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Notes: Lions get good news regarding Ezekiel Ansah shoulder injury

While we patiently await Matthew Stafford’s fate, it appears Ezekiel Ansah is fine.

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  • While we’ve all been losing our minds semi-panicking about Matthew Stafford and his finger injury, not much has been said about Ezekiel Ansah. Ansah left Sunday’s game against the Bears with a shoulder injury. He did eventually return near the end of the contest, but his status post-game was unknown. However, according to Adam Caplan—who has been very accurate with his reporting this season—the Lions and their fans likely don’t have much to worry about:

  • For the eighth time this season, a Detroit Lions player has been nominated for the CastrolUSA Clutch Performer of the Week. This week, it’s none other than Matthew Stafford, who ran in a 7-yard touchdown that ended up being the game-winning score. Vote for Stafford here or follow the Twitter directions below:

  • Chris Spielman broke down three key plays from the Lions-Bears game that led Detroit to victory:

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  • This could make things interesting down the stretch:

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