Without Decker in the starting lineup, the Lions rolled with Giovanni Manu two weeks ago and veteran Dan Skipper in Kansas City. Manu is on injured reserve with a knee injury. Skipper slides back into his familiar depth role, giving the Lions options to roll with more six offensive linemen looks.

The Detroit Lions bounced back from a prime-time loss at Kansas City and haven't lost two straight games in three years.

It appears Detroit Lions DT Alim McNeill is on the cusp of playing for the first time this season in the team's "Monday Night Football" matchup against Tampa Bay.

The defensive lineman was supposed to play limited snaps in his return but ended up with nearly double the expected workload.

Monday's win over the Buccaneers catapulted the Lions' playoff chances, and put Detroit in the mix for the NFC North. Detroit has losses to Green Bay and Kansas City and has a brutal schedule remaining, but the Lions are one of the more talented teams in the NFL .