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The will head to New Orleans this weekend for a clash with the . As of Monday, it's not clear if they'll be joined by a healthy .On Monday, Stafford told WJR Radio in Detroit that he suffered during the Lions' Week 5 lo s to the ."I don't know," he said, according to ESPN's Michael Robin Lopez Jersey Rothstein. "We'll see."Still, despite Stafford's lack of confidence in his health, it's not time for Detroit to panic. The good news is that Stafford C.J. Miles Jersey wasn't forced to leave this past Sunday's game in the fourth quarter after taking a sack. So, it seems likely that he'd be able to gut out the injury again if nece sary.There just isn't a whole lot of information out there right now. On Monday, Lions coach Jim Caldwell "I think like most of the guys (he's) pretty sore after the game, but the rest you'll have to wait for the injury report," Caldwell said, per the When asked if it would make sense to rest Stafford this week with the Lions' Rui Hachimura Jersey bye week looming, he refused to answer the question."Totally hypothetical situation, which generally, as you all know, I'm not going to answer," Caldwell said. , Stafford's completed 64.2 percent of his pa ses, averaged 6.5 yards per attempt, thrown nine touchdowns and one interception, and posted a 97.4 pa ser rating so far this season. He's already been sacked 18 times. Admiral Schofield Jersey He's also helped the Lions start 3-2. So they're very much alive in the NFC playoff picture -- just a game behind the in the NFC North. The Lions will play the Packers in Week 9 before closing out the season against them. If Stafford can't play on Sunday, the Lions would be forced to turn to backup , a sixth-round pick a year ago. He's yet to throw a pa s in an NFL game, so it definitely wouldn't be ideal Troy Brown Jersey for the Lions to start him against a 2-2 Saints team that knows how to put up points inside the Superdome.