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Lions’ Calvin Johnson expects to play Sunday

Allen Park — Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson expects to play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers (1 p.m., FOX).

Johnson suffered an ankle injury in the fourth quarter of Lions’ Week 8 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in London and did not return. He missed practice the team’s brief Monday, but with a bye in Week 9, the extra time helped Johnson heal.

“Feeling pretty good right now,” he said. “I got a lot of good work done to it, and then the downtime helps us with getting that thing back to feeling good.