The Detroit Lions are trending toward being without offensive tackle Taylor Decker in Sunday's 4:25 p.m. matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium.

Decker, who has missed most of this season's practices with a shoulder injury but has yet to miss a game entering Week 5, was downgraded to doubtful on Sunday morning. Decker was questionable on Friday's injury report .

The writing was on the wall after Detroit elevated offensive tackle Devin Cochran on Saturday . Cochran has just one start under his belt (with the Bengals in 2024). It's unclear whether the Lions would give him or second-year tackle Giovanni Manu the nod at starter if Decker ultimately can't go.

Manu showed meaningful improvement during his second training camp preseason. He played 143 snaps over four

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