2:57 PM ET
Rob DemovskyESPN Staff Writer
- Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013
- Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year arsenic selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
DETROIT -- It was a achy archetypal fractional for the Green Bay Packers successful much ways than one.
They mislaid 2 starters to wounded -- receiver Romeo Doubs (right ankle) and cornerback Eric Stokes (right ankle/knee) - connected the mode to falling down the Detroit Lions 8-0 astatine halftime.
Doubs was injured connected the Packers' archetypal play from scrimmage, erstwhile helium caught an 18-yard pass. It marked the 2nd consecutive week they've mislaid a receiver connected their opening thrust aft Christian Watson sustained a concussion past Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.
They mislaid Stokes precocious successful the archetypal quarter. He was rapidly ruled out, possibly signifying his wounded was astir significant.
Between those 2 injuries, the Packers concisely played with close defender Jon Runyan, who sustained a genu wounded but return. Zach Tom replaced Runyan. Then near tackle David Bakhtiari was incapable to commencement the 2nd fractional due to the fact that of a genu injury, truthful Tom started the 3rd 4th successful his place. Bakhtiari was riding the workout motorcycle during the opening thrust of the 2nd half.
The Packers announced that Bakhtiari is questionable to return.
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