Matthew Stafford left Sunday’s game after injuring his thumb on two separate two-point conversion attempts, the second of which occurred in the third quarter. He was unable to return, but the injury isn’t as severe as the Rams first feared.
Sean McVay said on Monday that Stafford has a UCL sprain in his right thumb and is considered day-to-day. He added that it’s not as bad as they originally feared, so they avoided a worst-case scenario with their veteran quarterback.
Stafford has suffered this injury before and has had surgery on it in the past, but it doesn’t sound like that will be necessary this time around.
The Rams play the Packers on Sunday afternoon and then have a Week 10 bye, so it’s conceivable that they’ll hold him out and give him two weeks to heal before the Rams return from their bye and face the Seahawks in Week 1.
McVay says the Rams originally feared worse than a UCL sprain for Stafford, especially given he's had the same injury in the past that required an operation. But he Rams avoided the worst-case scenario. https://t.co/qhfTOW3VFT
— Adam Grosbard (@AdamGrosbard) October 30, 2023
Stafford threw for 162 yards with one touchdown and one interception before leaving with a thumb injury. He originally banged it on a Cowboys defender’s helmet at the end of the first half during a two-point attempt, and then after the team’s second touchdown to start the third quarter, he reinjured it after making a catch on another two-point try.
Brett Rypien filled in for Stafford the rest of the way, and it’s likely that he will do so again if Stafford can’t play this week. With Rypien being the only other quarterback on the roster, the Rams could explore adding another one soon.
Rams could sign another quarterback, McVay said. "There's some other possibilities we'll explore."
— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) October 30, 2023
Stafford’s status will be monitored throughout the week as the Rams go through their three practices before facing the Packers on Sunday.
