The Detroit Lions will play their second preseason game when they visit the Atlanta Falcons on Friday, August 8, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Following a 34-7 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in the Hall of Fame Game, the main question surrounds the possible presence of star quarterback Jared Goff.

Goff did not play against the Chargers, and his status as the starter against the Falcons remains uncertain. Several franchises across the league have chosen to keep their top players out of preseason games, and Detroit could either follow that trend or become the exception.

The Lions continue to view Goff as the face of a team that delivered excellent performances throughout last regular season but suffered a tough playoff defeat that ended their hopes of making a deep postseason run.

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