Lions' quarterback Matthew Stafford injures ankle

6:08 PM ET

DETROIT - Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford limped a little bit as he walked into the press room after the team's 30-23 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Thanksgiving, the result of an ankle injury suffered during the fourth quarter.

Stafford continued to play on the ankle after Minnesota defensive tackle Tom Johnson fell on his right leg after a touchdown pass to Marvin Jones to cut the Vikings' lead to 27-23 and Stafford lay on the ground for several minutes being attended to by trainers.

After the game, Stafford said he never thought about coming out of the game and wouldn't give much of an indication about what was going on with him, although he admitted he didn't feel perfect physically.

"Not 100 percent," Stafford said. "But ticker's still ticking, so we'll be all right."

Lions coach Jim Caldwell would only say "we'll see" about Stafford's health after the game. It's the second time this season that Stafford was delayed in speaking to the media after the game. After being injured in Week 5 against Carolina, Stafford did his post-game press conference in the locker room.

On Thursday he made it to the podium, but spoke after almost every other Lions player had cleared out.

Between drives after the ankle injury, Stafford kept moving on the sideline instead of sitting down, looking like he was trying to keep his leg active. Stafford has not missed a game since the 2010 season and has played every snap of this season for Detroit.

Against Minnesota, he completed 20 of 35 passes for 250 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He was also sacked once.

Stafford will have extra time to heal since the Lions don't play until next Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens.

Caldwell also was "not certain" about the status of center Travis Swanson (knee) and safety Tavon Wilson (shoulder), both of whom left the game in the second half and did not return.

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