Lions playoff hopes dead after loss to Bears, team continues to mishandle Matthew Stafford injury situation. What's the future? Filmed Nov. 10, 2019. Dave Birkett and Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press
It’s not a huge surprise, but that doesn’t make it any less striking.
With Matthew Stafford at quarterback the first eight games of the season, the Detroit Lions had one of the deadliest deep passing attacks in the NFL. With Jeff Driskel at quarterback last week against the Chicago Bears, the Lions didn't push the ball nearly as much downfield.
Stafford, who missed his first game since 2010 last week because of a back injury.