Tackle Penei Sewell a question mark for Sunday (Photo: Jeff Nguyen)
The Detroit Lions always seem to have key players on the injury list, with the latest being lineman Christian Mahogany, who broke his leg in Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. Tackles Taylor Decker and Penei Sewell are nursing injuries and are questionable for Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders.
The Commanders’ starting quarterback Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow against Seattle on Sunday, and Green Bay’s tight end Tucker Kraft suffered a season-ending ACL tear in their last game.
Why so many injuries?
Veteran Detroit sportswriter Lynn Henning weighs in on X:
Realize this is simple physics, but it explains why NFL seasons are so gutted by injuries that leave everyone heartsick: Speed and mass. Everyone's faster, and bigger, and stronger. Lots of us remember NFL seasons from yesteryear where teams, by and large, made it through the…
— Lynn G. Henning (@Lynn_Henning) November 4, 2025
Something's going to give, eventually. Too many serious injuries and seasons destroyed. Too many careers shot prematurely. Too many guys limping and worse for decades after they play. Not a new discussion, but the devastation -- and that's what it has become -- is overwhelming.
— Lynn G. Henning (@Lynn_Henning) November 4, 2025