"I respect those guys a lot. I'm happy how they doing up here. I'm proud of them. I'm ready to go to war for them."

Defensive ends Aidan Hutchinson and Marcus Davenport are both believed to be out for the season, along with linebackers Malcolm Rodriguez and Derrick Barnes. Fellow linebacker Alex Anzalone is sidelined with a broken forearm as well.

Gibbs lost a fumble near the goal line on his final touch of the first half, but Lions coach Dan Campbell said Saturday that Gibbs' diminished role had nothing to do with his ball security on that play. "I think it was more, we kind of cycle those (running ...