Matthew Stafford left Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys with a thumb injury and while he did return for the start of the second half, he exited after that first possession. He went to the locker room and had it heavily taped up but did not go back into the game.
After the 43-20 loss, Sean McVay shared a discouraging update on ESPN Los Angeles radio. He said “it doesn’t seem like it’s good,” though he wants to wait for further information on the injury.
"It doesn't seem like it's good, but we'll wait for full clarification…"
-Rams HC Sean McVay on with us @ESPNLosAngeles regarding the status of Matthew Stafford's injured hand— J.B. Long (@JB_Long) October 29, 2023
During his press conference, McVay said he doesn’t want to speculate about the severity of Stafford’s thumb injury.
“It is his thumb. We’ll see what the significance of that injury is. But I don’t want to speculate until I have full clarification from the doctors, but obviously he wasn’t able to return,” he said.
Interestingly, McVay said the injury occurred on the successful two-point attempt when Stafford caught a pass from Tutu Atwell and dove into the end zone for the conversion.
Tutu to Stafford for the two point conversion ‼️
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— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 29, 2023
