The Detroit Lions will have their starting offensive line in place for today's game against the Chicago Bears (follow live updates) .

Left tackle Taylor Decker is active after missing practice all week with a shoulder injury. He was listed as questionable on the team's injury report.

Safety Kerby Joseph, who was questionable with a knee injury , also is active.

The Lions ' offensive line struggled with communication and protection issues in last week's season-opening loss to the Green Bay Packers. Decker said there were times three linemen were running one play and two linemen were running another, but he and others said the problems are easily correctable.

"The missed assignments looked really bad, but there wasn't like one guy's getting his (expletive) kicked the whole ga

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