ALLEN PARK http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-deshawn-shead-jersey , Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions returned from their open date with a significant injury announcement.Jamal Agnew, who earned All-Pro honors last season as a rookie punt returner, was put on injured reserve with a knee problem. The Lions announced the move Monday, although coach Matt Patricia doesn’t seem to be ruling out the possibility of Agnew returning this season.“We’ll just go through the process with it,” Patricia said. “That’s the good thing about that kind of designation is we have options. If we get to that point where we can expedite him or use him, then we’ll try to do that.”What’s clear for now is that the Lions will be without Agnew for a while http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-tavon-wilson-jersey , and their season could hinge on what happens in these next few games. Detroit (2-3) recovered from a terrible start to the season with victories over Tom Brady and New England and Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay.But those two wins came at home. Now the Lions play three of their next four games on the road — and their next seven are against teams currently at .500 or better.Detroit plays at Miami this weekend.“I’ve always had battles with this team,” said Patricia, a former New England assistant. “They definitely play tough, they play real tough at home. This is a grueling team to play at home. Obviously, they do a great job down there. They use the crowd noise to their advantage.”Agnew returned two punts for touchdowns last season. He’s averaged only 5.6 yards per punt return this season but has also returned six kickoffs for an average of 27.8 yards.Agnew also plays cornerback and has even contributed a bit on offense for the Lions.“He’s obviously a very valuable player to our team. Really can do a great job of turning field position, does a great job when he’s out there at gunner Jalen Reeves-Maybin Jersey White , plays defense,” Patricia said. “So, a pretty multiple, versatile player for us. But that’s the nature of the game. We have guys that are going to have to step up and fill those roles whether it’s one person or multiple guys. We’ll just try to put the best guy out there that we can.”Running back Ameer Abdullah has been listed as the backup returner for Detroit, behind Agnew.The Lions actually had a better record on the road (5-3) than at home (4-4) last season, but they’ve dropped their first two games away from home in 2018. Miami is 3-0 at home this season Womens Quandre Diggs Jersey , including an overtime win over Chicago on Sunday in 89-degree weather.“I think as you can see as the games go on down there, the teams in the end — conditioning will be a big part of the game,” Patricia said. “They’re fortunate that they have that nice shaded sideline down there for their home team, so we’re going to be in the heat for the entire game.“We’re going to have to deal with that as we go through. But it will be part of practice this week, just getting ready to go from the mentality of: We’re going to have to play 60 minutes against a really tough football team down in their environment.”NOTES: Lions CB Nevin Lawson went to high school in the Miami area and expects to have plenty of supporters in the crowd this weekend — although he said he wasn’t about to become everybody’s ticket broker. “I tell them just go on StubHub.com and you get all the tickets you want,” Lawson said. … The Lions signed LB Trevor Bates to the active roster from the practice squad. … The Lions also announced that they have signed free agent linebackerGarret Dooleyto the practice squad.Three things we learned in the Detroit Lions win over the Green Bay Packers A wacky first half allowed the Detroit Lions to take control of their Week 5 game against the Green Bay Packers early and they never looked back. Here’s a few things we learned in the Lions divisional win.Kenny Golladay is this team’s WR1As I wrote about earlier this week Barry Sanders Jersey , second year receiver Kenny Golladay has been the offense’s best player this season. The receiver was Matthew Stafford’s favorite target on the day and was a key piece in Detroit’s domination. Golladay was targeted nine times—six times in the first half—for four receptions and 98 yards. While Golden Tate eventually surpassed his reception total late in the game, they came on shorter passes while the Lions were trying to ice the game. Detroit was making an effort to make sure the ball was getting into his hands. With the way he has been performing recently it’s easy to see why. Detroit is making an effort to get Kerryon Johnson involved. The first drive an NFL offense plays in any game is a scripted drive that they had memorized and worked on throughout the week. Everything is predetermined and put through a flowchart to make sure the team can get off to a good start. On their first drive Sunday the Lions handed the ball off to rookie running back Kerryon Johnson three times and he was targeted by Stafford on an out route out of the backfield. This shows that the Lions really want him to get involved. Four touches on the scripted drive means Detroit sees him as an incredibly valuable to the offense. An early injury cut his game short but he still finished with 12 carries for 70 yards along with two receptions for 15. It is still unknown the severity of the injury he suffered, but assuming he returns to the lineup soon, his share of the touches should only get bigger. The Lions have fixed their short-yardage issuesDetroit’s inability to convert on third and fourth-and-1 have haunted this team over the past couple of years. These issues seem to be all but buried. Running back LeGarrette Blount converted a third-and-1 on the ground early in the game to keep the offense moving. He later scored two 1-yard touchdowns to get the Lions out to an early lead. While Blount has been awful in basically every other situation, he has thrived in the areas Detroit needed him to the most. With Johnson grabbing more and more carries on a week-to-week basis—assuming he’s healthy—Blount’s role may be marginalized to just these situations. He has done the job he was brought to Detroit to do and that is huge for the Lions offense going forward.