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A national report before the game said Fitzgerald was “80 percent” after hurting his left hamstring, but when that was brought up to Fitzgerald after Sunday’s 25-21 win over Detroit, he smiled and said “I would’ve been good if I was 80 percent.” Fitzgerald wasn’t providing any of his own percentage analysis, but after making just two catches for 33 yards and drawing a pass interference penalty, he came out of the game for good early in the fourth quarter knowing he had nothing left.
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Fitzgerald said there was “no question” he would play next week in New Orleans, but there probably will be a question of how healthy he will be. Fitzgerald said he knew he was done after running the route that drew the interference on cornerback Bill Bentley midway through the third quarter. Fitzgerald almost made a spectacular one-hand catch regardless, but he said had he been healthy he thought he might have been able to score a touchdown on the play. “I didn’t want to be a liability for my team,” Fitzgerald said. ... Stay tuned. We'll be following up all week.
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