{"id":16471,"date":"2024-12-17T16:27:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=16471"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:27:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:27:33","slug":"detroit-lions-announce-theyve-lost-two-key-players-for-the-rest-of-the-season-due-to-devastating-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=16471","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions Announce They\u2019ve Lost Two Key Players For The Rest Of The Season Due To Devastating Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/detroit-lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Lions<\/a>\u00a0are set to play their three remaining regular-season games and go into the playoffs without a pair of key defensive players.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions lost 48-42 to the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/buffalo-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>\u00a0at home on Sunday, but the drop to 12-2 is hardly all they have to worry about.<\/p>\n<p>The team announced on Monday morning that cornerback Khalil Dorsey and defensive lineman Alim McNeil are both done for the season, having sustained a fractured leg and a torn ACL, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cKnow more tomorrow. I don\u2019t feel good about either one of those guys,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>head coach\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/dan-campbell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Campbell<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitlions.com\/news\/notebook-campbell-provides-injury-updates-on-davis-dorsey-mcneill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told reporters<\/a>\u00a0after the loss on Sunday.<em>\u00a0\u201cNormally if I\u2019m like saying \u2018I don\u2019t feel good,\u2019 that means not good for the rest of the year, so don\u2019t feel good about it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Add in the fractured leg for DB Khalil Dorsey &#8230; Just a brutal day for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lions<\/a> defense. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CEnT0iobRF\">https:\/\/t.co\/CEnT0iobRF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1868690398593622240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-detroit-lions-push-for-the-super-bowl-could-be-derailed-by-their-latest-defensive-injuries\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Detroit Lions\u2019 Push For The Super Bowl Could Be Derailed By Their Latest Defensive Injuries<\/h2>\n<p>Dorsey fractured the leg in a collision with a teammate near the goal line on Sunday night. McNeil tore his ACL in the same game, with both of them getting ruled out immediately.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions have done well to maintain their momentum despite multiple key injuries this season. Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson suffered a potential season-ending injury earlier in the campaign, though he hopes to be back in time for the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0if the team gets that far.<\/p>\n<p>While they managed to keep winning in his absence, the latest setbacks could derail Detroit\u2019s push for silverware.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0are set to play their three remaining regular-season games and go into the playoffs without a pair of key defensive players. 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