DETROIT (97.1 The Ticket) -- The Lions will officially be without starting left tackle Taylor Decker for Sunday's home opener against the Chargers.
Decker was limited in practice this week, due to a back injury. He is among the Lions' inactive players for Sunday's game, and Detroit is expected to call on Tyrell Crosby to fill in for Decker.
The Lions are also without linebacker Jarrad Davis, who has been battling an ankle injury
Defensive lineman Da'Shawn Hand is still inactive as he recovers from an elbow injury. Decker, Davis and Hand were all listed as questionable on the Lions' latest injury report, but have all been ruled out.
Here's the rundown of both teams' inactive lists for Sunday:
#Lions inactives:LB Jarrad DavisLT Taylor DeckerDE Da'Shawn HandCB Amani OruwariyeOG Beau BenzschawelWR Travis FulghamQB David BloughSo all 3 of the "questionable" players this week are inactive
— Logan Lamorandier (@LLamorandier)
September 15, 2019 Chargers inactives:Mike BadgleyKInactiveCortez BroughtonDTInactiveJatavis BrownOLBInactiveMichael DavisCBInactiveHunter HenryTEInactiveEaston StickQBInactiveRoderic TeamerDBInactive
— Jennifer Hammond (@HammerFox2)
September 15, 2019 Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Ford Field on CBS.
