Lions notes: Injury update on Dwayne Washington

• Rookie Detroit Lions running back Dwayne Washington left Sunday’s game early with an ankle injury and did not return. (Editor’s note: as pointed out by Twitter user @timzim1613, Washington did return to the game, but only played in seven offensive snaps). Per usual, Jim Caldwell did not offer an update on Washington’s condition in his post-game press conference, but reporters saw Washington with a noticeable limp:

• In better news, Matthew Stafford continues to stamp his name in the NFL record book:

• Taylor Decker and Darius Slay were the two highest rated players against the Bears according to Pro Football Focus. Decker was especially impressive:

On the other hand, there’s this little nugget from that article:

Detroit currently owns the lowest-graded pass-rush and run defense in the league.

• Want the Lions to fire Jim Caldwell in the middle of the season? Detroit Jock City has a list of six potential mid-season replacements. (Sideshow warning).

• This guy may have ran for more yards than the Lions’ backfield:

• Eric Ebron had an embarrassing moment against the Bears in which he thought a play was over and gave up on the play. After the game, he completely owned up to the mistake:

• The Lions aren’t the only team to get victimized by the poor officiating. Check out this unbelievable moment from the Cleveland-Washington game:

Browns blog Dawgs By Nature has more on the embarrassing gaffe.