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Injury Report: Detroit Lions Reduced to ‘Limited’ Practice but Receives Huge Boost Ahead of Packers Challenge

Published 09/26/2023, 10:16 AM EDT

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The Detroit Lions are all set to face the Green Bay Packers on the coming Friday. In their recent match with the Atlanta Falcons, the Lions claimed their victory over them. It was a one-sided match as the Lions won 20-6. They’re all set to fight for their next win with 2 wins in their pocket and 1 defeat hanging beside them.

Now, as the next match of the Lions is on Friday Night Football, everything gets pushed to earlier days. The injury report which we would’ve seen on Wednesday is now pushed to Monday. So, the Lions recently released their injury report and it might surprise many.

Many Lions’ players with limited participation

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As the Lions have recently released their injury report, some might be shocked to see their favorite players not playing. But it is still in a good spot as most of the players are somewhat participating. As of now, the FB Jason Cabinda is suffering from a knee injury, he was listed on the Limited Participants list. Along with him, the offensive guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai also suffered a knee injury due to which he won’t be participating in the game this week.

Many more players are listed under the limited participation column, like the offensive tackle Taylor Decker due to his ankle injury. Two players are suffering a thigh injury, which includes the guard Jonah Jackson as well as David Montgomery. Both the players were listed under limited participation. Not just them, the safety Kerby Joseph is also suffering a hip injury because of which he will also be on limited participation.

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Nine players of the Lions have been injured including the cornerback Emmanuel Moseley who is listed under limited participation because of his knee/hamstring injury. Only two players, the tackle Matt Nelson and center Frank Ragnow, will not be participating in the coming match. Ragnow is given Vet rest because of his toe injury whereas Nelson’s ankle is injured. Not just the Lions, even their opponents have released their injury report.

Packers have more players injured

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The Packers’ injury report looks worse than their opponents. They have 10 players on their injury report whereas the Lions have 9 and most of their players are listed under the do not participate column. Their cornerbacks, Jaire Alexander, and Carrington Valentine, both are injured and are listed under the do not participate column.

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Only two players were listed on the limited participation list which is the opposite of the Lions. The LB Rashan Gary and RB Aaron Jones, both are listed under limited participation. Other than these two, all others were listed under the do not part column including Zayne Anderson, David Bakhtiari, Zach Tom, Elgton Jenkins, and De’Vondre Campbell.

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The Lions injury report looks better than the Packers. What do you think? Who will win the next match? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Ishika is a dedicated NFL writer at EssentiallySports. She has seamlessly merged her love for the game with her passion for writing. An unwavering admirer of Patrick Mahomes, she is often found dissecting his gameplay, particularly his unmatched resilience showcased during his Super Bowl win, despite battling an ankle injury.
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