, but the Lions are still unsure of how much time he could miss.
Last week, a source told ESPN that Stafford “could miss one week, he could miss three weeks.”
But Detroit also knows that this type of injury would sideline most players six weeks, if not longer. It is another testament to Stafford’s toughness; he had started 136 straight games before last week’s absence, the sixth-longest streak for a quarterback in NFL history.
That means the Bears might likely face backup QB Jeff Driskel again when they play the Lions in Week 13.
The Bears’ defense struggled against Driskel, who at times marched the Lions’ offense down the field. Driskel completed 27-of-46 passes for 269 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
But it sounds like Chicago will get a second chance to contain the backup quarterback on Thanksgiving in Detroit.
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