Bears vs Lions: NFL Week 17 injury report

The Chicago Bears, a team that has not won since October, will be in Detroit on January 1st, 2023. They are +6.0 (Unibet) on the spread for the game as they prepare to face the Detroit Lions in Week 17 (Sunday). The Lions are still in the thick of things when it comes to making the playoffs, however, their margin for error is limited at this point.

The injury report for the game has recently been updated. Bettors should be aware of the following before they make wagers on this upcoming game.

Frank Ragnow: DNP on Wednesday after practice

• DNP: did not participate in practice
• LP: limited participant in practice
• FP: full participant in practice

The injury report listed Frank Ragnow, the center for Detroit. Ragnow, as of Wednesday after practice, has a problem with his foot, according to the report. The following teammates of his were DNP due to injuries or illness (ie. not rest) on the report for Detroit: DeShon Elliot (safety/shoulder), Josh Reynolds (WR/illness), and Josh Woods (LB/biceps). In total, Detroit had eight players listed on their half of the injury report. Ragnow or Reynolds are the main players to watch, two players that have been on the various injury reports multiple times throughout this season.

Chicago lists nine players on their half of the report

Meanwhile, Chicago had nine players listed on their half of the report. They are a team with a questionable drive to win at this point in the season. It’s telling with this team that they won a seemingly big game ages ago to go 3-3 on the season and then became trade deadline sellers.

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