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Lions’ Dan Campbell Plans to Play Available Starters in Finale vs. Bears

Detroit treats the finale as an evaluation game without planned position experiments.

Overview

  • Campbell called the roster "riddled" with injuries and said players who are able will play in Week 18 at Soldier Field.
  • He will hold out borderline cases that present long-term risk, while expecting those with bumps and bruises to suit up.
  • Amon-Ra St. Brown is day-to-day with a knee issue and viewed as okay long-term, and David Montgomery is among multiple players listed as questionable.
  • If a starter cannot go, the next available player will take the snaps, offering the staff useful evaluation in a game without playoff stakes.
  • Detroit will not try rookie Tate Ratledge at center in the finale, leaving that possibility for offseason work.