Week 2
Detroit Lions inactives and starters, Week 2
Jared Goff is projected to start at quarterback for the Detroit Lions at the Buffalo Bills in Week 2. Joshua Dobbs is listed second. Kickoff is Thu, Sep 17, 8:15 PM ET.
Matchup
Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
Thu, Sep 17, 8:15 PM ET · Prime Video
Scheduled
Injury / inactive report
- 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.
Two-deep
Offense
3WR 1TE
WR1
Amon-Ra St. BrownStarter
WR2
Jameson WilliamsStarter
WR3
Isaac TeSlaaStarter
LT
Penei SewellStarter
LG
C
Juice ScruggsStarter
Seth McLaughlinQuestionable · Cade MaysInjured Reserve · Michael NieseInjured Reserve
RG
Tate RatledgeStarter
RT
Blake MillerStarter
QB
Jared GoffStarter
TE
RB
Jahmyr GibbsStarter
Sione Vaki · Jacob Saylors · Jabari Small · Isiah PachecoInjured Reserve
Defense
Base 4-3 D
LDE
Aidan HutchinsonStarter
Tyler Lacy · Eric O'Neill · Payton TurnerInjured Reserve
LDT
Alim McNeillStarter
Tyleik Williams · Mekhi WingoQuestionable
RDT
RDE
DJ WonnumStarter
Derrick MooreQuestionable · Trevor Nowaske · Ahmed Hassanein
WLB
Derrick BarnesStarter
Damone ClarkInjured Reserve
MLB
Jack CampbellStarter
SLB
Jimmy RolderQuestionable
LCB
SS
Avonte MaddoxStarter
Brian BranchOut
FS
Chuck ClarkStarter
RCB
Keith Abney IIStarter
NB
Roger McCrearyStarter
Christian Izien · Ennis Rakestraw Jr.Questionable
Special Teams
PK
Jake BatesStarter
P
Jack FoxStarter
H
Jack FoxStarter
PR
Tay MartinStarter
KR
Jacob SaylorsStarter
LS
Hogan HattenStarter
Common questions
- Who is starting for the Lions in Week 2?
- Jared Goff is projected to start at quarterback for the Detroit Lions at the Buffalo Bills in Week 2. Joshua Dobbs is listed second. Kickoff is Thu, Sep 17, 8:15 PM ET.
- Are the Lions playing in Week 2?
- Yes. Jared Goff is projected to start at quarterback for the Detroit Lions at the Buffalo Bills in Week 2. Joshua Dobbs is listed second. Kickoff is Thu, Sep 17, 8:15 PM ET.
- Where do the Lions's Week 2 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).