INACTIVE: Lions vs. Bears

The Lions will be shorthanded this Wednesday against Chicago's third-best defense during the Thanksgiving Day match in Detroit at Ford Field.

The Lions played without veteran receiver Marvin Jones Jr. (knee) last Sunday and managed to defeat Carolina. They will be without Jones again today against the Bears, but will also not have the services of halfback Kerryon Johnson, who injured his left knee in the third quarter of the Carolina match.

The Lions will be relying on Kenny Golladay to unleash the attack without passing Jones, but they will also need LeGarrette Blount, Theo Riddick and Zach Zenner to give them a boost in defense against the Bears who rush to haste. best in the league (77.8 yards allowed per game).

Johnson has 854 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games, while Jones has 508 yards and five touchdowns in nine games. Lions therefore miss a lot of their production today. Can quarterback Matthew Stafford win for a second game in a row?

The good news for Detroit is that six of the seven players who entered today's questionable game with various ills are active. This list includes defensive end Ziggy Ansah (knee), defensive tackle A & Shawn Robinson (ankle), cornerback Darius Slay (knee), defensive tackle Damon Harrison (shoulder), wide receiver Bruce Ellington ( back) and half-tense Michael Roberts (shoulder). ). The only inactive of this group of dubious players is second-timer Jalen Reeves-Maybin due to a neck injury.

Members Jones, Johnson and Reeves-Maybin appear on the Detroit list today, including: wide receiver Brandon Powell, defenseman Kerry Hyder Jr., tackle Andrew Donnal and cornerback Teez Tabor.

Tabor is a healthy scratch after fighting all year against the Detroit defense. Quarterback opponents have a perfect passer (158.3) in throws against Tabor this season with four touchdowns.

Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky is a particularly inactive person to note for Chicago. He was declared doubtful in Wednesday's injury report and is officially inactive. Veteran Chase Daniel will be the starting quarterback for Chicago.