Carolina Panthers vs Detroit Lions: Inactives for Week 5 matchup

The Carolina Panthers (0-4) have released their inactives report for the Week 5 road tilt against the Detroit Lions (3-1) Sunday.

Carolina is coming off a 21-13 Week 4 home defeat to the Minnesota Vikings, a game in which they accumulated just 232 yards of offense. Rookie quarterback Bryce Young, making his return after being sidelined in Week 3 with an ankle injury, completed 25-of-32 passes for 204 yards. The running game, which has struggled all season, hit rock bottom against Minnesota. Carolina compiled just 83 yards on 31 attempts, with free agent acquisition Miles Sanders going for 19 yards on 13 carries.

Simply put, Carolina must be better at running the football if they stand any chance at pulling off the upset against Detroit. The Lions enter Sunday as the top rushing defense in the NFL, allowing just 60.8 yards per game.

“The urgency and getting out of the huddle stuff, and delay of games, is what’s really killing us – you know, trying to get into a real rhythm,” Sanders said this week. “We can’t really get into a rhythm. Honestly, we’re not playing good football right now. There’s no pointing fingers at anybody but everybody. It’s not just one person. This is everybody that has to do with this. It’s the whole offense. And it’s something we’ve got to change quick, or it’s going to be the tale of this year.”

Panthers Week 5 Inactives

RB Raheem Blackshear

S Xavier Woods

CB Donte Jackson

LB Deion Jones

OT David Sharpe

Lions Week 5 Inactives

WR Amon-Ra St. Brown

RB Jahmyr Gibbs

S Brian Branch

TE James Mitchell

DL Levi Onwuzurike

DL Brodric Martin

Fortunately for the Panthers, they won’t have to deal with stopping Lions star wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown. St. Brown is OUT with an abdomen injury. The 23-year-old leads Detroit with 26 receptions for 331 yards and two touchdowns.

Detroit, however, will have Jameson Williams in the lineup for the first time this season. Back after his gambling suspension was reduced to four games, the 2022 first-round pick out of Alabama is slated to play “around 20 snaps,” per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.