The Detroit Lions spent two days in Indianapolis practicing in pads against the Colts. There were enough game-worthy reps given to the starters over those two days, that the coaching staff has opted to scale back the veteran's snap counts in Game 2 of the preseason.
“There’ll be a number of these guys that will not play in this game,” coach Dan Campbell told the media on Thursday. “A number of our starters, because they’re getting kind of the bulk of the reps—but there’ll be a number of guys that have gotten the load here that will still play in this game.