Because of poor play, not injury reasons
#Lions RB Ameer Abdullah (neck, questionable) is not expected to play today, source said, though it’s more for play than injury reasons. Detroit is trying other players to improve the run game. (Ian Rapoport on Twitter)
Nerdy Football Analysis: With Abdullah out of favor, expect Tion Green and Theo Riddick to handle the running back workload with Green getting most of his work on early-downs. Green posted an 11-51-1 line against the Ravens last week.
