Today at 1:00 p.m. the Detroit Lions (3-2) will travel to Cleveland to face the red-hot Browns (3-2), winners of three straight games following their shocking trade of running back Trent Richardson. Live stream the game here; Lions fans can listen to the action on 97.1 The Ticket, while Browns fans can catch the radio broadcast on WONE 97.5.
Lions fans won't know what to expect from their boys this week leading up to gametime, as star wide receiver Calvin Johnson's status is up in the air. He was a late scratch last week with knee swelling, and was limited in practice this week. Detroit was already without No. 2 wide receiver Nate Burleson, who broke his arm in a car accident.
"Both of those, Calvin and Nate, are great players and Calvin might be one of the greatest, if not the greatest of all-time," said fellow pass-catcher Kris Durham. "We just have to figure out how to make some plays for Matt because he's standing back there with a lot of pressure in his face."
Matthew Stafford was sacked five times against the Packers last week, something the Detroit offensive line is intent on correcting.
"We've got to right our ship up front, which we will. We've got to figure out how to run against this good Cleveland defense and we need to keep Matt standing up because they're good at sacks, too,"
said guard Rob Sims.
The Browns also have their own injury woes, as Brian Hoyer, who had assumed the quarterback job from Brandon Weeden was lost for the year last Thursday to a torn ACL. Weeden will get another chance to prove he has what it takes to lead Cleveland to the playoffs.
"I think that he has a sense of confidence of what he's been able to do. We'll get him back out there for another week of practice, and I think that will help him get better and get ready to play even more so," coach Rod Chudzinski said.
Detroit Lions Injury Report:
|
CB |
Hamstring |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
|
|
S |
Ankle |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
S |
Knee |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Probable |
|
|
WR |
Forearm |
Out (Definitely Will Not Play) |
Out |
|
|
|
T |
Knee |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Doubtful |
|
RB |
Concussion |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
|
|
LB |
Ankle |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
|
WR |
Knee |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
|
|
TE |
Concussion |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
Cleveland Browns Injury Report:
|
T |
Elbow |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
|
LB |
Ankle |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
|
|
DT |
Illness |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
|
LB |
Knee |
Limited Participation in Practice |
Questionable |
|
|
RB |
Concussion |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
|
DE |
Knee |
Full Participation in Practice |
Probable |
|
|
QB |
Knee |
Out (Definitely Will Not Play) |
Out |
|
|
DE |
Quadricep |
Did Not Participate In Practice |
Out |
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