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Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is playing through an injury to a finger on his throwing hand.

Stafford appeared to bang his right middle finger on the helmet of Bears pass rusher Leonard Floyd in the first quarter of today’s game in Detroit. On the sideline after the series he put gloves on and threw passes on the sideline. He appeared to look uncomfortable, but he went back into the game for the next series, wearing gloves on both hands.

This isn’t the first time Stafford suffered an injury to his throwing hand. In 2011 he suffered a broken finger but played through it while wearing a glove. He struggled at times but still had a strong season.

It hasn’t been a good game for the first-place Lions so far, as they’re trailing the last-place Bears 3-0 in the second quarter.