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Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford dislocated and tore ligaments in his right middle finger during last Sunday’s victory over the Bears, but didn’t miss a play in the game and there’s no expectation that he’ll miss any plays in future weeks because of the injury either.

What may be a cause for concern for some is whether the injury will lead to any drop in Stafford’s play. He played through a broken index finger for three games in 2011 and the team went 1-2 while Stafford threw nine interceptions, but Stafford said Monday that he doesn’t believe his current injury will have the same impact as that one did.

“I’ve had the broken index before and played with that, and that’s no fun,” Stafford said on WJR-AM, via the Detroit Free Press. “But this one will be a little bit different. I don’t think it’s going to be as bad as that one was.”

Stafford played with a glove in 2011 and he played with one against the Bears, but said he isn’t sure he’ll need to wear one moving forward. That’s one of the facets of playing through the injury that Stafford will sort out in practice this week before the Lions try to knock off the Giants on their way to a playoff berth.