The carnage was swift and devastating.
In less than 36 hours last weekend, the NFC North went from maybe the deepest division in the NFL to the most depleted.
The Lions lost two key starters in their afternoon game against the Tennessee Titans when Ameer Abdullah and Ziggy Ansah left with foot and ankle injuries. Abdullah underwent foot surgery this week and might be lost for the year, and Ansah will miss at least Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers with a high ankle sprain.
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