Clay Matthews returned to the Green Bay Packers lineup on Sunday and played a majority of snaps in their 27-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Matthews struggled to make an impact while playing with a substantial club protecting his surgically repaired right thumb.

Nick Foles had a 149.3 passer rating.

"It's moreso difficult going out there with one hand than dealing with the pain," he said. "Obviously it's going to hurt, but that wears off. They assured me it would be very difficult to reinjure the hand being in a club with the protection that I have and how it's casted down. 

"But at the same time, that doesn't mean the pain goes away. So that's just a byproduct that I need to continue to push through, and I think I will. Obviously today's the first day that I had live reps and live action throwing it in there, and we're obviously pushing the timeline, too, as far as returning. So it'll continue to improve, and we'll move forward."