The Lions didn’t have a lot to be thankful for following their 31-24 Thanksgiving Day loss to the Packers.
In the first quarter on Detroit’s second drive, star receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown went down with a right ankle injury and had to be helped off the field.
He would later be declared out to start the second half.
The full extent of the injury is not yet known, but Lions head coach Dan Campbell indicated that St. Brown is set to be sidelined at a time when the 7-5 Lions are fighting for their playoff lives.
“I don’t think it is long, long term. It might be a week or two, if we’re lucky,” Campbell said postgame.
The injury occurred when the receiver attempted to block a Packers player, with St. Brown’s leg being rolled on from behind by offensive lineman teammate Kayode Awosika, causing him to fall awkwardly.
After the medical staff attended to St. Brown, he immediately walked off the field into the locker room.
The Lions initially announced during the game that the three-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro suffered a right ankle injury and was questionable to return.
Amon-Ra St. Brown –
Left foot/ankle was in a spot where there’d be concern of a high ankle as the OL rolled up on him.
Could also be knee or back, but seems more lower extremity.
We’ll see if he’s able to return but immediate visit to the locker room isn’t a great sign. pic.twitter.com/IW78gtxum5— Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) November 27, 2025
St. Brown’s expected return timeline is trouble for the Lions.
He was coming off a huge game heading into Thursday after tallying 149 yards and a touchdown in the 34-27 overtime win over the Giants in Week 12.
As the team’s leading receiver with 75 receptions for 884 yards and nine touchdowns, that production is tough to replace and makes the team’s chances of winning a third straight NFC North crown slim.
The Lions offense’ is also without tight ends Sam LaPorta and Brock Wright, along with wideout Kalif Raymond and starting center Graham Glasgow.
Rookie receiver Issac Teslaa took on an expanded role against the Packers, hauling in a second-half touchdown.
“Like I told the team, ‘It’s frustrating, I know. We’ve got a lot to be thankful for even after a loss.’ And look, we’ve dug ourselves a little bit of a hole, that’s the bottom line,” Campbell said of his message to the team after the game. “We are in a little bit of a hole, but that’s just what it is. There’s nothing more than that.
“So, all we’ve got to do is worry about cleaning up this and then getting to the next game and finding a way to win the next one in front of us.”
The Lions lost four of the past seven games for the first time since 2022, putting them behind the NFC North-leading Bears (8-3) and the Packers (8-3-1) in the division standings.
Detroit is one full game behind the 49ers for the NFC’s final playoff spot.
The Lions face the Cowboys to kick off Week 14 on “Thursday Night Football.”
