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Calvin Johnson Injury: Detroit Lions WR expected to play

By Kevin Parvizi

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Detroit Lions superstar wide receiver Calvin Johnson played through an ankle injury last week against the New York Jets, but he was used as a decoy to command attention from the Jets weak secondary. It’s never wise to shy away from Johnson in coverage- no matter how hurt he is- so Megatron was able to have a profound impact on the game, helping to work Golden Tate open. The Lions newest star wide receiver looked like the steal we thought he would be, as he hauled in eight passes on ten targets for 116 yards.

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    • Tate was a mid-week downgrade to a limited practice yesterday, but his hamstring isn’t expected to be an issue this week against the Buffalo Bills. Meanwhile, there are worries that Calvin Johnson could be held out as a precaution, but the Detroit Free Press’s Dave Birkett reports that Megatron is expected to suit up this week.

    It will be interesting to see if the Lions limit Johnson, who caught two passes for 12 yards against the Jets, in any way against the Bills, but it’s safe to assume that he’ll be out there in some capacity. The Lions offense will have to rely mostly on throwing the football against one of the league’s best front sevens, and it looks like Johnson is doing significantly better than he was last week (the injury didn’t even seem like as big of an issue last week either despite two absences from practice).

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