Matthew Stafford tore cartilage in his rib cage in Week 14, but that didn't keep him out against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

After the game, Stafford admitted that he "didn't think I was going to be able to play" because of the injury and explained why he did push to play despite being in pain from the injury.

"Because I'm the quarterback of the Detroit Lions, and it was Sunday, and I got a bunch of teammates out there that work their ass off," he said. "They fight to be available, fight to get out there and play and try and help us win. If there's any way I can play, I'm never going to not, you know? It's just I feel like I owe it to those guys. I owe it to the game. I owe it to this organization — everybody. If I’m good enough to play, healthy enough to play, my ass is going to be out there."