EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Matthew Stafford laid on the ground for a minute and then grabbed at his facemask. As he walked off the field after a play that was ruled a fumble, he went to the bench, continually rubbing at his face after getting poked in the eye.
Detroit Lions trainers looked at him briefly, but didn’t get much of a chance. Detroit picked off Eli Manning’s next pass, forcing Stafford back into Monday night's game versus the New York Giants. Not surprisingly for a player who has played hurt before in his career -- including with an injured finger on his throwing hand at MetLife Stadium last year -- he ended up back on the field without much rest or time for doctors to look at him.