The Detroit Lions’ latest outing ended with a crucial victory over the Cowboys, putting them back in the conversation to claim the NFC North. However, the negative note of the day was the serious injury to a defensive player, who Dan Campbell and Jared Goff will sorely miss.

Brian Branch tore his Achilles during his latest outing, and the safety will miss the rest of the season alongside his teammates. Despite this serious setback, the coach remains confident in the options he has to replace him.

“We’re good, man. . . . We got options here, but it’s like anything — you lose a good player, it hurts,” the head coach said during his Monday press conference. “But it’s not like we’re in dire straits.”

His natural replacement on the gridiron was Kerby Joseph, who is recovering from a knee inj

See Full Page