Payments’ Von Miller carted off with knee damage towards Lions

DETROIT – – Buffalo Payments cross rusher Von Miller has been dominated out for the remainder of the group’s Thanksgiving Day sport with a knee damage.

Miller suffered the damage with lower than three minutes remaining within the first half when he appeared to get rolled up on a first-and-10 play for the Lions on the Payments’ 16-yard line. He rapidly went to a knee and spent a few minutes speaking to athletic trainers on the sector. He spent a number of minutes within the group’s medical tent on the sideline earlier than being carted off and brought to the locker room.

Detroit went on to attain a landing on the drive earlier than Payments kicker Tyler Bass made a 47-yard discipline purpose to take a 17-14 lead at halftime.

The cross rusher is in his first yr with the Payments and twelfth within the NFL. He leads the group in sacks with eight. He had one sort out and one quarterback hit earlier than leaving the sport. Miller entered Week 12 ranked second within the NFL with 37 pressures, trailing solely Micah Parsons (44).

The damage comes at a tricky time for a skinny Payments defensive finish group. Each Greg Rousseau and A.J. Epenesa, the group’s high cross rushers after Miller, are inactive with ankle accidents. The remaining defensive ends energetic for the Payments are Shaq Lawson, Boogie Basham and apply squad participant Mike Love, who was elevated for at present’s sport.