Detroit Lions inactives and starters, Week 17

Jared Goff is projected to start at quarterback for the Detroit Lions at the Chicago Bears in Week 17. Joshua Dobbs is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Jan 3, 4:25 PM ET.

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• Isiah PachecoRBInjured ReserveThe Lions placed Pacheco (back) on injured reserve Tuesday.
• Michael NieseGInjured ReserveNiese (leg) reverted to the Lions' injured-reserve list Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
• Giovanni ManuOTOutThe Lions moved Manu (knee) to the reserve/non-football injury list Sunday.
• Cade MaysCInjured ReserveMays (wrist) was placed on injured reserve by the Lions on Sunday with a designation to return, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.
• Kerby JosephSOutThe Lions placed Joseph (knee) on the reserve/PUP list Sunday, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.
• Brian BranchSOutThe Lions placed Branch (Achilles) on the reserve/PUP list Sunday, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.
• Seth McLaughlinCQuestionableMcLaughlin has been diagnosed with a concussion and is in the league's five-step protocol, Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News reports.
• Derrick MooreDEQuestionableMoore (groin) might return to practice next week, Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News reports.
• Payton TurnerDEInjured ReserveTurner (back) was placed on injured reserve by the Lions on Thursday.
• Damone ClarkLBInjured ReserveDetroit placed Clark (undisclosed) on its injured reserve list Tuesday.
• Sam LaPortaTEQuestionableLaPorta (hip) returned to practice Tuesday, Richard Silva of The Detroit News reports.
• Ennis Rakestraw Jr.CBQuestionableRakestraw didn't finish practice Thursday due to an apparent leg injury, Colton Pouncy of The Athletic reports.
• Jimmy RolderLBQuestionableCoach Dan Campbell said this week that Rolder (hamstring) could begin practicing pretty early in the season, Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News reports.
• Mekhi WingoDTQuestionablequestionable
• D.J. ReedCBQuestionablequestionable
• Malcolm RodriguezLBQuestionablequestionable

Per ESPN's public injury report, as of Sep 1, 11:58 PM ET.

Who is starting for the Lions in Week 17?

Jared Goff is projected to start at quarterback for the Detroit Lions at the Chicago Bears in Week 17. Joshua Dobbs is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Jan 3, 4:25 PM ET.

Are the Lions playing in Week 17?

Yes. Jared Goff is projected to start at quarterback for the Detroit Lions at the Chicago Bears in Week 17. Joshua Dobbs is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Jan 3, 4:25 PM ET.

Where do the Lions's Week 17 inactives and injury designations come from?

Injury and inactive designations shown here are pulled verbatim from ESPN's public injury report, last fetched Sep 1, 10:58 PM CDT (16 players listed).