When Detroit Lions defensive back Darius Slay suffered a concussion against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 2, the fear was that he could miss extended time.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Slay has cleared concussion protocol and is eligible to suit up against the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football.
Lions’ CB Darius Slay has cleared concussion protocol, but no final decision yet on whether he will play tonight vs. Patriots, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 23, 2018
As Schefter noted, just because Slay has been cleared to play does not mean he will do so. Though the Lions could certainly use their best defensive back to counter Tom Brady and the Patriots’ offense, Detroit could decide to give Slay another week to recover.
That being said, things are certainly trending in favor of Slay taking the field on Sunday night.
BONUS CONTENT:
Ryan’s Lions Betting Preview Week 3 Edition
After being blown out by the Jets on Monday Night Football at home in the season opener, the Lions rebounded (sort of) when they only just barely lost on the road o the 49ers in week 2. Sitting at 0-2 on the season, the Lions are 1-1 against the spread after a late “back door cover” where Detroit was a six point underdog, and lost 30-27.
Detroit trailed 30-13 in the fourth quarter, but closed the gap on two Matthew Stafford touchdown passes–the last one to Michael Roberts with 3:27 remaining in the game to get within a field goal. A late Lions interception was nullified by a defensive holding call to preserve the win for the 49ers.
In my betting preview of the Lions games, I have “successfully” (read unsuccessfully) been on the wrong side each week, as I laid the points against the Jets, and then laid the points with San Francisco. As for the totals, I was correct in Week 1 in prognosticating that the Jets game would go over, but last week I felt the game would go under 48.5 points, but was wrong.
To read the rest of the betting preview, please click on the link below.
https://detroitsportsnation.com/detroit-lions-news/rdickey/ryans-lions-betting-preview-week-3-edition/09-2018/196268/
