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Detroit Lions' Week 17 Inactive List: Jared Goff Will Miss Seahawks Game

Read more about the Detroit Lions' Week 17 inactive list against the Seattle Seahawks.

John Maakaron

The Detroit Lions (2-12-1) are 8.5-point road underdogs against the Seattle Seahawks (5-10).

Quarterback Tim Boyle is likely to get his second consecutive start under center and the third overall in his career. 

For the 27-year-old quarterback, the more familiarity he can attain with his offensive teammates, the less mistakes that will likely occur out on the field. 

Boyle acknowledged the team had far too many false starts last week, in a road loss to the Atlanta Falcons. 

“Yeah, I’ll be the first one to tell you that preseason is nothing like real bullets flying. I think maybe the first quarter of preseason when a couple of guys are out there going, it might feel the same," Boyle told reporters this week. "But, every rep that I get in a real game is valuable, whether that’s a run and a pass and it’s using my cadence and people getting used to my cadence." 

Boyle added, "As you guys saw, I got our own guys to jump more than we got the defense to jump unfortunately. We have to assess that. We have to assess why that’s happening and if my voice inflection is too hard at times. You have to keep evaluating stuff like that. But, with every rep that I’m going to get, especially right now – and that’s the cool part, is I’m not a rookie. So, I’m not swimming in terms of mentally, and I know what I’m doing physically. That’s the cool part of that. Right now, I feel like my gap of learning, every rep I get is going to be so valuable and so critical. I can really put those in the bank and move forward with them down the road.”

Here is the list of the Lions' Week 17 inactives:

OLB Rashod Berry 

FB Jason Cabinda

DE Jashon Cornell

S Jalen Elliott

QB Jared Goff 

T Will Holden

RB Jermar Jefferson

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John Maakaron
JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

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