Overview
- Team and player updates on Wednesday indicated Stafford will not tape or otherwise protect his right index finger and does not expect the cold to affect it.
- Head coach Sean McVay said Stafford will be good to go for the NFC Divisional Round at Soldier Field after the sprain sustained in the wild-card win.
- Forecasts call for single-digit RealFeel temperatures with wind in Chicago, and Bears coach Ben Johnson acknowledged the cold but noted Stafford’s past success in such games.
- Stafford said his back, a separate issue dating to training camp, is feeling great as he prepares for the matchup.
- In the wild-card victory over the Panthers, Stafford went 24-of-42 for 304 yards with three touchdowns and a late game-winning drive to set up Sunday’s meeting with Caleb Williams.