The Detroit Lions have had a woeful start against the New York Jets, and a couple separate times, injury has threatened to add to the insult of an early home deficit. One such play involved quarterback Matthew Stafford, a guy the team simply can't afford to lose.

In the second quarter, while throwing a pass, Stafford rolled back on his leg and appeared to tweak his ankle or knee. He struggled to stand up immediately and was in some obvious pain, but remained in and fired an incomplete two passes to lead to a four and out.

Here's a look at the play.

The Matthew Stafford injurypic.twitter.com/hJgjyKthJv — Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 11, 2018

Matt Cassel started throwing, but took off his helmet when the Lions went back on defense. Stafford then came back on the field for the next series.

The Lions have made plenty of offensive changes this offseason, from the addition of Luke Willson to the subtraction of Eric Ebron, but there’s no question the strength of their team still lies in the group of pass catchers Matthew Stafford and the quarterbacks have to work with. There is serious depth at the wideout spot with the likes of Golden Tate, Marvin Jones and Kenny Golladay, and that is something which will always be the case with the trio the team has built.

Along with a rebuilt offensive line and running game with Kerryon Johnson and LeGarrette Blount, the Lions might actually have the makings of one of the deepest offenses in the league, and a group which can pile up the statistics this year as well as the highlight reel plays just like this in order to win plenty of big games.

Detroit might have one of the best offenses in the entire league this season, and might be able to pile up the big time statistics with all the weapons they have. If Stafford gets protection and a running game, watch out for the Lions.

Obviously, if they lose Stafford for any length of time, those dreams might just go up in smoke. Everyone will cross their fingers that Stafford is alright.