Detroit Lions

Trainers looking at Stafford's left hand; Hill warming up

Lions trainers are looking at quarterback Matthew Stafford’s non-throwing hand on the sidelines.

On third down, Stafford’s left hand was caught between his chest when Raiders defensive end Dave Tollefson hit him after he threw an incomplete pass.

After the pass, the Lions punted to give the ball back to the Raiders, still holding onto a 3-0 lead.

With Stafford hurting, backup quarterback Shaun Hill is warming up on the sidelines. We will wait to see whether or not Stafford comes back.

Josh Katzenstein
Josh Katzenstein joined The Detroit News as an intern on the metro desk in June 2011 before becoming a full-time metro reporter in September 2011. This August he moved to the sports desk and will assist in covering the Detroit Lions. He previously covered the University of Minnesota football and men's basketball teams for the student newspaper, Minnesota Daily, and freelanced for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He can be reached at jkatzenstein@detnews.com.

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