Ezekiel Ansah

Ezekiel Ansah expected to play Thursday for Lions

Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ezekiel Ansah (back) is expected to play Thursday against the Minnesota Vikings.

What It Means:

It sounds like Ansah is ready to return from his two-game absence for today's Thanksgiving matchup. He recorded 18 tackles (16 solo) with 4 sacks and 1 forced fumble before getting hurt.

numberFire's models project Ansah to record 2.2 tackles, 0.4 sacks, 0.1 pass deflections, 0.1 forced fumbles, and 0.1 recovered fumbles on Thanksgiving. The Lions enter Week 12 ranked 12th in Adjusted Defensive Net Expected Points allowed per play.