TAMPA, Fla. -- Barring any setbacks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston will start Sunday against the Detroit Lions with a hairline fracture in the thumb of his throwing hand.
"That's the plan," coach Bruce Arians said Wednesday. "We'll see how it goes."
Arians said Winston is "day to day" and has a "little bit of a brace" on the thumb, but he expects the quarterback to throw by the end of the week.
Winston has led the Bucs to three straight wins to improve to 6-7.
"It's getting better every day," Winston said of the thumb.