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Injuries are piling up for the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs have holes on offense, while the Lions’ secondary is practically being held together with duct tape.
Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jahmyr Gibbs provided a spark for the Lions, with St. Brown getting the scoring going on a 27-yard touchdown reception on the opening drive of the game. Gibbs started the momentum on that drive with a 30-yard reception, leading to St. Brown's touchdown.
Without Decker in the starting lineup, the Lions rolled with Giovanni Manu two weeks ago and veteran Dan Skipper in Kansas City. Manu is on injured reserve with a knee injury. Skipper slides back into his familiar depth role, giving the Lions options to roll with more six offensive linemen looks.
Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) take the best record in the NFC to Motown tonight for a game against Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions (4-2).
The Detroit Lions face a tough challenge Monday night when they take on the 5-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field. If the Lions hope to get back in the win column, they’ll need to slow down these three key Tampa Bay playmakers who’ve been instrumental to the Bucs’ hot start.