Detroit Lions Injury Report — Current Status Of Kalif Raymond & Frank Ragnow

Written By

Brad Szalach

Updated on

January 24, 2024

The Detroit Lions, the largest Super Bowl underdog of the four remaining teams, will face the San Francisco 49ers this weekend in the NFC championship game. This will be the Lions’ first game on the road this postseason. The action will kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, with Fox on the broadcast.

In Detroit’s 31-23 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to advance to this round, quarterback Jared Goff had 287 passing yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown caught eight passes for 77 yards and a TD. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs had nine carries for 74 yards and one touchdown.

The 49ers, meanwhile, edged out the Green Bay Packers 24-21 following a missed kick from Packers kicker Anders Carlson. Running back Christian McCaffrey had 98 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

Detroit Lions NFC championship injury report

Player

Pos

Injury

Status

Snaps/g

Comment

Aidan Hutchinson	DL	Tibia	Out	56.6	Hutchinson suffered a broken left tibia and has been ruled out indefinitely. A move to the injured reserve list is expected.
Antoine Green	WR	Concussion	Out	0	Green is dealing with a concussion and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2024-25 season.
Brodric Martin	DL	Knee	Out	0	Martin is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Carlton Davis	CB	Head	Questionable	62	Week 7
Christian Mahogany	G	Illness	Questionable	0	The Lions have opened the 21-day practice window for Mahogany as they await his return from the non-football illness list.
Connor Galvin	OT	Knee	Out	0	Galvin is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2024-25 season.
David Bada	DT	Achilles	Out	0	Bada is dealing with an Achilles injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2024-25 season.
Derrick Barnes	LB	Knee	Out	49	Barnes is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Emmanuel Moseley	CB	Pectoral	Out	0	Moseley is dealing with a torn pectoral and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Ifeatu Melifonwu	S	Ankle	Out	0	Melifonwu has been placed on the injured reserve list and will miss at least four games.
John Cominsky	DL	Knee	Out	0	Cominsky is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Kyle Peko	DT	Pectoral	Out	19	Peko is dealing with a torn pectoral and is likely to miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. A move to the injured reserve list is expected.
Marcus Davenport	DL	Elbow	Out	49.5	Davenport suffered an elbow injury has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
Michael Badgley	K	Hamstring	Out	0	Badgley suffered a torn hamstring and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2024-25 season.
Nate Lynn	DL	Shoulder	Out	0	Lynn is dealing with a shoulder injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2024-25 season.
Netane Muti	G	Shoulder	Out	0	Muti is dealing with a shoulder injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2024-25 season.
Tre’Quan Smith	WR	Undisclosed	Out	0	Smith is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2024-25 season.

Potential key missing players

Kalif Raymond (knee)

Raymond has 29 punt returns on special teams for 331 yards, including four for 89 in Week 18. After missing the wild card and divisional round, he remains questionable with a knee injury.

Alex Anzalone (shoulder/rib)

Following the divisional round game against the Buccaneers, Anzalone played through a sprained AC joint and three fractured ribs. He’s questionable for the NFC title game.

James Houston (ankle)

Houston, recovering from a fractured ankle, hasn’t played since Week 2 of the regular season. The Lions activated him off IR last week, and he hopes to play in the NFC championship this week.

Jonah Jackson (knee)

After playing in the wild card and divisional round games, Jackson will miss the NFC championship after having knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus. This season, he’s allowed two sacks and 27 pressures.

Frank Ragnow (knee)

Ragnow suffered a knee and ankle sprain during the divisional round but returned to the game. He’s questionable for the NFC title game. He allowed two pressures against the Buccaneers.

Brock Wright (arm)

Wright suffered a broken forearm during the divisional round against the Buccaneers. His status is doubtful for the NFC championship game.