Dr. Mark Adickes is not concerned that Matthew Stafford's injured finger will affect his ability to throw the football all that much. Tim Hasselbeck goes on to explain how Stafford could grip the football moving forward. (1:49)

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell said quarterback Matthew Stafford will play Sunday against the New York Giants, even though he's dealing with an injured right middle finger suffered against the Chicago Bears.

Caldwell declined to address the exact nature of the injury during his news conference Monday. ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reported on Sunday that the injury is a PIP (proximal interphalangeal) joint dislocation and torn ligaments in the middle finger.

Matthew Stafford will play against the Giants despite injuring his finger against the Bears on Sunday. AP Photo/Duane Burleson

"He feels like obviously he can get it done, and also the doctors do as well," Caldwell said. "Not going to talk to you about the nature of it, what happened, all the rumors and false reports and those kinds of things, but nevertheless he'll be able to get through it.

"It affected him some yesterday when it first happened. I think you saw that through the course of the game, but he's a tough guy. He battled through it, and now he has an opportunity to work with the doctors and get things straightened out that need to be straightened out, and work through it this week, and he should be ready to go."

Caldwell declined to say what the false reports were.

He said "We'll see" when it comes to how Stafford's injury will change what the Lions are able to do in their playbook. Caldwell said Stafford has never worn a glove, so he doesn't know how that could affect his starting quarterback, but he added that he coached Peyton Manning when Manning had to wear a glove.

Stafford was injured on a play where a miscommunication led to an intentional grounding penalty.

When Stafford threw the ball away, his hand hit Leonard Floyd's hand.

Caldwell said Stafford made plays Sunday even with the busted finger, and he anticipates he'll be "a little bit better" after a week of practice and getting used to playing with it. Stafford was 21 of 35 for 223 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions Sunday in the 20-17 win.

"Any time that you have an issue with an arm or hand playing that position, or even your feet for that matter, because you push," Caldwell said. "You push in there. People underscore the legs in terms of that.

"It's something to be dealt with."