Detroit Lions Injury Report — Week 4
Updated Sun, Oct 4, 2:00 PM ET
5 starters out for DET @ CAR
- C Cade Mays · IR (return) · 100% snaps
- FS Avonte Maddox · IR · 96% snaps
- S Brian Branch · Out · 93% snaps
- SAF Kerby Joseph · PUP · 85% snaps
- G Ben Bartch · Out · 55% snaps
This week: Detroit Lions @ Carolina Panthers
Sun, Oct 4Full Lions report
- Ben BartchGOutfootstarter · 55% snapsPracticeWed DNPThu DNPFri DNP2026: 1 GP
- Brian BranchSOutachillesstarter · 93% snaps2025: 12 GP · 73 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 9 PD
- D.J. ReedCBQuestionableribstarter · 88% snapsPracticeWed LPThu LPFri LP2026: 3 GP · 24 tackles · 2 PD
- Cade MaysCIR (return)starter · 100% snaps2025: 2 GP
- Avonte MaddoxFSIRstarter · 96% snaps2026: 2 GP · 10 tackles · 2 PD
- Kerby JosephSAFPUPstarter · 85% snaps2025: 6 GP · 18 tackles · 3 INT · 4 PD
- Isiah PachecoRBIR2025: 13 GP · 118 car · 462 rush yds · 1 TD · 19 rec, 101 yds
- Thomas HarperSAFIRankle2026: 2 GP · 5 tackles · 2 PD
- Giovanni ManuOLNFI
- Damone ClarkLBIR2025: 9 GP · 28 tackles
- Kendrick LawWRIR
- Payton TurnerDEIR
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Questions
Who is out for the Lions this week?
5 Lions starters are ruled Out or Doubtful, or on a reserve list for Week 4: Cade Mays (C, IR (return)), Avonte Maddox (FS, IR), Brian Branch (S, Out), Kerby Joseph (SAF, PUP), Ben Bartch (G, Out). A starter here means a player who took at least half the team's snaps over his last four games, so depth players are not counted.
When does the Lions injury report come out?
NFL clubs file a practice report after each practice, usually Wednesday through Friday for a Sunday game, and the Friday report adds Out, Doubtful and Questionable. Final inactives are announced 90 minutes before kickoff. This page rebuilds three times a day as the Lions file.
Who is out for the Panthers?
The Panthers have 9 starters ruled Out or Doubtful, or on a reserve list: Ikem Ekwonu (OT, PUP), Damien Lewis (G, Out), Mike Jackson (CB, IR), Taylor Moton (OT, NFI), Jaycee Horn (CB, IR), Brady Christensen (OT, IR), Tershawn Wharton (DE, PUP), Nic Scourton (LB, IR), Xavier Legette (WR, IR). Their full report, with practice participation and snap share, is on the Panthers injury page.