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As expected, Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the New York Giants. Pettigrew missed practice all week after hurting his ankle on Monday night, and he will not be able to play this week as a result. Look for a heavy dose of Joseph Fauria and Dorin Dickerson, and expect to see Dylan Gandy in as well in obvious running situations.
In other injury news, linebacker DeAndre Levy is questionable despite not practicing at all this week. Gunther Cunningham said this on Friday when asked about Levy's status for Sunday's game:
Gunther Cunningham said he expects Levy to play Sunday, hasn't practiced this week
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) December 20, 2013
The Lions could obviously use Levy this week against the interception-prone Eli Manning, so hopefully Cunningham's assessment of the situation is accurate.
Here's the Lions' full final injury report:
WR Calvin Johnson (knee) - Questionable
TE Brandon Pettigrew (ankle) - Out
LB DeAndre Levy (foot) - Questionable
CB Rashean Mathis (illness) - Questionable
CB Darius Slay (knee) - Doubtful
CB Chris Houston (toe) - Questionable
S Louis Delmas (knee) - Probable
S John Wendling (ankle) - Probable
P Sam Martin (groin) - Probable
And here's the Giants' final injury report:
RB Peyton Hillis (concussion) - Out
WR Victor Cruz (knee/concussion) - Out
WR Jerrel Jernigan (knee) - Questionable
OG David Diehl (knee) - Doubtful
OG James Brewer (ankle) - Questionable
DE Jason Pierre-Paul (shoulder) - Out
DT Cullen Jenkins (shin/quad) - Probable
CB Trumaine McBride (groin) - Probable
CB Terrell Thomas (knee) - Probable
S Cooper Taylor (hamstring) - Out
