BEARS INACTIVES
6 Mark Sanchez
32 Deiondre’ Hall
33 Taquan Mizzell
38 Adrian Amos
63 Cameron Lee
69 Rashaad Coward
87 Adam Shaheen

LIONS INACTIVES
12 Bradley Marquez
34 Zach Zenner
36 Dwayne Washington
64 Travis Swanson
71 Rick Wagner
77 Emmett Cleary
99 Rodney Coe

RB Ameer Abdullah is active for the Lions, which likely takes some volume away from Theo Riddick after he had a strong Week 14. TE Adam Shaheen for the Bears is the only other fringe fantasy relevant player. He is out.

Tion Green said it hurt his heart to see the Detroit Lions' struggles at the goal line, knowing how productive he was in those situations back in college.

He wasted no time showing what he meant.

On a day when the Detroit Lions had little else to smile about in a 44-20 loss against Baltimore, the rookie running back shined bright. He ran for 33 yards on his first touch, then turned his first red zone touch into a six-yard touchdown.

He finished with a team-high 55 yards on 11 carries, and had the one score.

Related players: Ameer Abdullah, Dwayne Washington

We had a story on Green here at 4for4 just last week, with the coaching staff saying he was getting better in practices. Green prides himself on being a successful goal line back, something the Lions struggled at this season. Green hadn't seen the field after being an undrafted rookie out of Cincinnati. Both Abdullah and Washington were unavailable this week so it remains to be seen what Green's role will be if those guys are able to get back on the field.

Detroit got worried somebody would try to poach RB Tion Green, and elected to carry him on the opening day roster. And heading into a Week 13 game against Baltimore, they're still carrying him. Even though he has yet to even dress for a game.

In fact, when everyone's healthy, he is the second man down behind Zach Zenner. He's the fifth running back at a position the club typically carries four. So obviously the Lions see something they like in the rookie to continue protecting him with a roster spot that's going unused on Sundays.

"He's been getting better," offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said. "Been practicing a lot this year, getting a lot of carries. Sometimes that's with the scout defense versus the first offense, and you see some nice things. I think he's developing his body a little bit, developing the way he sort of sees and understands the game."

Related players: Dwayne Washington

The story pointed out that Green's specialty was goal line duty and he was 32-for-32 scoring from the goal line while at Cincinnati. This year, the Lions have rushed 12 times from inside the five and scored just three times. Washington is the designated power back and has five carries from inside the five and hasn't scored on any of them. There's no indication the team is going to make a switch, but carrying Green on the roster this long means they obviously like his talent.