Panthers wide receiver Jalen Coker was able to play on Sunday after being listed as questionable due to an ankle injury, but a different injury brought his day to an early end.
Coker left the 21-18 loss to the Browns in the third quarter after injuring his quad. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Coker has a relatively minor strain and that he is considered questionable to play against the Lions on Sunday night in Week 4 as a result.
Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn also suffered a quad injury on Sunday and head coach Dave Canales said after the game that he still needs to be evaluated.
Coker had two catches for 18 yards on Sunday. He has 18 catches for 222 yards and two touchdowns on the season.
Lions Clips
The Lions defense came up with a big play when they needed it the most.
After Detroit blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter, Jahmyr Gibbs put the Lions up 31-24 over the Jets with 2:25 left to play. The Jets moved the ball inside the Lions’ 30-yard-line, but safety Chuck Clark stripped Geno Smith on a sack and linebacker Jack Campbell recovered the ball to lock up the win.
It was the third touchdown of the game for Gibbs, who now has six scores through the first three weeks of the season. Two of his scores came on the ground and moved him past Billy Sims into second place in franchise history behind Barry Sanders. He finished the day with 164 yards from scrimmage.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell will likely be questioned about a decision he made after the Jets cut the Lions’ lead to eight points in the fourth quarter. He opted to go for it on fourth-and-2 near midfield and Gibbs was stuffed for no gain to leave the Jets with a short field that they turned into another touchdown when Garrett Wilson fought threw pass interference to make a jumping catch in the end zone. New Jet Sterling Shepard caught the ensuing two-point pass from Smith to tie the game.
Wilson wound up getting hurt just before Smith’s fateful fumble, which was the first Jets turnover of the 2026 season. Wilson had 10 catches for 107 yards while rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq had seven catches for 105 yards and another score. Smith finished the afternoon 31-of-37 for 321 yards and three scores, but Clark’s sack was the fifth of the day and that pressure was key to the Lions finding their way to a victory.
The Jets also ruled running back Breece Hall out with a thigh injury earlier in the second half, so they’ll be hoping for good injury news ahead of next Sunday’s trip to Chicago.
The 2-1 Lions will move on to Carolina next Sunday night and they’ll be hoping that their late defensive surge is something they can dial up with a little more consistency in the weeks to come.
The Jets are back within one score in Detroit, but they lost a key offensive player on the way to the end zone.
Running back Breece Hall went to the sideline medical tent after getting hurt on a run inside the Lions’ 5-yard-line. Geno Smith threw a touchdown to tight end Jeremy Ruckert on the next play to cut the Lions’ lead to 24-16 with 11:17 left to play.
The Jets went for two and were not able to convert, so the Lions will be up eight when they get the ball back.
Hall appeared to suffer a lower body injury, but the team has not announced the exact nature of his issue at this point.
UPDATE 3:30 p.m. ET: The Jets have ruled Hall out with a thigh injury.
The Lions offense took some time to get going against the Jets, but they have found their footing.
Detroit has scored on their last four possessions and they’ve pushed the ball into the end zone on three of them to take a 24-10 lead early in the fourth quarter at Ford Field. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs was responsible for the last two scores.
Gibbs’s first touchdown came after he deked his way around Jets tacklers on a 17-yard score in the third quarter and the second came on a one-yard plunge on the first play of the fourth. Gibbs is now in sole possession of second place in franchise history for touchdown runs behind Barry Sanders.
Gibbs has 100 yards on 18 carries and he’s also picked up 48 yards on five catches.
The Jets got points on their only possession of the third quarter, but hopes for a touchdown after a long pass to Garrett Wilson went up in smoke after a pair of sacks. They can’t settle for any more field goals if they hope to pull off a major comeback. They lost guard Dylan Parham to a knee injury, so Jordan Meredith is now in on the offensive line.
The Lions needed most of the first half to find their way to the end zone, but they went into halftime with a lead after finally getting there.
Jared Goff found wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown for a four-yard score with 1:36 left to play in the half to put the Lions up 10-7. The Jets were able to move the ball into Lions territory, but a pair of penalties left them to try an unsuccessful Hail Mary on the final play of the second quarter.
The Lions used a strong kickoff return by Jacob Saylors to set up their touchdown drive. It also featured Goff hitting wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa on a fourth down to get the ball inside the Jets’ 5-yard-line.
Goff is 15-of-22 for 117 yards while being sacked twice. Jahmyr Gibbs has 29 rushing yards and 41 receiving yards while St. Brown has only picked up 19 yards on his four receptions.
Geno Smith hit rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq for the Jets’ only touchdown to cap a long drive in the second quarter. The Jets’ first three possessions resulted in punts, however, and the team struggled to find chunk gains until Smith got rolling with Sadiq and the team’s other tight ends on the scoring drive.
Jets first-round pick Kenyon Sadiq has his first NFL touchdown catch.
Sadiq made a diving catch on a rope from quarterback Geno Smith to get the Jets on the board in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Lions. The 24-yard score has the Jets up 7-3 with 5:33 to play in the first half.
The rookie tight end ran for a touchdown in Week 1, but this was the first time he found the end zone through the air. He has two catches for 29 yards and Jeremy Ruckert has three early catches as the Jets are making good use of their tight ends with wide receiver Adonai Mitchell inactive.
Smith is 12-of-14 for 110 yards overall and the Jets defense has come up with a couple of sacks and three third-down stops to slow the Lions offense down thus far.
Bills wide receiver DJ Moore hurt his shoulder in a Week 2 win over the Lions, but he had more than a week to recover from the injury and that was enough time for him to get cleared for action.
Moore is active for the Bills as they try to move to 3-0 on the season at home against the 0-2 Chargers. The Bills will also get defensive tackle Ed Oliver back in the lineup. Oliver missed the Lions game after injuring his hip in pregame warmups and was listed as questionable along with Moore and wide receiver Keon Coleman.
Coleman is also active for Buffalo while backup quarterback Trey Lance is active for the Chargers. DJ Uiagalelei was summoned from the practice squad as insurance after Lance was listed as questionable, but there will be no change behind Justin Herbert.
Chargers at Bills
Chargers: S Elijah Molden, QB DJ Uiagalelei, OL Alex Harkey, G Kayode Awosika, TE Charlie Kolar, WR Brenen Thompson, DT Dalvin Tomlinson
Bills: WR Skyler Bell, OL Jude Bowry, OL Ar’maj Reed-Adams, DL T.J. Sanders, LB Mike Danna, S Jalon Kilgore
Panthers at Browns
Panthers: TE Ja’Tavion Sanders, QB Haynes King, WR Xavier Legette, S Nick Scott, LB Devin Lloyd, OT Albert Reese, DT Cam Jackson
Browns: CB Tyson Campbell, QB Taylen Green, LB Justin Jefferson, C Parker Brailsford, G Teven Jenkins
Jets at Lions
Jets: WR Adonai Mitchell, DB Minkah Fitzpatrick, TE Mason Taylor, RB Kene Nwangwu, CB Nahshon Wright, K Blake Grupe, LB Kiko Mauigoa
Lions: G Ben Bartch, TE Tyler Conklin, S Bishop Fitzgerald, DL Ahmed Hassanein, LB Devin White, DL Mekhi Wingo
Texans at Colts
Texans: TE Brevin Jordan, CB Collin Wright, WR Nico Collins, G Ed Ingram, DE Jadeveon Clowney, OL Nate Thomas
Colts: WR Ashton Dulin, WR Darius Slayton, DE George Gumbs, G Dailton Tucker, RB DJ Giddens, QB Riley Leonard
Patriots at Jaguars
Patriots: S Craig Woodson, LB Dre’Mont Jones, QB Behren Morton, OT Dametrious Crownover, TE Eli Raridon, DT Leonard Taylor
Jaguars: WR CJ Williams, S Jalen Huskey, LB Jack Kiser, OL Daniel Faalele, DE Wesley Williams, DT Albert Regis
Chiefs at Dolphins
Chiefs: TE Jared Wiley, QB Garrett Nussmeier, DB Chamarri Conner, DE Jack Pyburn, OT Josh Simmons, DE Tyreke Smith
Dolphins: QB Brady Cook, WR Caleb Douglas, RB Jaylen Wright, CB Marcellus Dial, OL DJ Campbell, DL Rob Beal Jr., OL Chukweubuka Godrick
Titans at Giants
Titans: OL Atonio Mafi, DL Jackie Marshall, OL Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, TE Kylen Granson, DB Jaylon Jones, RB Michael Carter
Giants: RB Devin Singletary, TE Thomas Fidone, OL J.C. Davis, DL Josh Tupou, DL Bobby Jamison-Travis, CB Deonte Banks, S Tyler Nubin
Bengals at Steelers
Bengals: CB Josh Newton, C Connor Lew, OT Myles Hinton, TE Jack Endries, DT BJ Hill, DT Landon Robinson
Steelers: RB Rico Dowdle, QB Drew Allar, QB Will Howard, CB Joey Porter Jr., RB Eli Heidenreich, DT Kevin Jobity Jr., DT Gabriel Rubio
Seahawks at Commanders
Seahawks: S Julian Love, S Ty Okada, DT Brandon Pili, QB Jalen Milroe, WR Montorie Foster, CB Avery Smith, LB Connor O’Toole
Commanders: QB Jayden Daniels, LB Frankie Luvu, LB Javontae Jean-Baptiste, G Sam Cosmi, TE Chig Okonkwo
Asked this week if he’ll be playing at some point, Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. told reporters, “Yeah, definitely.”
He wasn’t asked to specify whether that would be with the Steelers or a new team.
As Porter’s contract impasse with the Steelers extends to a third week — and, potentially, a third missed game on Sunday due to “conditioning” — more teams reportedly are reaching out to Pittsburgh about a possible trade.
Last week, the official word from ESPN was that the Steelers had received no “serious inquiries” about Porter. PFT thereafter reported that at least one team has called.
Now, ESPN reports that a “handful” of teams “have begun making inquiries” about a possible trade for Porter. The Steelers reportedly “would be willing to listen,” but they would want a “strong compensation package.”
That’s where a wacky situation gets even more out of whack. If the Steelers want a lot for Porter (we’ve heard it could be as much as a first-round pick or a second-round pick, plus a third-round pick), why won’t they just pay him something closer to what he’s seeking? For the interested teams, the challenge becomes giving the Steelers what they want for Porter while also figuring out a new deal with Porter.
The new report identifies the Lions and Cowboys as teams that have called the Steelers.
Dallas would be an interesting destination, given that Porter is represented by the same agent (David Mulugheta) who represents former Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons. After an ugly contract negotiation, during which Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones disrespected Mulugheta by pretending not to know who he is, the Cowboys traded Parsons to the Packers once it became clear that Parsons would not play without a new contract.
The trade deadline arrives in 44 days, on the Tuesday after Week 9. The sooner a trade happens, the faster the Steelers and Porter extricate themselves from a situation that gets more awkward by the day. Porter clearly isn’t playing because he doesn’t have a new contract, and the Steelers have painted themselves into a corner with their outdated internal rule that new contracts won’t be done after the regular season starts.
We learned during the week that Bengals wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins were fined for gestures deemed to be obscene by the league office, but it turns out that both players were fined multiple times.
The NFL announced on Saturday that Higgins was fined three different times for making an obscene gesture. Higgins was also fined once for an illegal celebration/vulgar act during the win. All of the fines were for $14,926, which means Higgins’s total bill was $59,704.
Chase received two fines for the same amount. They had company in Detroit when it came to being fined several times.
Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was fined four times for illegal celebrations or vulgar acts. He owes the league the same amount as Higgins for the infractions.
Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, left tackle Penei Sewell and wide receiver Jameson Williams were also fined for the same infraction. Williams picked up a $11,941 fine for taunting as well.
There were 18 fines for obscene gestures or illegal celebrations/vulgar acts around the league in Week 2.
The Jets have added a couple of wide receivers to their roster for Sunday’s game in Detroit.
They announced on Saturday that they have elevated Sterling Shepard from the practice squad and signed Jamaal Pritchett to the active roster. They also elevated kicker Jason Sanders.
Shepard signed with the team last week. The longtime Giant had 39 receptions for 371 yards and a touchdown while with the Buccaneers last season.
Pritchett spent last season on the practice squad and has never appeared in a regular season game. The Jets listed Adonai Mitchell as questionable to play with a finger injury and they put Omar Cooper on injured reserve ahead of Week 2, which left them short on healthy wideouts.
This is the third elevation for Sanders, so the Jets will have to sign him to the active roster or make another choice at kicker in Week 4.
