ALLEN PARK — Quarterback Matthew Stafford just watched practice today and coach Jim Schwartz said it’s not likely he will play on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.

Stafford said, “It’s too early to tell.’’ He is receiving treatment on his left shoulder which was first separated on Nov. 22 and then aggravated in the Dec. 6 game at Cincinnati. When asked if surgery was an option, he said, “Not right now.”

It’s likely Daunte Culpepper will get his second straight start. He is 0-4 this season and 0-8 as a starter the last two seasons for the Lions.
— PAULA PASCHE