Two Lions starters are questionable for Sunday game against Packers

The Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Calvin Johnson are questionable for Sunday’s game against the Packers at Green Bay, after both missed the team’s practice on Friday.


Stafford has missed four of five practices this week. He suffered a right knee injury on Oct. 8 while playing against the Bears at Chicago. But it seemed that the Lions have not been ready to play without the No. 1 overall draft pick, and Coach Jim Schwartz has said he won’t decide until Sunday morning whether Stafford will be wearing his Lions jersey to play against the Packers.

As for receiver Johnson, he injured his right knee in Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and skipped Friday’s practice because of the knee injury. As the Detroit’s leading receiver, Johnson is also listed questionable for Sunday’s game.

Lions WR Johnson will have breakout year

Known as Megatron by Detroit Lions fans, Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson was one of the very few bright spots during the Lions’ 0-16 season a year ago. This year he is most likely to make a breakout year among Lions players.


Last season, the 6-foot-5 Johnson started all 16 games and finished with 78 catches for 1,331 yards and 12 touchdowns, matching Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald for the most scoring catches in the league and becoming second in yards per catch (17.1). He was also chose as a Pro Bowl alternate. During his first three season, he had already piled up 126 catches and 2,087 yards.

Johnson is also praised by coaches and teammates for his humility and talent. He said that he did not set numbers for himself and just wanted to better in every category than he did before. He is belived by many people to be the next superstar of the Lions.