Colts activate DE Tyquan Lewis from IR, still questionable vs Lions

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What to know from Indianapolis Colts second Week 11 injury report

Indianapolis on Saturday that they activated defensive end Tyquan Lewis from injured reserve. However, he remains questionable for Sunday's game against the Lions.

The Colts' corresponding roster move to make room for Lewis on the 53-man roster was waiving defensive end Genard Avery.

Lewis suffered an elbow injury in the Colts' Week 4 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The injury required surgery and Indianapolis placed Lewis on injured reserve.

Lewis was scheduled to return from injured reserve on Wednesday and was a full participant in all three training sessions this week.

Before the injury, Lewis was the starting defensive end opposite Kwity Paye and often saw the field on early downs or obvious run situations.

Through four games, Lewis' 12 pressures were the most on the team, and entering Week 12, Lewis still ranks fifth among all defensive ends in PFF's run-stop rate metric.

If Lewis is available, we'll have to see as the game progresses what his workload looks like in his first game back, but once he's back in the lineup, this will be the Colts' healthiest defense since the start of the season.

Lewis' presence in this week's running game against… would be very welcome . As a team, the Lions are averaging 5.0 yards per carry this season.

Detroit boasts the highest-scoring offense in football, and if the Colts want any chance of limiting their production, they need to start with the run game and not allow the Lions' offense to go beyond the sticks, which is where they are all the advantages.

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