The Lions will take on the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles Sunday night in a potential NFC Championship Game preview. Kickoff for the highly-anticipated matchup is set for 8:20 p.m. (EST) at Lincoln Financial Field.

The Detroit Lions are limping in the secondary, have concerns at tight end and want to get their first-round defender more involved.

Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta is dealing with a back injury that not only has him ruled out for Week 11, but on injured reserve, also. Here's the latest injury update and return timeline for the Lions tight end.

Tight end Sam LaPorta was placed on injured reserve, meaning he will be out until the team's Week 15 game against the Los Angeles Rams at the earliest. Additionally, the team released defensive lineman Pat O'Connor with an injury settlement and signed offensive lineman Michael Niese to the active roster.

The Detroit Lions have announced a concerning injury update on star tight end Sam LaPorta. Here are the details.

Lions' Marcus Davenport, D.J. Reed, Malcolm Rodriguez and Miles Frazier were not activated and have been downgraded to OUT vs. the Eagles on SNF