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Stafford activated off Lions' reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Vikings showdown
Written by Sports Desk. Posted in NFL. | 07 November 2020 | 305 Views
Tags: American Football, Coronavirus, Detroit Lions, Matthew Stafford, Minnesota Vikings, Nfl

Matthew Stafford is available to play in the Detroit Lions' Week 9 showdown against the Minnesota Vikings after he was activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Earlier this week, Lions quarterback Stafford was added to the list a day after team-mate Jarrad Davis, though it was not confirmed if he had tested positive for coronavirus.

Stafford has not trained with the team this week but coach Matt Patricia confirmed he is in line to throw against the Vikings.

"Every situation that we have is individually based," Patricia said Thursday. 

"Based on the player, whether or not there's a guy that's able to practice through the course of the week and then play in the game. 

"Certainly it depends on what those situations are as far as being ready to go. It's all just individually based."

Stafford was also put on the list in August, but it emerged he had a false positive test.

So far this season, Stafford has thrown for 1,916 yards and 13 touchdowns, while completing 61.4 per cent of his passes for the 3-4 Lions.