Matthew Stafford‘s iron man streak of games started came to an abrupt end when he was unable to play on Sunday against the Chicago Bears.
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Following the game, Lions head coach Matt Patricia explained exactly why Stafford was ultimately deactivated before the game.
From ESPN:
“I’m not going to get into too many specifics but he truly was limited. Participated but truly limited through the week and we were hoping by the time we got to today that we were going to be able to do it,” Patricia said. “And like I said, it just wasn’t safe to put him in that situation. So the information that we got, talking with the doctors, it wasn’t the right thing to do. Again, I’m more concerned about him more than anything else. He’s got a great family. He’s a great guy.
“So for us, that was a decision that we made and we moved forward and the team, you know, they moved forward with the decision and I think a lot of those guys were trying to fight and do everything they could because they know how tough he is and they know how much it means to him and I think they were trying to do everything we could for him. That’s it.”
Let’s hope Stafford can suit up this coming Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys because unless the Lions win their remaining seven games, their playoff dreams will be shattered.
