The NFC North-leading Detroit Lions are alone in first place for the first time since early in 2017, a season that had them slip to second place in coach Jim Caldwell's final season. Detroit seems to have a good chance to stay atop the division because it hosts the winless Carolina Panthers on Sunday. The Lions are well rested because they've had more than a week off since winning at Green Bay. Detroit's receiving group might get a boost with the return of Jameson Williams, whose six-game suspension for gambling was reduced to four games by the NFL.
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LIONS PLAYER TO WATCH: DE Aidan Hutchinson. He is tied for the league lead with 27 pressures, tied for second in the NFL with 19 hurries and has 3 1/2 sacks over the past two games after no sacks in the first two games. KEY INJURIES: The Panthers might miss defensive starters CB Donte Jackson and S Xavier Woods in addition to having LB Shaq Thompson and CB Jaycee Horn on injured reserve. ... G Austin Corbett, who tore a knee ligament in the last game of 2022, was cleared to practice this week. ... Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown did not practice Wednesday. ... Veteran DB Emmanuel Moseley may make his season debut Sunday, possibly playing in place of rookie Brian Branch . ...
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