Lions' Brian Branch: Good to go against Kansas City
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Branch (ankle) is active for Sunday's game against the Chiefs.
The Lions will be with both starting safeties in Branch and Kerby Joseph (knee) for Sunday's contest after the two of them were initially listed as questionable. Branch has 26 tackles (19 solo), including 1.0 sacks, five pass defenses and one forced fumble through five regular-season games.
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Lions' Brian Branch: Questionable for Week 6
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Branch (ankle) did not practice Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Justin Rogers of DetroitFootball.net reports.
Branch sustained an ankle injury during the Lions' Week 5 win over the Bengals. He opened the week with back-to-back limited practices before sitting out Friday's session, and his official status may not be known until the Lions announce their list of inactive players approximately 90 minutes before Sunday's 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff. The Lions' secondary is dealing with multiple injuries, so Branch's absence may lead to Thomas Harper and Loren Strickland -- both of whom have been restricted to special-teams work this season -- seeing the field on defense.
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Lions' Brian Branch: Still limited Thursday
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Branch (ankle) remained limited in Thursday's practice.
Branch briefly left last Sunday's win over the Bengals and has now logged back-to-back limited practices to open preparation for Week 6. Across five games this season, Branch has posted 26 tackles (19 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and five pass breakups on 97 percent of the defensive snaps.
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Lions' Brian Branch: Working through ankle injury
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Branch was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice due to an ankle injury.
Branch logged four tackles (one solo) during the Lions' Week 5 win over the Bengals. He briefly left the game due to an injury, and it is an ankle issue that limited his participation during the Lions' first practice of the week. Branch will have two more days to upgrade his practice participation and avoid an injury tag heading into Sunday's road clash against the Chiefs.
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Lions' Brian Branch: Posts modest numbers in Week 5
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Branch finished with four tackles (one solo) Sunday in a 37-24 victory versus Cincinnati.
Branch briefly left the game due to a leg injury in the third quarter, but he was able to return on the same Bengals possession. His four stops were a season low, but he's been consistent with between four and six tackles in each of his five games so far this season.
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Lions' Brian Branch: Defends three passes vs. Cleveland
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Branch logged five tackles (three solo) and three pass defenses during the Lions' 34-10 win over the Browns on Sunday.
Branch was one of three Lions defenders to play every single snap and was responsible for three of the team's 10 pass defenses against Browns quarterback Joe Flacco. Branch is up to 22 total tackles through four games, and he is on pace to crack 100 tackles for a second consecutive season.
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Lions' Brian Branch: Notches six stops against Ravens
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Branch finished Monday's 38-30 Week 3 win over Baltimore with six tackles (five solo) and a defensed pass.
Branch's six tackles tied for second-most among Detroit defenders. Through three weeks, he's posted 17 stops, two pass defenses and a forced fumble.
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Lions' Brian Branch: Dominant in win
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Branch tallied six tackles (six solo), including 1.0 sacks, during Detroit's win over the Bears on Sunday.
Branch had a dominant outing during Sunday's blowout win as he matched Terrion Arnold for the most solo tackles on the team in addition to recording one of Detroit's two sacks of Caleb Williams. Branch has now amassed 11 tackles (10 solo) across the first two games of the season and will look to add to those totals during the team's Week 3 matchup versus Baltimore.
Lions' Brian Branch: Commits costly penalty vs. Packers
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Branch recorded five tackles (four solo) during the Lions' 27-13 loss to the Packers on Sunday.
Branch played all 48 defensive snaps and finished tied for fourth in tackles for Detroit. He was flagged for a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty early in the first quarter after ripping off Tucker Kraft's helmet and tossing it to the sidelines. That penalty put the Packers in the red zone and led to a 15-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Love to Kraft three plays later. Branch and the Lions will look to bounce back in Week 2 as they welcome in the Bears on Sunday.
