The Detroit Lions will be without two regular starters when they head to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers on Sunday. Running back Jamaal Williams and kicker Austin Seibert have been ruled out for the game on Detroit’s final practice injury report.
Williams remains sidelined with a thigh injury that also kept him out of the Week 8 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. He is the team’s leading rusher. Expect rookie Jermar Jefferson to get more work in Williams’ absence.
Seibert popped onto the injury report late in the week with a hip injury that will keep him out. The Lions have protected kicker Ryan Santoso on the practice squad all season, and Santoso was perfect while filling in for Seibert earlier this season too.
Two Lions are listed as questionable. OLB Austin Bryant was limited all week with a shoulder issue. Left tackle Taylor Decker was a full participant in every practice but earned a questionable nod as he attempts to return from a finger injury. Coach Dan Campbell indicated that it’s more likely than not that Decker will play.
“I would say high. High percentage. Higher than 50,” Campbell said of Decker’s chances to play in his pre-practice press conference on Friday.
For Pittsburgh, only one player carries any injury designation into the game. Wide receiver Chase Claypool is ruled out with a toe injury. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger practiced in full on Friday after missing the earlier action with hip, chest and shoulder injuries.
