The Detroit Lions have been without quarterback Matthew Stafford for the past four weeks due to a back injury, one that is expected to sideline Stafford for the remainder of the season.
The good news is that Stafford says the back issue is healing “as it should” and that he should be just fine for 2020.
“It’s something that was kind of a freak deal that happened and obviously got to take it in stride and listen to the doctors, my body, coaches, everybody, kind of figure out what’s best,” Stafford said, according to Dave Birkett of The Detroit Free Press. “But I was having a lot of fun playing when I was out there, wish I could be out there right now helping us try to win games. It’s just not the case.”
In the eight games he has played this season, Stafford has thrown for 2,499 yards, 19 touchdowns and five interceptions while completing 64.3 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 106.
The 31-year-old seemed on track to have his best year since throwing 41 touchdown passes during his first full season as a starter back in 2011, but, unfortunately, his season—and that of the Lions—was derailed by the back injury.
Detroit has not yet placed Stafford in the injured reserve list, but it does not seem likely that he will return with just four games remaining and the Lions out of the playoff picture.
To make matters worse, Detroit's primary backup, Jeff Driskel, has been knocked out for the rest of the year due to a hamstring issue, leaving David Blough as the No. 1 signal-caller on the depth chart.
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