Week 8

Detroit Lions Starting Lineup & Injury Report, Week 8

Jared Goff is projected to start at quarterback for the Detroit Lions vs. the Minnesota Vikings in Week 8. Joshua Dobbs is listed second. The game is live now.

Matchup

Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings

Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM ET · Fox

We said Detroit Lions 43% to win · 7-6 · Q3 9:48

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Injury / inactive report

  • Jacob SaylorsRBQuestionableSaylors (neck) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Vikings.
  • DJ WonnumLBQuestionable
  • Brian BranchSQuestionable
  • Cade MaysCQuestionable
  • Mekhi WingoDTOutinactive
  • Seth McLaughlinCOutinactive
  • Jackson MeeksWROutinactive
  • Ahmed HassaneinDEOutinactive
  • Bishop FitzgeraldSOutinactive
  • Kerby JosephSOutJoseph (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Vikings.
  • Isiah PachecoRBInjured ReserveLions coach Dan Campbell said Friday that Pacheco (back) has a chance to return in late December, Justin Rogers of DetroitFootball.net reports.
  • Ben BartchGInjured ReserveThe Lions placed Bartch (foot) on injured reserve Friday.

Per ESPN's public injury report, as of Nov 1, 3:01 PM ET.

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Common questions

Who is starting for the Lions in Week 8?
Jared Goff is projected to start at quarterback for the Detroit Lions vs. the Minnesota Vikings in Week 8. Joshua Dobbs is listed second. The game is live now.
Are the Lions playing in Week 8?
Yes. Jared Goff is projected to start at quarterback for the Detroit Lions vs. the Minnesota Vikings in Week 8. Joshua Dobbs is listed second. The game is live now.
Where do the Lions' Week 8 inactives and injury designations come from?
Injury and inactive designations shown here are pulled verbatim from ESPN's public injury report, last fetched Nov 1, 3:01 PM ET (12 players listed).

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