Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) runs onto the field for warmup ahead of the Green Bay Packers game at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with new information.

At this late point in the 2025 NFL season, the Detroit Lions are basically fighting for their playoff lives. They really can't afford a home loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. Unfortunately for the Lions, it's unclear whether they will have arguably their best player available in such a big late-season spot.

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Lions star receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is iffy to play on Thursday night. He is nursing an ankle injury that apparently has a 1-2 week recovery timeline. He is at the one-week mark after suffering the injury on Thanksgiving. All of this makes it sound like he will be a game-time decision. This reporting also tracks with the Lions officially listing St. Brown as questionable on their final team injury report.

However, ahead of Thursday night's game, Rapoport reported that St. Brown is active for the game against the Cowboys, as he'll attempt to go despite not having practiced this week.

At the time of his injury, St. Brown had 75 catches for 884 yards and nine touchdowns, each statistic of which is among the top leaders in receiving production. We'll see if St. Brown can pick up where he left off despite the lack of practice time.

Who is Amon-Ra St. Brown's backup on the Lions?

Rookie playmaker Isaac TesLaa is listed as St. Brown's backup on the Lions' depth chart. He was drafted in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Amon-Ra St. Brown injury update for Lions on Thursday night

Reporting by Robert Zeglinski, For The Win / For The Win

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