"The Lions can be as coy as they want about the status of starting quarterback Matthew Stafford. The Giants aren't buying any of it.

"Honestly, we've been preparing for Shaun Hill," said Giants defensive end Justin Tuck. "We expect to see him solely."

Lions coach Jim Schwartz, perhaps to keep the Giants guessing, did not announce Shaun Hill as the starting quarterback as he has at the last four Wednesday press conferences.

When asked if that was an indication that Stafford is close to returning, Schwartz said, "It's probably an indication that Matt's making good progress and it's probably too early to make any announcements.""