"Something had to give Sunday afternoon at Ford Field between two heavily penalized teams searching for momentum.

In yet another wild finish, the Lions dropped their second straight game with a 23-16 loss to the Falcons before a sellout crowd of 63,625. And the news might get even worse for coach Jim Schwartz's team because quarterback Matthew Stafford limped off the field late in the game with what appeared to be an ankle injury.

Schwartz didn't want to speculate on Stafford's status, but confirmed it could be a concern.

"We're going to check him out," Schwartz said. "We'll look at his knee and his ankle.""