News - Matthew Stafford
Detroit Lions quarterback Matt Stafford suffered a knee injury in Sunday's 48-24 loss to the Chicago Bears and is listed as day-to-day, the NFL team said. Head Coach Jim Schwartz would not comment on an ESPN report the 21-year-old rookie signal-caller suffered a dislocated knee, The Detroit Free Press said Monday. Stafford, who threw for 296 yards against the Bears, was injured when he was sacked late in the game and was replaced by veteran backup quarterback Daunte Culpepper in the fourth quarter. Matt is day-to-day with a knee and we'll see where he is on Wednesday, Schwartz told The Detroit News. Schwartz said Stafford had undergone medical tests and was listed as day-to-day when practice resumes Wednesday.
Jay Cutler passed for two scores and ran for one Sunday in a 48-24 Chicago Bears rout of the Detroit Lions. The Bears (3-1) trailed 14-7 after one quarter but scored 27 points in the second and third en route to the runaway win. Cutler, 18-of-28 for 141 yards, tossed scoring passes of 2 yards to Kellen
Matthew Stafford passed for a touchdown, Maurice Morris ran for another and Detroit ended its 19-game losing streak Sunday, beating Washington 19-14. The win was Detroit's first since December 2007.
Brett Favre passed for two scores and Adrian Peterson ran for another Sunday, leading Minnesota over Detroit 27-13 -- the Lions' 19th consecutive defeat. Favre's touchdown tosses were for 1 yard to Visanthe Shiancoe and 3 yards to Percy Harvin and Peterson scored on a 27-yard run. The veteran quarterback,
