QB Matthew Stafford, hit here by Titans linebacker Akeem Ayers, was injured late in the Lions' loss to the Titans on Sunday. (US Presswire)

Lions QB Matthew Stafford strained a muscle in his right leg late in the fourth quarter of Detroit’s Week 3 game in Tennessee.

The injury happened as Stafford was pursuing Titans CB Alterraun Verner while Verner was returning an interception for a touchdown. Shaun Hill replaced Stafford for Detroit’s final two drives of regulation time, engineering a comeback that tied the game at 41 and forced overtime. 

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