Is Taylor Decker playing today? Injury updates for Lions OT

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The Detroit Lions face the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night, and most of the injury focus for Detroit has been on the dilapidated defense. However, perhaps the most significant game-week injury comes on the offensive side of the ball.

Left tackle Taylor Decker missed the Thanksgiving game against the Chicago Bears, and the longtime Lions captain is still sidelined with a knee injury suffered in the Week 12 win over the Colts.

Taylor Decker injury update​

Decker was ruled out on the Lions final injury status report.

Before Tuesday’s practice, head coach Dan Campbell made it pretty clear Decker would be out,

“Yeah, I don’t feel as good about Decker for this week.”

How long will Decker be out?​

He’s out for Week 14, but the Lions get 10 days off before welcoming the Buffalo Bills to Ford Field in Week 15. That could be enough time to get the venerable veteran back in the lineup.

Lions OT depth chart​

As was the case on Thanksgiving, Dan Skipper will take over for Decker at left tackle. Skipper gave up four QB pressures to the Bears and is not as rangy of a run blocker as Decker offers.

The Lions have elevated Jamarco Jones to fill out the depth in the past, though that hasn’t been done as of 11 a.m. on Thursday. Colby Sorsdal and rookie Giovanni Manu have both been healthy scratches all season, and they represent the rest of the depth.

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