A game-time decision to play, the Packers linebacker was hoping to contribute more than the 29 snaps he split between playing inside and outside linebacker in the team’s 21-13 win.
Despite feeling OK in the week leading up to the game, Matthews realized early that the shoulder injury he sustained a week earlier in Philadelphia was going to limit his play.
“After the first three plays, it wasn’t where I was at,” Matthews said. “We stuck with (me) coming in on passing situations where hopefully I can do something, but even in that role, I was still limited.