Amon-Ra St. Brown

The Patriots' secondary likely will have to deal with top Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown on Sunday, per a report.

He's caught at least six passes in nine consecutive starts dating to the 2021 season and tallied at least 70 yards in eight of those nine games. 1 receiver with 23 receptions for 253 yards and three touchdowns in three games. St.

The Detroit Lions have declared their Week 5 inactives and there were several starters who avoided the list and are ready to play.

Deshon Elliott and rookie Kerby Joseph are expected to start with Ifeau Melifonwu as their primary backup. Keep an eye on his status following the bye week. Harris suffered a groin injury late in Thursday’s practice and was unable to recover in time to play. Reserves Dan Skipper and Logan Stenberg are maulers in the run game and seem the most logical choices. The Lions surely won’t move away from that role but it’s not clear who will take over that role. Additionally, they elevated corner Saivion Smith and kicker Michael Badgley—who was [signed to the practice squad this week](https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2022/10/4/23388203/detroit-lions-signing-kicker-michael-badgley-practice-squad)—, bringing the game-day roster up to 55 players. Chark was once again a late-week downgrade after initially appearing to take a step toward playing. Over the past two games, with Swift banged up or absent, Williams ran the ball 39 times for 195 yards and four touchdowns. Oruwariye is the big surprise because even though he was previously dealing with a back injury, he has not been listed on the injury report for two weeks now. [Ruled OUT on Friday](https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2022/10/7/23391608/lions-injuries-charles-harris-dandre-swift-dj-chark-declared-out-patriots-amon-ra-st-brown) Because the Lions have eight offensive linemen active for Sunday’s game, they are eligible to expand their game-day roster from 46 to 48 players. Evan Brown (ankle) also appears good to go at right guard, as does Chris Board, who is one of the league's best special teamers.

The Detroit Lions will have Amon-Ra St. Brown and Josh Reynolds available for their Week 5 game against the Patriots.

Amon-Ra St. St. Brown on the team will help them greatly in their quest to get back to .500. Detroit has a bye next week. Brown, listed as questionable due to an ankle injury, is considered a pre-game decision. There was concern that the Lions’ high-powered offense would be hampered by injuries against the New England Patriots in Week 5.

The Patriots' secondary likely will have to deal with top Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown on Sunday, per a report.

He's caught at least six passes in nine consecutive starts dating to the 2021 season and tallied at least 70 yards in eight of those nine games. [Perry: Five matchups that will decide Lions-Patriots in Week 5](https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/lions-patriots-preview-five-crucial-matchups-that-will-determine-the-outcome?int&chrcontext=WBTS) St.